PSY 1001 1st Edition Lecture 3 Outline of Last Lecture I Hypothesis vs Theory II Six Principles of Scientific Thinking a Ruling out rival hypotheses b Correlation vs causation c Falsifiability d Replicability e Extraordinary claims f III Occam s Razor Typical Scientific Methods in Psychology a Correlational Designs b Experimental Designs Outline of Current Lecture I II II Nervous System a Central Nervous System b Peripheral Nervous System Major Divisions of the Brain a Forebrain b Midbrain c Hindbrain Major Lobes of the Cortex These notes represent a detailed interpretation of the professor s lecture GradeBuddy is best used as a supplement to your own notes not as a substitute a Occipital b Parietal c Temporal d Frontal Examples of Systems a Basal Ganglia b Limbic System c Cerebral Cortex Some Organizing Principles Einstein s Brain II II III Current Lecture I Nervous system a Central Nervous System i Central Nervous system brain and spinal cord 1 Sensory information comes into and decisions come out of the central nervous system CNS b Peripheral Nervous System i Peripheral Nervous System cranial nerves spinal nerves and the II autonomic nervous system 3 Major Divisions of the Brain a Forebrain i Cerebral cortex plus several subcortical structures 1 The forebrain is the most developed area of the human brain giving us our advanced intellectual abilities 2 Consists of two cerebral hemispheres connected by the corpus callosum which allows communication between them b Midbrain c Hindbrain i Cerebellum plays a predominant role in our sense of balance and enables us to coordinate movement and lean motor skills ii Pons connects cortex to cerebellum and triggers dreams iii Medulla regulates breathing heartbeat and other vital functions iv Spinal Cord 1 The thick bundle of nerves that conveys signals between the brain and the body 2 Sensory nerves carry information from the body to the brain motor nerves carry information from the brain to the rest of the body v Grey matter areas rich in nerve cell bodies vi White matter bundles of nerve fibers