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The most commonly accepted brain myth is the 10 Percent Brain Myth which alleges that we only use about 10% of our brain capacity and conversely that 90% of brain mass is unused. This myth is...
Psychology Timeline : 1800's | 1900's | 2000's
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Clifford Beers has a nervous breakdown, attempts suicide, and is institionalized. There, he is diagnosed as manic-depressive.
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The DSM-V is set to be published, officially replacing the DSM-IV.
Ability is the capacity to learn, knowledge, and demonstrable skills.
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achievement test
intelligence
leadership
motivation
SAT
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Abnormal Psychology is a branch of psychology that deals with mere deviants and full-out crazy people.
The study of malfunctions in the system is also a good way of gaining a better understanding...
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The absolute threshold is the minimum amount of a stimulus you can detect 50% of the time.
In reality, an absolute threshold doesn't exist. The minimum amount of a stimulus you can detect will be...
Absurdism is the philosophy that it is humanly impossible to find meaning in a meaningless universe.
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existentialism
nihilism
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An achievement test is a test that measures how well students have learned whatever it is they have been learning. A simple example of a common type of achievement test is the dreaded...
"Actions speak louder than words."
The only purpose or goal of any action is to affect change. Conversely, the inverse inaction's only purpose is to allow things to remain the same.
There is an...
Adderall ( generic name, Mixed Amphetamine Salts ) is a central nervous system stimulant medication used to treat ADHD.
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ADHD
Amphetamine
Ritalin
ADHD or Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder is an attention disorder where the person shifts the focus of his attention frequently. There is no lack of attention in ADD, but rather, a lack of...
Adrenalin is a hormone responsible for emotional arousal and triggered for release by the sympathetic nervous system. As a neurotransmitter, it's more often called epinephrine.
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Agent is defined in this wiki as the agent performing an action.
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Alfred Binet (1857-1911) is the founder of experimental psychology and pioneered research in intelligence testing.
In 1895, he founded the first lab dedicated to psychodiagnosis.
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The American Psychiatric Association or APA is a society of psychiatrists.
The APA was founded by Stanley Hall.
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The American Psychological Association or the APA is a professional society of psychologists.
History
The American Psychological Association was formed in 1892 by Stanley Hall and 41 of his...
A Mind That Found Itself: An Autobiography (1907) is the autobiography of Clifford Beers.
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Clifford Beers
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A Mind That Found Itself, Full Text (Google Books)
Amnesia is a condition where a person has lost all or some of his memory.
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Memory
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Amphetamines are a class of central nervous system stimulants.
Specific Amphetamines
Adderall - the brand name of a drug used to treat ADHD.
Methamphetamine - ???
MDA - ???
MDMA -...
The amygdala is an almond-shaped brain structure which is part of the basolateral circuit of the limbic system. It is located in the temporal lobe.
The amygdala generates fear and aggression. It...
Anarchism is a political philosophy that considers the state to be useless.
Minarchism
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political philosophy
Categories: Philosophy
An anchor is an NLP technique. It is a conditioned or 'set' cue that gets a specific response. Anchors can be set by yourself or someone else.
Example: String Around the Finger
Tying a string to...
Anomia is a condition typified by an inability to name things.
Patients with anomia are unable to name things experienced through their five senses. In other words, you can put an object right in...
Aphasia is a language disorder caused by damage to at least one area of the brain. There are two types of aphasia.
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Applied psychology is where the science of psychology leaves the laboratory and applies it to real-world problems.
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Aspergers Syndrome is a form of Autism.
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Autism
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Attention is the focus of perception. By focusing on specific stimuli, attention excludes others. This is done mostly unconsciously.
Focus
Attentional Spotlight
Exclusion
Cocktail Party Effect
The...
Attribution Theory is an aspect of Social Psychology that seeks to explain how we seek to explain ( or attribute cause to ) various events.
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B.F. Skinner
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Autism is a condition typified by anti-social withdrawn and repetitive behaviors.
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The Autonomic Nervous System or ANS is a division of the Peripheral Nervous System. It connects the Central Nervous System with internal organs.
The autonomic nervous system is divided into two...
Bait and Switch is a scam where a person is drawn in, or baited, with one thing but given something of lesser value when the sale is made.
