social learning/sleep cycle/role theory or social influence theory person/punishment/james lange theory

what is the social learning theory?

Albert bandura’s ideas that people learn by watching and imitating others.

what do psychologists do to understand behavior?

describe, explain, predict, and control behavior using research experiments

what is a double blind study

A study where neither participants nor researchers know who gets the real treatment (like a new antidepressant)

what is sleep cycle

circadian rhythm- your body’s pattern of feeling tired, hungry, or alert.

what is role theory or social influence theory in hypnosis

A person feels pressured to act a certain way during hypnosis

what is transduction in vision

the process of light turning into signals your brain can understand: Cornea, pupil, lens, retina, brain

what are vestibular and kinestheic senses?

they are “extra” senses that help with balance and body position, in addition to the traditional 5 senses.

what is punishment in psychology?

An unpleasant consequence that decreases the chance of a behavior happening again.

what is schema or mental set?

Mental frameworks that shape how we perceive events, like accidents differently depending on how questions are asked

what is james lange theory of emotion?

body reacts first, then you feel the emotion example: see a bear => heart races => then feel fear