Social Psychology
A method of persuasion in which you are convinced by the content of the message.
What is Central Route of persuasion?
A child's sense that the world is predictable and trustworthy.
What is Basic Trust?
Behavior results from our mental interpretations of experience.
What is a Cognative Psychological Approach?
An anxiety disorder of minutes-long episode of intense dread.
What is Panic Disorder?
The portion of the brain in the back of the head between the cerebrum and the brain stem. Responsible for coordination and balance.
What is the Cerrebellum?
A persuasive technique that begins with a small request to encourage compliance with a larger request.
What is Foot in the door?
The theory that states there is an optimal time period when events must take place.
What is Critical Period?
Behavior is developed and adapted (Natural Selection).
What is an Evolutionary Psychological Approach?
A positive psychological change experienced as a result of the struggle with highly challenging life circumstances.
What is Post traumatic growth?
Lobe which receives sensory input for touch and body position.
What is the Parietal Lobe?
The discomfort a person feels when their behavior does not align with their values or beliefs.
What is Cognative Dissonance?
A person’s emotion reactivity/intensity which is seen from birth on.
What is temperament?
Behavior determined by learning and observation (Nurture).
What is a Behavioral Psychological Approach?
Believes that diseases have physical causes that can be diagnosed, treated, and, sometimes, cured.
What is the Medical Model?
The fatty tissue surrounding axons that insulates and speeds impulses.
What is the Myelin Sheath?
A negative attitude, which you are not consciously aware of, against a specific social group.
What is Implicit Bias?
The thory that states that you are able to recognize other people's emotions perspectives and feelings.
What is Theory of MInd?
Behavior determined by Brain structure and chemicals (Nature).
What is a Behavioral Psychological Approach?
People with this disorder lack a conscience, are emotionally shallow, impulsive, and selfish, and tend to manipulate others
What is Antisocial Personality Disorder?
A bundle of nerve fibers that allow your brain's left and right hemispheres to communicate.
What is the Corpus Callosum?
A social role that is assigned to an individual based on factors beyond their control (age, gender, ethnicity, or family background).
What is an Ascribed Role?
Researcher who found that research monkeys preferred contact comfort over food.
Who is Harry Harlow?
Focuses on individual potential and growth. Believes people are inherently good.
What is a Humanistic Psychological Approach?
He advocated for mental hospitals with humane treatment and moral therapy for mental patients.
Who is Philippe Pinel?
Carries messages from body to brain and brain to body.
What is Reticular formation?