PSY 205 Study Guide - Final Guide: Cerebellum, Basal Ganglia, Thioridazine

• School: Syracuse University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSY 205
• Professor: All

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Texts: psychology, themes and variations, custom edition for syracuse. 1 final exam and 3 60 question exams and 3 quizzes. Psychology: scientific study of behavior of living organisms. Goal of psychology: understand the mind through introspection (look into self) Structuralism: how different components of mind combine to produce thoughts and sensations. Goal of psychology: function of the mind. Psychologists should study behavior to understand the mind. Sigmund freud & the psychoanalytical school (unconscious processes) Biopsychology: the study of the mechanics of human behavior. The pineal gland - singular in brain. The brain is soul (physical can affect mental not two separate entities) Message: to understand the mind, study the brain (feelings are in the brain) The nervous system consists of individual cells. **big point for exam: every moment or thought we have is a chemical event** Biopsychology is the building blocks of the nervous system. Acetylcholine (ach) cholinergic transmission at the heart (without this you"d be paralyzed)