Unit 1
What is the approach to psychology that explains thoughts feelings and behaviors through physical body processes?
Biological psychology
inability to use or understand language because of a brain lesion
aphasia
carry incoming information from the sensory receptors to the brain and spinal cord
sensory neurons
a neutral stimulus becomes an unconditioned stimulus and body involuntary responds to the stimulus
classical conditioning
good kind of stress that energizes a person
eustress
Type of research method where a variable is manipulated?
controls involuntary actions of some muscles, the heart, and glands
autonomic nervous systems
encases the fiber of neurons and speeds up transmission of neural impulses
myelin sheath
when a classically conditioned response is not practice or response is no longer reinforced and stops coming up
extinction
anything that can cause the body go to into fight or flight
stressors
Genes and experience contribute the psychological development of traits and behaviors in human beings
Nature-nurture issue
part of the brain that continues into the spinal cord and connects to the mid brain, medulla, etc.
brainstem
neurotransmitter's reabsorption by the sending neuron
reuptake
the tendency for a few similar stimuluses to elicit similar responses
problem solving technique for stress such as meditation
emotion focused
the operations used to define research variables
operational definitions
portion of nervous system consisting of brain and spinal cord
central nervous system
endocrine systems most influential gland, regulates growth and controls other glands
pituitary gland
distinguishing between a conditioned stimulus and an unconditioned stimulus
discrimination
personal strength that grows from years of coping with stress and the recovery period
resilience
repeating a study with different participants or circumstances to verify if the study is generalizable
replication
the little brain attached to the back of the brain system for balance and voluntary movement
cerebellum
includes hippocampus, amygdala, and hypothalamus, associated with emotions and drives
limbic system
behavior that is rewarded by something being added such as food
positive reinforcement
overly arbitrary or simplified book of disorders
DSM - 5