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Choice Blindness
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Behavior can be broken down into three categories :
Cognitive Processes
Emotional States
Actions
Psychology always describes behavior using the above three. For example, a person who is hungry...
Behaviorism is a school of psychology.
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B. F. Skinner
behavior
history of Psychology
John Watson
learning
mentalism
Categories: Behaviorism : Psychology : History of Psychology
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B.F. Skinner was influential in behaviorism.
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Bibb Latané performed experiments on social loafing.
Social Loafing Experiments
In his experiments, he and his colleagues got the participants to shout and cheer alone and in groups. He found that...
Biofeedback is a technique where a feedback loop is created between you and your biological functions.
Biofeedback Devices
EEG
GSR
Bipolar disorder is a mood disorder characterized by periods of alternating mania and depression.
Treatment
Bipolar disorder is often treated with antidepressant drugs.
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The image below helps you see your blind spot.
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A brain is, at least, a bundle of nerves that acts as the center of the nervous system. It is connected to the spinal cord by the brainstem.
Structure of the Brain
Everyone's brain is different....
The term brain-computer interface or BCI refers to any technology that can be used to allow a person's brain waves to control a computer.
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There are several forms of brain imaging, including :
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A brain myth is a myth about the brain which includes dubious details about it's structure, capabilities, or functions.
10 Percent Brain Myth
The most commonly accepted brain myth is the 10 Percent...
The brainstem connects the brain and the spinal cord.
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Brain waves are created by the neural activity of a brain. They can be measured using an EEG.
Dendrites of cerebral neurons generate brain waves.
Types of Brain Waves
Alpha Waves
Alpha waves (or...
The British Psychological Society or the BPS is a professional society of psychologists in the UK. It was formed in 1901.
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Capgras Syndrome or the Capgrass Delusion is defined when someone believes that the people they are closest to have been replaced by other people, robots, aliens, cheezheads, whatever.
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Carl Jung ( 1875-1961 ) was a contemporary of Sigmund Freud.
In 1900, he received his degree in psychiatry from the University of Basel.
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A Catharsis is a release of emotional energy though non-rational means.
Catharsis in Psychoanalytic Theory
In Sigmund Freud's psychoanalytic theory, catharsis was when the unconscious factors of...
The Central Nervous System or CNS is the center control of the entire Nervous System. It is composed of the brain, brainstem and spinal cord. The peripheral nervous system connects the central...
Choice blindness is where someone becomes unaware of their original choice. Experiments relating to choice blindness center on giving the subjects a choice, then changing what was chosen to what...
Christian Wolf (1679–1754) popularized (and possibly invented) the term psychology. This marked the first great advance in psychology.
He divided psychology into two sub-types: empirical and...
Classical conditioning is the process of linking a specific behavior to a specific stimulus.
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Ivan Pavlov
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Clever Hans was a horse, of course.
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History of Psychology
Clifford Beers (1876-1943) is the founder of the mental hygiene movement.
In 1900, he had a nervous breakdown, attempted suicide, and was institutionalized. There, he was diagnosed as...
Clinical psychology is the therapeutic branch of psychology.
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abnormal psychology
applied psychology
psychoanalysis
psychotherapy
psychological testing
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Cocaine is an amphetamine. Sigmund Freud is well known to be a cocaine addict.
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Cognition deals primarily with knowledge and beliefs.
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A cognitive process is a 'thinking' behavior.
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Cognitive psychology studies the brain as if were a computer with processing capability.
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choice blindness
cognition
cognitive dissonance
cognitive process
distraction
Jean...
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Consciousness is the capacity for awareness.
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Contour is a quality of visual perception where a line is created by the sudden shift of color or luminosity.
The above image has two contours. The first is the outer edge of the circle, the...
The corpus callosum is a bundle of nerves that exchanges information between the left and right hemispheres of the brain.
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The Cortex is a brain structure. Removing the cortex, for whatever purpose, is known as decortication.
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A person with Cotard's Syndrome or the Cotard Delusion believes that they are dead.
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Decortication is the process of removing the cortex from an organisms brain. Surprisingly, cats who had their cortexes removed initially showed little change in personality except that they had...
Depression is a mood disorder.
Risk Factors
Family history of depression, including parents.
