Lecture 1: Introduction to Psychology PDF
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This lecture introduces the field of psychology, focusing on the structure and function of the brain. It explains various parts of the brain, including the hindbrain, forebrain, and limbic system, and discusses their roles in different psychological processes.
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Cerebellum ▪ Coordinates motor movements but does not initiate voluntary movements ▪ Perform times motor responses ▪ Automatic or reflexive learning – classical conditioning Pons...
Cerebellum ▪ Coordinates motor movements but does not initiate voluntary movements ▪ Perform times motor responses ▪ Automatic or reflexive learning – classical conditioning Pons Medulla Oblongata Cerebellum ▪ Functions as a bridge to transmit messages between the spinal cord and the brain ▪ Produces chemicals involved in sleep Pons Medulla Oblongata Cerebellum ▪ Controls vital reflexes such as respiration, heart rate, and blood pressure ▪ Large amounts of alcohol or other depressants inhibit the functions of the medulla and can cause death Pons Medulla Oblongata ▪ Frontal Lobe – Parietal lobe – Temporal lobe Occipital lobe personality, perception – hearing and – processing emotions, and and sensory understanding visual motor experiences speech information behaviors ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ Video ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ Hypothalamus ▪ ▪ ▪ Amygdala ▪ ▪ Thalamus ▪ Hippocampus ▪ ▪ Video
