Sens/Perc
The gathering of information from our environment via our five senses
Sensation
While working in a group setting, some members may be more likely to _____________, in which they do less work as the group is ultimately responsible for the outcome, not the individuals
Social Loafing
Learning is...
the process of acquiring through experience new and relatively enduring information or behaviors
What is the peace maker in Freuds theory of Personality?
Ego
A hyperactive, widly optimistic state in which poor judgement and impulsivity is common
Mania
Perceiving an object as distinct from its surroundings
Figure-Ground
Cognitive Dissonance Theory is...
When a person's ideals and/or actions do not line up, thus producing discomfort. The person is more likely to address the thoughts than the actions.
Reinforcers guide bx toward closer and closer to the desired bx outcome
Shaping
I am a young boy who is attracted to my mother. In turn, I have hatred and jealousy toward my father, what am I?
Oedipus Complex
A disorder characterized by some of the following sxs; catatonia, disorganized speech, hallucinations, inappropriate emotional affect and responses, and delusions.
Schizophrenia
Priming is...
Unconscious Associations
A student who fails a test will most likely conclude it was due to the "unreasonable test questions." If the same student passes a test, it is due to "good work ethic and study habits." What theory is this an example of?
Attribution Theory
I attempt to increase a behavior by subtracting a negative stimuli
Negative Reinforcement
Directly interacting with a stressor to find a solution
Problem-Focused Coping
Difference between delusions and Hallucinations
D= False Belief
H= False sensations
This is any stimuli that falls below our absolute threshold, aka weak stimuli
Subliminal
Conformity by accepting other's reality, despite the validity of it, is...
Informational Social Influence
The outcome and reaction from the person after a stimuli is successfully associated to give said outcome
Conditioned Response
Susie is upset with Brent. She doesn't believe he will listen to her if she tells him about what has made her sad so she confides and vents to Lisa. What type of coping has Susie demonstrated?
Emotion-Focused Coping
I believe in the innate desire humans have to reach their full growth potential. In order to reach this, I attempt to make a genuine, empathetic, and accepting environment.
Humanistic Therapy
Difference Thresholds are
The minimum difference we can detect between two stimuli
Fundamental Attribution Error is...
The tendency for observers to overestimate the impact of personal disposition and underestimate the impact of the situation
The learned association through repeated pairings in quick succession
Classical Conditioning
An individuals' enduring and characteristic pattern of thoughts, emotions, and behaviors
Personality
Psychoanalytical Therapy is...
´Understanding a clients' behavior utilizing techniques like free association to aid the client in gaining insight into themselves. Major belief is that the client uses repression to calm anxiety caused through conflicts among the id, ego, superego. The concentration is on the unconscious underpinnings of bx and thoughts with an emphasis on childhood experiences