Postpartum Depression
Treatment
Depression is often treated using antidepressant drugs.
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Developmental psychology is a branch of psychology.
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learning
psychology
retardation
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A distraction is anything that interrupts the mind.
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Cell Phone Ringtones Can Pose Major Distraction, Impair...
According to Psychoanalysis, all dreams represent wish fulfillment.
In an average night's sleep, the average person will dream five to thirty minutes, three to five times. This roughly equals about...
A drug, as defined by the FDA, is a substance or device that changes brain or body function. Therefore, anything can be considered a drug — even a banana. More accurately, a drug is a drug if the...
The DSM IV or Diagnostic and Statistical Manual for Mental Disorders, Fourth Edition is the current edition of the diagnostic manual published by the American Psychiatric Association. The fifth...
The DSM V or Diagnostic and Statistical Manual for Mental Disorders, Fifth Edition is a diagnostic manual published by the American Psychiatric Association. It is due to be published in 2012, at...
Dualism is the philosphical position that there is a separate soul in addition from the physical body.
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Mind
Religion
Rene Descartes
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EEG or Electroencephalography is a method for measuring the activity of brain waves emitted from a brain.
Non-Invasive EEG
The term non-invasive EEG refers to the fact that this type of EEG does...
According to psychoanalysis, the Ego is a part of the unconscious that has resulted from socialization.
Sigmund Freud first wrote about the Ego in his classic book, The Interpretation of...
Egoism or Ethical Egoism is the philosophy that the individual should do what is in his own best interests.
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ethics
Categories: Philosophy
Embedded commands are imperative statements presented in a way that bypasses conscious resistance.
A 'command' in this context is 'understand everything you read'. It's like giving a direct...
Emotion deals directly with motivation, feelings, and moods.
Emotion and Perception
How you feel about something is partially determined by how you percieve ( or look at it ). The classic example...
An emotional state is the emotion that a person feels.
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ENFJ is a MBTI personality type.
Profile
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Names
The Actor
The Teacher
The Sage
Famous
???
Profile Links
ENFJ - The Sage @ LifeExplore
ENFJ Profile @ TypeLogic
ENFJ @ Wikipedia
ENFJ...
As an ENFP you are awesomely awesome. Or you really suck. There is no inbetween.
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ENTJ is a MBTI personalty type.
Description
ENTJ's are born leaders.
Names
The Fieldmarshal
The Leader
The Pioneer
Famous ENTJ's
Fictional ENTJ's
Jean-Luc Picard
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ENTJ - The...
ENTP is a MBTI personalty type.
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Names
The Good
The Bad
Argument as a Sport
Dominant Function
Famous ENTP's
Fictional
Common Religions /...
Erich Fromm ( 1900-1980 ) is a german psychoanalyist.
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History of Psychology
Psychoanalysis
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ESFJ is an MBTI personality type.
Profile
Names
The Enthusiast
The Helper
The Provider
Famous
Profile Links
ESFJ - The Helper @ LifeExplore
ESFJ Profile @ TypeLogic
ESFJ @ Wikipedia
ESFJ...
Profile
Names
The Ambassador
The Joker
The Performer
Famous
Profile Links
ESFP - The Joker @ LifeExplore
ESFP Profile @ TypeLogic
ESFP @ Wikipedia
ESFP Personality @ TeamTechnology.co.uk
ESFP -...
ESTJ is an MBTI personality type.
Profile
Names
The Director
The Enforcer
The Supervisor
Famous
Fictional
Emperor Palpatine
Profile Links
ESTJ - The Enforcer @ LifeExplore
ESTJ Profile @...
ESTP is an MBTI personality type.
Profile
Names
The Adventurer
The Conqueror
The Promoter
Famous
Profile Links
ESTP - The Adventurer @ LifeExplore
ESTP Profile @ TypeLogic
ESTP @ Wikipedia
ESTP...
Ethics is just another way of telling people what to do.
See Also
ethical egoism
utilitarianism
Categories: Philosophy
Figure-ground perception is the perception of a figure, such as a ball, on a background, such as a beach. The figure is seen as separate from the background.
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Francis Crick ( - 2004 ) is the author of The Astonishing Hypothesis (1994), a book about consciousness.
