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Pavlov
________- known for his discovery of classical conditioning, which demonstrated how behavior can be learned through associations between stimuli and responses.
REM
________ sleep- The stage of sleep in which intense brain activity and vivid dreams are most likely to occur.
Neurotransmitters
________- The chemical messengers that travel across synapses from one neuron to the next.
Positive vs negative
(________)- A type of reinforcement that involves getting something desirable.
Myelin sheath
________- A protective sleeve of fatty material that surrounds the axon.
General Adaptation Syndrome
________- A widely accepted understanding of the way the body responds to ongoing stress, consisting of the sequence of alarm, resistance, and exhaustion.
Assimilation
________- (1) A classification process that makes sense of new information by sorting into already existing schemas.
Displacement
________- redirecting one's emotions or impulses from their original target to a less threatening one.
Social Psychology
________ (definition)- (1) A basic research specialization in which psychologists focus on how people think about, influence, and relate to each other.
Scientific Method
________- A way of asking and answering questions that follows a predetermined series of steps: posing a question, conducting a literature review, developing a hypothesis, testing the hypothesis by collecting data, and analyzing the data and drawing conclusions.
Tolerance
________ and Withdraw- Decreased effectiveness of a particular amount of a drug and Stressful and uncomfortable symptoms caused by discontinuing a drug that had become habitual.
Binge
________- eating disorder- An eating disorder with the overeating pattern of bulimia but without the purging.
Health Psychology
________- A basic research specialization in which psychologists focus on the relationship between mind and body.
Sensory Adaptation
________- The tendency of a persons sensation of a stimulus to decrease when the stimulus remains constant.
Schizophrenia
________- A severe psychological disorder in which the person exhibits bizarre disturbances in thinking, perception, feelings, and behavior.
Defense mechanisms
________- According to Freud, techniques used by the ego to manage conflict between the id and superego.
Ego
________- According to Freud, the part of the mind that serves as a realistic mediator between the id and superego.
Psychological dependence
________- A bodily need for a particular drug in order to function normally and A mental need for a particular drug in order to function normally.
Amnesia
________- The inability to remember some or all information, either temporarily or permanently.
Inattentional blindness
________- The failure to notice something in your visual field simply because your attention was focused elsewhere.
Eclectic Approach
________ to Therapy- A strategy in which the psychotherapist selects the best treatment for a particular client based on evidence from studies of similar clients.
Validity
________ and reliability: Measures of how well a test measures what its supposed to, and how consistent the results are.
Synapse
________- The gap between two connecting neurons.
Recency
________ effect- The tendency to remember the last items in a series particularly well.
Generativity
________ vs. stagnation: The seventh stage where adults focus on creating a positive legacy and contributing to society, or experience feelings of stagnation and unproductivity.
Somatosensory
________ cortex- The strip of brain matter near the front of the parietal lobe, involved in receiving information from the senses.
Parasympathetic
________ nervous system- The part of the autonomic nervous system that calms the body down when stressors decrease.
Retrieval
________- Pulling information out of memory.
C Plasticity
________- The ability of the brain to adapt its structure or function in response to damage or experience.
Lawrence Kohlbergs
________- psychologist who developed a theory of moral development, which describes how individuals develop their sense of right and wrong over time.
Prototypes
________: The most typical or best example within a concept.
BF Skinner
________- developed the theory of operant conditioning, which emphasizes the role of reinforcement in shaping behavior.
Cerebral Cortex
________- The outer layer of the cerebrum, where sensory information is processed.
Confidentiality
________- When a therapist maintains the privacy of client information.
Stereotypes
________- Beliefs about a groups characteristics that are applied very generally, and often inaccurately, to group members.
Nurture
________- refers to the environmental and social factors that shape an individual's development and personality.
Intimacy
________ vs. isolation: The sixth stage where young adults form close relationships with others or experience loneliness and isolation.
Medulla
________- The part of the brainstem most specifically involved in heartbeat and breathing.
Cell body
________ /soma- The large central region of a neuron that performs the basic activities, including the production of energy, to keep the neuron functional.
Misinformation
________ effect- The tendency of false or misleading information presented after the fact to be mistakenly incorporated into memory.
Therapeutic Alliance
________- A trusting and collaborative relationship in which therapist and client work toward shared goals.
Availability heuristic
________: An educated guess based on the information that most quickly and easily comes to mind.
Dynamic
________ sizing- The ability to simultaneously know the norm for a group and recognize that the norm might not apply to every member of that group.
Functional Fixedness
________: Thinking about something in only the way it is most typically used rather than other possible uses.
Proximity
________- The physical or geographical closeness between individuals, which can increase the likelihood of interaction and attraction.
Gender
________ (psychological and behavioral)- A persons social, psychological, and behavioral expectations of maleness or femaleness.
Sigmund Freud
________- known for his pioneering work in psychoanalysis, which greatly influenced the field of psychology by emphasizing the role of the unconscious mind and the importance of childhood experiences in shaping personality and behavior.
