Early
Psychology is the study of
behavior and mental processes
a microscopically small cell which transmits
information
What is neuron
A mechanism that converts energy from one form to
another
What is Transducer
An unlearned, automatic response that occurs in the
presence of a specific stimulus
What is reflex
An organism’s level of activation or excitement
What is arousal
feelings, emotions, or moods
What is affect
Carries neural impulses away from cell body
What is Axon
The outer ear which collects sound waves
What is pinna
A stimulus that elicits a response with no prior learning
What is unconditioned stimulus
A lack or shortage of some biological essential that is required for survival, arising from deprivation.
What is need
Who is father of psychoanalysis
Who is Freud
white fatty tissue that helps the speed of neurons increase
What is myelin
Tells us about balance, about where we are in relation to gravity, and about acceleration or deceleration
What is Vestibular sense
A learning process in which a neutral stimulus is paired with a stimulus that elicits an unconditioned response
What is classical conditioning
We are motivated to maintain a state of balance among ideas or beliefs.
What is Cognitive Dissonance Theory
John B. Watson's theory
Behaviorism
A neuron either fires or it doesn’t
What is All or none principle
Sense that alerts us when a problem occurs somewhere in our bodies
What is pain sense
Psychologists who conditioned “Little Albert” to fear a white rat in a laboratory
Who are Watson and Rayner
is a “no-eat” center that lets us know when we’ve had enough food
What is ventromedial hypothalamus
First African American to earn a Ph.D. in psychology in 1920
Francis Sumner
Involved in determining our level of activation or arousal
What is Reticular formation
A psychological predisposition or expectation to
perceive something in a certain way
What is mental set
Learning that is hidden and not shown in behavior
until it is reinforced
What is latent learning
Mortality rate of anorexia nervosa without treatment
What is 20%