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Give an example of positive reinforcement.
After a successful week at work, a person recieves a bonus.
A chemical substance which is released into other neurons to send messages to the brain.
What is a neurotransmitter?
This disorder's symptoms include having no motivation, sadness, insomnia, and lack of energy, among others for a short period of time.
What is major depression disorder?
The three stages of development in the womb.
What is germinal, embryonic, and fetal?
This type of psychology focuses on the unconscious mind and was created by Freud.
What is psychodynamic?
Give an example of an experiment with an independent and dependent variable.
If someone wants to test if caffeine affects alertness, then they could create one group who receives coffee and another who receives water. Then the groups would be given an alertness test.
The part of a neuron which receives a neurotransmitter.
What is a dendrite?
This disorder's symptoms include having unwanted thoughts or fears that may cause you to have repetitive behaviors.
What is obsessive compulsive disorder?
The name of any harmful substance that a mother is exposed to while pregnant.
What is a teratogen?
This type of psychology focuses on the uniqueness of an individual and self growth. Maslow's hierarchy of needs empphasize this.
What is humanistic psychology?
Give an example of a secure attachment type.
A baby cries when its mother goes away and stops crying when she is back.
The part of your nervous system which makes you alert and aroused when something scary happens.
What is the sympathetic nervous system?
This disorder's symptoms include having hallucinations and delusions.
What is schizophrenia?
The ability to know that an object exists, even if you cannot see it.
What is object permanence?
This type of psychology focuses on how people interact with others.
What is social psychology?
Give an example of self serving bias.
A person takes credit for the A that they received on their test, but says the teacher is biased when they get an F.
The part of your brain which is responsible for thinking and cognitive skills, as well as your personality.
What is the prefrontal cortex?
This personality disorder can be described as a lack of empathy or care for people.
What is antisocial personality disorder?
The attachment style that is characterized by a child acting distressed when a caregiver leaves, but avoids the caretaker when they return.
What is ambivalent attachment?
This type of psychology focuses on giving behavioral and mental health care.
What is clinical psychology?
Give an example of classical conditioning.
One example could be how someone gets food poisoning while eating spaghetti and feels nauseous afterwards.
The part of a neuron which insulates the axon and allows electric impulses to move faster.
What is the myelin sheath?
This personality disorder is characterized by feelings of worthlessness, insecurity, and a struggle maintaining social relationships.
What is borderline personality disorder?
Piaget's four stages of development.
What is sensorimoter, preoperational, concrete operational, and formal operational?
This type of psychology focuses on how people are able to think and process information.
What is cognitive psychology?