His astonishing hypothesis is that "You", your joys and your sorrows, your memories and your...
Fritz Perls is a founder of Gestalt therapy. He was studied by Richard Bandler and John Grinder during the early development of NLP.
See Also
Gestalt therapy
NLP
Categories: NLP : People
MBTI functions :
Extraversion / Introversion
Sensing / Intuition
Feeling / Thinking
Fe Extraverted Feeling : ENFJ, ESFJ
Fi Introverted Feeling : INFP, ISFP
Ne Extraverted Intuition : ENFP,...
Functionalism is a school of psychology, founded by William James, which focuses on how the brain functions.
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Cognition
History of Psychology
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The term Gestalt refers to how things are perceived as a whole.
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Max Wertheimer
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When you detect the sounds all around you, you are using your sense of hearing. All sound is experienced as having the following qualities: pitch, intensity, and timbre.
Hearing is our primary...
The Hippocampus is a brain structure which helps encode memory for long-term storage.
If both Hippocampi are removed, the subject will not be able to gain new memories. Thus, the subject will only...
Psychology evolved out of philosophy, in particular, Greek philosophy.
Origins of Psychology
Greek Philosophy
Before we could take an EEG and actually peer inside the brain, we could only speculate...
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Two hormones triggered to release by the Sympathetic Nervous System are :
Adrenalin
Noradrenalin
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Nervous System
Sympathetic Nervous System
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The human brain, directly or indirectly, is always the primary study of all branches of psychology.1
Structure of the Human Brain
At it's most basic, the human brain is composed of about 100...
Hypnosis is theorized to be an altered state of consciousness.
Hypnotic Medication
Introduced before 1900:
Bromide (the first, specifically to be hypnotic)
Paraldehyde
Sulfonal
Urethane
See...
Hysteria is a condition caused by the unconscious, with no biological basis.
Books about Hysteria
A Case of Hysteria, 1905, Sigmund Freud
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The Id, according to Psychoanalysis is one part of the unconscious.
Sigmund Freud first wrote about the Id in his classic book, The Interpretation of Dreams.
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Names
The Counselor
The Empath
The Mystic
Famous
Yoko Ono
Profile Links
INFJ - The Mystic @ LifeExplore
INFJ Profile @ TypeLogic
INFJ @ Wikipedia
INFJ Personality @...
INFP is an MBTI personality type.
Names
The Dreamer
The Healer
The Romantic
Profile
INFP's are usually quiet and rarely share their feelings. This can easily make someone think they are an NT...
INTJ is a MBTI personality type.
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Names
The Good
The Bad
The Interpretive
Famous
Common Religions / Philosophies
Related Types
Other NT's
Profile...
INTP is an MBTI personality type.
Profile
Names
The Architect
The Observer
The Wizard
The Good
The Bad
Famous
Related Types
Other NT's
ENTP
ENTJ
INTJ
Profile Links
INTP - The Wizard @...
Introspection is the process of looking 'within' and speculating what is happening. For a long time, it's all we really had. Unfortunately, it's not very reliable.
People who are introspective by...
Intuition is a way of gathering information about the world in the MBTI. It is opposed to Sensing.
See Also
NF - The NF temperament uses Intuition, ENFP, ENFJ, INFJ, INFP
Sensing - The other...
ISFJ is an MBTI personality type.
Profile
Names
The Guardian
The Nurturer
The Protector
Famous
Profile Links
ISFJ - The Reliant @ LifeExplore
ISFJ Profile @ TypeLogic
ISFJ @ Wikipedia
ISFJ...
ISFP is an MBTI personality type.
Profile
Names
The Aesthete
The Composer
The Peacemaker
Famous
Profile Links
ISFP - The Aesthete @ LifeExplore
ISFP Profile @ TypeLogic
ISFP @ Wikipedia
ISFP...
ISTJ is an MBTI personality type.
Names
The Accountant
The Inspector
The Pragmatist
The Reliant
Profile
ISTJ's are known for their dependability and accountability. They are the right hand men...
ISTP is an MBTI personality type.
Profile
Names
The Artisan
The Crafter
The Realist
Famous
Profile Links
ISTP - The Realist @ LifeExplore
ISTP Profile @ TypeLogic
ISTP @ Wikipedia
ISTP...
