Biological bases
Emphasizing how the brain and body contribute to behavior(neurons, hormones, etc.)
What is the biological approach?
The process of turning information into a memory
What is encoding?
The guy who conditioned his dogs to salivate at the sound of a bell
Who is Ivan Pavlov?
Changing your own behavior to fit with others
What is conformity?
The disorder that involves persistent and unexplained worry
What is generalized anxiety disorder?
The part of the brain that controls heartbeat and breathing (part of the brainstem)
What is the medulla?
The tendancy to stick with initial beliefs even after being proven wrong
what is belief perserverence?
When a child learns after seeing someone else perform an action
What is observational learning?
When we change our thinking because we identify with a group that thinks that way
What is cognitive dissonance
The condition that involves physical symptoms with no (observed) medical cause
What is somatic symptom disorder?
The brain's ability to adapt and change with experience
What is neuroplasticity?
Remembering the first and last things in a list more easily
What is the serial position effect?
When a child can't comprehend other people's perspectives
What is egocentrism?
What is just-world phenomenon?
The response when you're under stress, preparing the body for action
The part of the autonomic nervous sytem that is associated with arousal and adrenaline
Sympathetic nervous system
The type of memory that holds the meaning of certain words or ideas
What is semantic memory?
What is a variable ratio schedule?
Seeing yourself as better than everyone else
What is self-serving bias?
Therapy that confronts irrational thoughts
What is cognitive therapy?
The part of the eyes that turn visible light into electrical signals
When you suddenly realize something
What is insight?
The period where a child learns an essential skill best. If they do not learn it will be significantly harder to learn later on.
What is a critical period?
The theory that behavior is influenced by interactions between traits and situations
What is social-cognitive theory?
The type of disorders that involve disruptiions in conscious awareness and sense of identity
What are dissociative disorders?