01:830:101 Study Guide - Final Guide: Corpus Callosum, Sigmund Freud, Occipital Lobe

• School: Rutgers University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: 01:830:101
• Professor: Leonard Hamilton

Document Summary

Anterograde amnesia- the inability to store new long term memories. Determinism- all behavior has a cause or determinant. Free will- behavior is caused by independent decisions, not external determinant. Nature-nature- relative roles played by heredity and environment in differences in behavior. Mind-brain- philosophical question of how the conscious mind is related to the physical nervous system. Ergonomic- the study of efficiency in working environments. Psychoanalysis- approach to personality and psychotherapy developed by sigmund freud based on identifying unconscious thoughts and emotions and bringing them to consciousness. Cognition- deep thinking and learning through experience, senses and thoughts. Heredity- physical or mental characteristics passed on from older generations. Evolution- gradual change in frequency of various genes from one generation to the next. Absolute threshold- the smallest intensity of a stimulus that has to be present for the stimulus to be detected. Altruism- unselfish behaviors done for the good of someone else.