Exam 12: Nineteenth Century Bases of Psychology

The modern basis for the electrical nature of neural transmissions was proposed by:

To explain certain perceptual phenomenon, Helmholtz suggested:

Flourens studied brain localization by using:

The distinction between sensory and motor nerves was initially demonstrated by:

The tri-chromatic theory of color vision was proposed by:

The investigative approach of Purkinje allowed:

The Bell-Magendie law states that posterior and anterior roots of the spinal cord contain respective:

The difference between scotopic and photopic vision in dark adaptation is called the:

In his experiments measuring the speed of a nerve impulse, Helmholtz:

The speed of a nerve impulse was first measured by:

In his studies of touch, Weber found:

As a movement in the development of science, psychophysics was:

Darwin proposed that species variation occurred by:

The just noticeable difference (JND), according to Fechner, is the:

The parsimonious convention in comparative studies, stating that the simpler explanation should be accepted, was proposed by:

Helmholtz differed from Fechner in his emphasis on:

Phrenology was the study of:

Sherrington's integrative neurophysiology provided the physiological bases for:

The scientists Golgi and Cajal developed techniques that allowed:

Among his many discoveries, Sherrington found that critical inhibitory and excitatory actions occur at: