History of psychology
scientific study of
mind and behavior
what is Psychology?
The first step in memory function.
What is encoding?
The awareness of internal and external stimuli.
What is conciousness?
stated how our development is due to our biological maturation and environmental experience.
What is Piagets Theory?
Proposed a hierarchy of
human needs in motivating
behavior.
What did Abraham Maslow do?
He created the first
laboratory for psychological research
Who is Willhelm Wundt?
The temporary storage system that processes incoming sensory memory.
What is short-term memory?
Chronic insufficient sleep.
What is sleep debt?
A category of learning disabilities involving a severe impairment in the ability to read and spell.
What is Dyslexia?
The recall of false memories.
What is False Memory Syndrome?
Studied the principles of modifying behavior through reinforcement and punishment
Who is B.F Skinner?
The retention of encoded information.
What is memory storage?
Glands that secrete hormones during sleep.
characterized by strong negative emotion and tension in anticipation of future danger or threat
What is anxiety?
High levels of sensory and emotional awareness.
What is wakefulness?
The First woman to earn a doctorate in Psychology
Who was Margaret Floy Washburn?
Memories that are not a part of conciousness.
What is implicit memory?
Low frequency and amplitude waves during sleep.
What are theta waves?
Thinking that produces one correct answer and is characteristic of the kind of thinking tested by standardized intelligence tests.
What is Convergent thinking?
a sudden and overwhelming period of intense fear or discomfort accompanied by characteristics of the flight/fight response, much more common than panic disorder
What is a panic Attack?
Branch of psychology dealing with justice system
What is forensic Psychology?
Part of brain associated with emotional memory.
What is the amygdala?
Airway becomes blocked and air is prevented from entering the lungs.
What is obstructive sleep apnea?
States at the age of six months old their main task in life devlopment is “trust vs. mistrust”
What does Ericksons theory state about life devolpment at 6 months?
1) persistent re-experiencing of the event,
2) avoidance of associated stimuli and numbing of general responsiveness, and
3) symptoms of extreme arousal
Symptoms of PTSD