The stage where infants start learning using their senses and motor functions
sensorimotor stage
instinct
the part of the personality that mediates between the two id and superego
ego
reference manual to help diagnose
DSM-5
when someone is likely for a group to be less efforted
social loafing
The growth process where people change in behavior in an orderly fashion.
maturation
performance increases with arousal other than that, performance decreases
yerkes dodson law
Part of the big five traits that are desribes how someone is organized and careful
therapy uses classical conditioning to help unlearn ones fear
exposure therapy
when more exposure increases our chance of liking something
mere exposure effect
the stage in adolescents where one questions their identity and role in a society
identity vs role confusion
where facial muscles are triggered by corresponding feelings.
facial feedback effect
defense mechanism where someone switches impulses
reaction formation
anxiety disorder that is characterized by constant and unwanted thoughts or actions
tendency to underestimate the importance of a situation
fundamental attribution error
the term that number, volume, and mass remain the same despite changes in form
conservation
part of the brain that helps regulates hunger and saturation
hypothalamus
The term of The ultimate psychological need to reach ones limit or potential
self actualization
a false belief of persecution that may come with other disorders
delusion
adjusting behavior to help fit in within a group
conformity