Mat's Psychology Revision

ORIGINS OF PSYCHOLOGY WILLIAM WUNDT 1832-1920 A founder of psychology, believed behaviour + human mind can be studied scientifically  Created on of the first psych labs in Leipzig Germany Influenced by biologists, philosophers and medical experts STRUCTURALISM Breaking down the human mind, thoughts and sensations into basic elements  INTROSPECTION Method of data collection observing and reporting thoughts, feelings and sensations in terms of intensity, duration and quality AN EMERGING PSYCHOLOGICAL SCIENCE HYPOTHETICO-DEDUCTIVE MODEL FALSIFIABLE - All theories must be able to be disproved if not then it's not scientific REPLICABLE - Repeating should result in consistent findings, achieved via standardised procedures OBJECTIVE - Not letting preconceived ideas or biases influence the collection of data GENERAL LAWS - Evidence which develops into generalisable principles of all human behaviour SYSTEMATIC - Evidence of r...

DIVISIONS of NERVOUS SYSTEM THE CNS The Brain Monitors and regulates primitive bodily processes such as breathing, digestion, heartbeat Involved in higher order thinking such as planning and problem-solving w/ the pre-frontal cortex The Spine Relays info between the brain and body using neurones Connects from spinal nerves (which govern reflex actions) to muscles, effectors and glands Co-ordinates bodily movement, damage to this area affects mobility and speech THE PNS Somatic Nervous System Involved w/ involuntary movement of skeletal muscles, orchestrates via brain Has 12 Cranial nerves (on underside of brain) and 31 Spinal nerves Has both sensory and motor neurones Transmits and receives sensory info Autonomic Nervous System  Both sub-branches are usually in balance but under relaxed/stressed circumstances the balance shifts and one become more dominant in the "Flight or Fight" response. Sub-branches keep the body in a state of homoeost...