CAS PS 101 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Neuroglia, Activation-Synthesis Hypothesis, Myelin

• School: Boston University
• Department: Psychological & Brain Sciences
• Course: CAS PS 101
• Professor: Tracy Dunne

Document Summary

Define psychology and indicate what kind of behaviors it incorporates. Define critical thinking and describe types of questions involved in critical thinking. List and describe the five goals of scientific research in psychology. Describe the goals of structuralism and functionalism and identify researchers from each school. Describe the psychodynamic perspective, highlighting freud s psychoanalytic theory. Describe the behavioral perspective, highlighting the work of pavlov, thorndike, Describe the humanistic perspective, highlighting the work of maslow and. Describe the cognitive perspective, including gestalt psychology and cognitive neuroscience. 1. 10 describe the sociocultural perspective and define culture, norms, and socialization. 1. 11 describe the biological perspective, highlighting research in behavioral neurosciences, behavioral genetics, and evolutionary psychology. 1. 12 contrast evolutionary and sociocultural perspectives in explaining behavioral phenomena. 1. 13 differentiate the six psychological perspectives in explaining behavior: behavioral, biological, cognitive, humanistic, psychodynamic, and sociocultural. Describe the structure and function of neurons and glial cells. Define myelin and describe how it affects neural transmission.