resolution, men enter a refractory phase, during which they are unresponsive to sexual stimulation. Women are capable of immediately repeating the cycle. William McDougall Listed 18 human instincts & Somewhat discarded but within a few years later, named psychologists have continued to 10,000 more. explore the possibility that at least some aspects of human motivation are innate. William James-Lange theory Conscious experience of emotion James, late 1800’s from awareness or result’s one’s autonomic arousal. Walter Cannon, 1927/1987 Cannon-Bard theory The thalamus sends information to the limbic system & cerebral cortex simultaneously so that conscious experience of emotion accompanies physiological processes. Stanley Schachter, 1996 Schachter-Singer two-factor We determine an emotion from theory our physiological arousal, then label that emotion according to our cognitive explanation for the arousal. Name of Important What this person is Impact on Psychology Person known for Alfred Kinsey First extensive studies of sexual He conducted surveys of people’s behavior in the U.S. during the sexual lives. Influence Masters late & and 1940’s early 1950’s. Johnson’s studies. David McClellan Described the achievement motive and used Thematic Apperception Test (TAT) to measure it. Charles Darwin Natural Selection Many behaviors were characteristics that could be passed on. Richard Lazarus Cognitive-Appraisal Theory Our emotional experience depends on out interpretation of the situation we are in. Vocab Term Definition of Term Example Sense System that translates information from outside the nervous system into neural activity. Sensations Messages from the senses that make up the raw information that affects many kinds of behavior and mental processes. Accessory structures Lens of the eye that modify a stimulus. Transduction Converting incoming energy into neural activity through receptor Sensory receptors Specialized cells that direct certain forms of energy Adaptation Responsiveness to an unchanging
resolution, men enter a refractory phase, during which they are unresponsive to sexual stimulation. Women are capable of immediately repeating the cycle. William McDougall Listed 18 human instincts & within a few years later, named 10,000 more. Somewhat discarded but psychologists have continued to explore the possibility that at least some aspects of human motivation are innate. William James, late 1800’s James-Lange theory Conscious experience of emotion result’s from one’s awareness or autonomic arousal. Walter Cannon, 1927/1987 Cannon-Bard theory The thalamus sends information to the limbic system & cerebral cortex simultaneously so that conscious experience of emotion accompanies physiological processes. Stanley Schachter, 1996 Schachter-Singer two-factor theory We determine an emotion from our physiological arousal, then label that emotion according to our cognitive explanation for the arousal. Name of Important Person What this person is known for Impact on Psychology Alfred Kinsey First extensive studies of sexual behavior in the U.S. during the late 1940’s & early 1950’s. He conducted surveys of people’s sexual lives. Influence Masters and Johnson’s studies. David McClellan Described the achievement motive and used Thematic Apperception Test (TAT) to measure it. Charles Darwin Natural Selection Many behaviors were characteristics that could be passed on. Richard Lazarus Cognitive-Appraisal Theory Our emotional experience depends on out interpretation of the situation we are in. Vocab Term Definition of Term Example Sense System that translates information from outside the nervous system into neural activity. Sensations Messages from the senses that make up the raw information that affects many kinds of behavior and mental processes. Accessory structures Lens of the eye that modify a stimulus. Transduction Converting incoming energy into neural activity through receptor Sensory receptors Specialized cells that direct certain forms of energy Adaptation Responsiveness to an unchanging
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