Chapter 1
The four goals of Psychology
Description, Explanation, Prediction, Control
A bilateral structure anterior of the hypothalamus. The central pacemaker of the circadian timing system and regulates most circadian rhythms in the body.
Suprachiasmatic Nucleus
Any relatively permanent change in brain or behavior brought about by experience, practice, or exposure.
Learning
System that receives, organizes, alters, stores, and retrieves information gained from the senses. This has three processes.
Memory, Encoding, Storage, Retrieval
Grey's Anatomy
These two observations collect data through either subjects in their normal environment or through the use of a controlled environment with specialized equipment.
Naturalistic and Laboratory Observation
The waves of relaxation. The waves of early sleep. The waves of deep sleep.
Alpha waves, Theta waves, Delta waves
1.Any event or objects when following a response, increase the likelihood of that response occurring again.
2.Any reinforcer that meets a biological need.
3.Any reinforcer that becomes reinforcing after being paired with (2).
Reinforcement, Primary Reinforcer, Secondary Reinforcer
1.Info being held for short periods of time.
2.Infor is kept more or less permanently.
3.Active system processing held in (1)
Short term, Long term, Working memories
The titans that breach the walls of Shiganshina.
Armored and Colossal Tians
The use of different variables to create or observe a change in behavior.
Experiment
When a persons body becomes unable to function normally without a particular substance. A feeling that a drug is needed to continue a feeling of emotional or psychological well-being.
Physical and Psychological Dependence
Consequence following behavior that decreases probability the behavior will occur.
Punishment
There are 4 retrieval problems and witnesses. Name two of them.
Constructive processing, Misinformation effect, Source monitoring error, Photo spread/line-up bias
Mater keeps an upgrade after his spy missions.
Rocket booster
Someone that deals with mental and physical psychological problems and is authorized to prescribe medication.
Psychiatrist
Drugs increasing the function of the nervous system. Drugs decreasing the function of the nervous system.
Stimulants and Depressants
Latent Learning
There are two inference theories. Name them.
Proactive and Retroactive interference
Two catholic school idiots.
Anthony and Tinley
Focused on the unconscious mind and childhood experience. How it affects behavior and personality. Created by Sigmund Freud.
Psychoanalysis
Eyes move rapidly under the eyelids, especially when the person is experiencing a dream.
REM (Rapid Eye Movement)
Learning new behavior by watching someone perform that behavior.
Observational Learning
Memory lost from a traumatic physical event. Memory lost due to a traumatic psychological event.
Retrograde and Anterograde
The country that Anthony moved to when he was in third grade.
China