James Mckeen Cattell ( May 25, 1860 - January 20, 1944 ) was the first professor of psychology. He was a professor at the University of Pennsylvania.
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Jean Charcot was a hypnotherapist.
Around 1885, Sigmund Freud studied hypnosis with Charcot.
See Also
History of Psychology
Hysteria
Hypnosis
Sigmund Freud
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John Grinder is a co-founder of NLP.
See Also
Richard Bandler
Categories: NLP : People
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Josef Breuer was a psychiatrist and hypnotherapist. Breuer had patients relive past events under hypnosis as a part of his therapy.
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Joeseph Ledoux is a professor of neuroscience at New York University. He is most famous for his work on emotion.
Books
The Synaptic Self: How Our Brains Become Who We Are
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Kurt Koffka (1886–1941) was one of the founders of Gestalt psychology.
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History of Psychology
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The limbic system is a part of the brain. It includes the amygdala, which produces fear and aggression.
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A limiting belief is a belief that limits the capabilities of someone.
Elephants in some countries are tied to a small stake when they are young. As they are young, they are unable to pull the...
Mary Whiton Calkins ( 1863-1930 ) is an American psychologist and author.
In 1901, she publishes Introduction to Psychology.
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American Psychological Association
American Philosophical...
Max Ringelmann is often considered to be one of the founders of Social Psychology. In the 1890's, he did early research on social loafing.
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Max Wertheimer (1880–1943) wrote about Gestalt psychology.
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History of Psychology
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The MBTI, or Myers-Briggs Personality Indicator is a personality test.
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intuition
personality
personality test
sensing
Categories: Personality
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A meme is a unit of cultural information.
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Memory is stored in the brain.
See Also
amnesia
cognitive psychology
declarative memory
hippocampus
learning
Categories: Cognitive Psychology : Memory : Psychology
Milton Erickson is a famous hypnotherapist studied by Richard Bandler and John Grinder during the early development of NLP.
His work is the basis for the Milton Model.
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Behavior
Behaviorism
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Christof Koch
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The Map is Not the Territory
We operate by using a mental model of the world, not actual facts about the world itself. For example, if you believe that there is a boogieman in your...
The term Mood disorder is used to describe a group of disorders which are characterized by inappropriate moods experienced by the patient (in comparison to the situation) or inability to control...
Motivation deals directly with desires, needs, drives, goals and purposes.
Achievement Motivation
Organizational Psychology
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Behavior
Cognitive Motivation
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A nerve is a group of neurons that work together to transmit afferent or efferent information back and forth to the central nervous system along a path.
There are 31 spinal nerves and 12 cranial...
The nervous system is the primary control system of the human body.
Major Divisions of the Nervous System
The nervous system as a whole is divided into two major sections : the central nervous...
Neuron is just a fancy word for "nerve cell". There are about 100 billion neurons in the human brain.
Types of Neurons
Sensory (Afferent)
Sensory, or Afferent neurons relay sensory information...
Neurophysiology is a study of the physical properties of neurons.
Parts of a Neuron
Dendrites
Soma
Axion
Neural Firing
Resting Potential
Action Potentials
Synapse
The synapse is a space between two...
Neuroscience is a branch of science that studies how the brain works at a neurological level.
Overview
Neuroscience ( and neurobiology ) take the viewpoint that the brain is a computer and is much...
Neurotransmitters are chemicals used to transmit information between nerve cells across synapses.
There are excitory and inhibitory neurotransmitters.
Some neurotransmitters...
NF's are generally crazy people, sometimes referred to as Idealists.
ENFJ : The Actor, Teacher, Sage
ENFP : The Champion, Reporter, Visionary
INFJ : The Counceller, Empath, Mystic
INFP : The...
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Unconscious is a term that can have a few meanings.
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The Vagus Nerve is a cranial nerve that connects the brain directly to several vital organs. The vagus nerve is what keeps the vital functions going even if there has been severe damage to the...
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Wilhelm Wundt (1832–1920) is widely considered the father of modern psychology. He was the first person to found a research laboratory for psychlogy and was influential in Structuralism, one of...
William James (1842–1910) founded the psychological laboratory at Harvard and wrote the book : "The Principles of Psychology." In this book, he defined psychology as "the science of mental...