Social Learning
a learning process that occurs when two stimuli are repeatedly paired; learned in the experiment called Pavlov's Dogs
What is classical conditioning?
Includes working, short-term, long-term, and sensory. It involves the process of retaining information.
What is memory?
Comprised of the Id, ego, and superego
What is the psyche?
The distinction between right versus wrong
What is morality?
Intense, excessive, and persistent worry and fear about everyday situations.
What is anxiety?
A method of learning that uses rewards and punishments to modify behavior.
What is operant conditioning?
The process of maintaining focus or concentration on a task or multiple tasks while tuning out other stimuli.
What is attention?
Processes in the mind that occur beneath the surface of our conscious awareness
What is the unconscious mind?
The customs, arts, social institutions, and achievements of a particular nation, people, or other social group that get passed down
What is culture?
A group of conditions associated with negative emotions, low energy or mood, changes in appetite and sleep, and impacts how one thinks and acts
What is depression?
The highest level in Maslow's hierarchy of needs.
What is self-actualization?
The process of weighing the benefits or risks of a situation to take action
What is decision making?
The combination of characteristics or qualities that form an individual's distinctive character
What is personality?
A type of cell that receives and sends messages from the body to the brain, and back to the body
What is a neuron/nerve cell?
A condition that impacts areas of learning in one or more ways, for example dyslexia
What is a learning disorder?
A behavior where someone changes their beliefs, attitudes, actions, or perceptions to more closely match those held by groups to which they belong or want to belong
What is conformity?
Mental shortcuts people make to arrive at decisions faster, and they are not always correct.
What is Heuristics?
Projective psychological test in which the subject's perception of inkblots are recorded and analyzed
What is Rorschach Personality test?
The part of the brain that is mainly responsible for personality, problem-solving, reasoning, and thinking. Damage to this section of the brain will greatly influence behavior.
What is the frontal lobe?
The range of differences in individual brain function and behavioral traits, regarded as part of a normal variation in the human population
What is neurodiversity?
The correct rules of conduct necessary when carrying out research to ensure no harm is done onto others
What are ethics?
A cognitive bias where we tend to praise ourselves when we do something good but blame external forces when we do something bad
What is self-serving bias?
A projective psychological test where the subject provides a detailed dramatic story for an ambiguous image
What is the Thematic Apperception test?
The debate about what causes behavior in human beings: ____ versus _____
What is nature versus nurture? (environment versus biology)
Professionals who can treat and diagnose mental health conditions
What is a psychologist/psychiatrist/counselor?