Psychopharmacology
________- The treatment of psychological disorders with medications.
Temporal
________ lobe- The lower middle part of the brain, involved in hearing and speech production.
Reciprocal determinism
________- The theory that three factors- behavior, environment, and cognitions- continually influence each other.
William Wundt
founder of modern psychology for establishing the first psychology laboratory in Leipzig, Germany in 1879 and pioneering the use of experimental methods to study mental processes
Sigmund Freud
known for his pioneering work in psychoanalysis, which greatly influenced the field of psychology by emphasizing the role of the unconscious mind and the importance of childhood experiences in shaping personality and behavior
Psychoanalysis
An approach to psychotherapy developed by Sigmund Freud in which the main goal is to make the unconscious conscious-that is, helping the client become more aware of thoughts and feelings of which they were unaware at the start of therapy
Behaviorism
A psychological perspective that emphasizes observable behavior over internal mental processes
Humanism
A psychological perspective that emphasizes the notion that human nature is generally good and people are naturally motivated to grow toward their own potential
Cognitive Psychology
A psychological perspective that emphasizes cognitive processes such as thinking, language, attention, memory, and intelligence
Multiculturalism
A psychological perspective that emphasizes the influences of culture on behavior and mental processes
Sociocultural
psychology is the study of how social and cultural factors influence individual behavior, cognition, and development
Evolutionary Psychology
A psychological perspective that emphasizes Charles Darwins theory of evolution as an influence on behavior
Biopsychosocial theory
A uniquely comprehensive psychological perspective that emphasizes biological, psychological, and social factors as influences on behavior
Hypothesis
A prediction, typically based on a theory, that can be tested
Experimental Research
A type of research in which the goal is to determine the cause-and-effect relationship between two variables by manipulating one and observing changes in the other
Random Assignment
A procedure in experimental research by which the assignment of participants into either the experimental or control group happens entirely by chance
Independent variable
A variable in experimental research that is manipulated by the researcher
Dependent variable
A variable in experimental research that is expected to depend upon the independent variable
Experimental group
The group of participants in experimental research who receive the treatment that is the focus of the study
Control group
The group of participants in experimental research who do not receive the treatment that is the focus of the study
Descriptive Research
A type of research in which the goal is simply to describe a characteristic of the population
Naturalistic Observation
in psychology refers to the process of observing and recording behaviors in a real-life setting without any intervention or manipulation by the researcher
Correlational Research
A type of research in which the goal is to determine the relationship between two variables
Positive
refers to a relationship between two variables where an increase in one variable is associated with an increase in the other variable,
negative correlation
refers to a relationship where an increase in one variable is associated with a decrease in the other variable
zero correlation
refers to no relationship between the variables
Correlation-Causation fallacy
A mistaken belief that when two variables correlate strongly with each other, one must cause the other
Neurons
The cells that facilitate communication within the nervous system
i. Dendrites
The branches at the end of neurons that receive signals from other neurons
Cell body/soma
The large central region of a neuron that performs the basic activities, including the production of energy, to keep the neuron functional
Axon
The part of the neuron that carries information toward other neurons
Myelin sheath
A protective sleeve of fatty material that surrounds the axon
Synapse
The gap between two connecting neurons
Neurotransmitters
The chemical messengers that travel across synapses from one neuron to the next
Central nervous system
The brain and the spinal cord
Peripheral nervous system
The neurons that connect the central nervous system to other parts of the body
Somatic nervous system
The part of the peripheral nervous system that connects the central nervous system to the parts of the body controlled voluntarily
Autonomic nervous system
The part of the peripheral nervous system that connects the central nervous system to the parts of the body controlled involuntarily
Sympathetic nervous system
a part of the autonomic nervous system that mobilizes the body's fight-or-flight response to prepare for perceived threats or stressors
Parasympathetic nervous system
The part of the autonomic nervous system that calms the body down when stressors decrease
c. Plasticity
The ability of the brain to adapt its structure or function in response to damage or experience
i. Brainstem
The part of the brain that connects to the spine and controls the functions most essential to staying alive
Cerebellum
The part of the brain near the bottom and the back, primarily involved in balance and the coordination of movement
Medulla
The part of the brainstem most specifically involved in heartbeat and breathing
Limbic System
The cluster of brain areas involved primarily in emotion, located near the center of the brain and surrounding the thalamus
Hypothalamus
The part of the limbic system involved in memory, especially spatial memory and long-term memory
Hippocampus
The part of the limbic system involved in memory, especially spatial memory and long-term memory
Amygdala
The part of the limbic system involved most directly in emotion, especially fear
v. Thalamus
The brains main sensory processing center, located near the center of the brain
Cerebral Cortex
The outer layer of the cerebrum, where sensory information is processed
Left and Right Hemispheres
The left and right halves of the cerebrum
Occipital Lobe
The lower back part of the brain, involved in vision
Parietal Lobe
The part of the brain near the top and back of the head, involved in touch and perception