History of Psychology
Careers in Psychology
Scientific Advances and World Progress
Psychological Science is Useful
Surveys
Longitudinal Studies
Correlational Designs
Experimental Research
Primary Navigation
Vocabulary
Introduction
Scientific Versus Everyday Reasoning
The Interpretation of Research Results
Why Should I Trust Science If It Can’t Prove Anything?
Scientific Theories
Is Science Objective?
Science in Context
Vocabulary
Distributional Thinking
Generalizability
Discussion Questions
Vocabulary
Introduction
Learners
Vocabulary
References
Varieties of Memory
Vocabulary
References
Causes of Forgetting
Conclusion
References
Useful Things to Know about Classical Conditioning
Useful Things to Know about Instrumental Conditioning
Outside Resources
Discussion Questions
Vocabulary
What is Attention?
Selective Attention
Divided Attention and Multitasking
Vocabulary
References
Learning Objectives
The Anatomy of the Brain
We have gathered knowledge about the functions of the brain from many different
Chapter 85
Discussion Questions
Vocabulary
The Structure of the Neuron
Outside Resources
Vocabulary
Learning Objectives
Evolution of the Nervous System
Development of the Nervous System
The Structure of the Nervous System
Learning Objectives
Masters and Johnson
The SRC is composed of four phases:
Sexually Transmitted Infections
Sexual Dysfunctions
Discuss at least three of your own prior sexual beliefs challenged by the conte
References
Introduction
Vision
Touch
Outside Resources
Discussion Questions
Where Action Originates
Unconscious Processing and the Role of Attention
References
Conscious Experiences of Memory
Conscious Experiences of Body Awareness
Outside Resources
Discussion Questions
Language and Language Use
Psychological Consequences of Language Use
Vocabulary
Introduction
What Would a Rational Decision Look Like?
Biases in Our Decision Process
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Learning Objectives
- Describe and understand the development of the nervous system.
- Learn and understand the two important parts of the nervous system.
- Explain the two systems in the peripheral nervous system and what you know about the different regions and areas of the central nervous system.
- Learn and describe different techniques of studying the nervous system. Understand which of these techniques are important for cognitive neuroscientists.
- Describe the reasons for studying different nervous systems in animals other than human beings. Explain what lessons we learn from the evolutionary history of this organ.