Tulane psych 1000 Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

acquisition - process of learning the association w the CS and the UCS until CR is established -process by which a stimulus acquires the ability to produce a conditioned response (in pavlov's-- the process by which the dogs learn to salivate from the bell, happens as a result of pariing the bell w food) amphetamines - • Methamphetamine, dexedrine, benzedrine • Enhances activity of Norepinephrine, dopamine, serotonin, etc. • Pretty similar w cocaine, but effects arent as intense, but ...

What is psychology? - The science of behavior and natural processes What is arm-chair psychology and why is it unscientific? - It is based on speculation and casual observation. It is not scientific because it can be influenced by beliefs and what is obvious is not always correct. We tend to notice info we already know or think What did Wilhelm Wundt do? - He opened the first ever psychology lab in Germany 1879 How has psychology shifted between the study of cognition and the study of behav...