Theories
explanation of how the nervous System limits pain signals
What is the Gate Theory
Explains behavior primarily via brain function, genetics,and neurochemistry?
Neurobiological
Regulates other endocrine glands
Pituitary Gland
Structure that relays sensory messages to the cerebral cortex
Thalamus
Recognizing and managing emotions in self and others
Emotional Intelligence
Self actualization and conscious experience
Humanistic Perpective
Principle of grouping objects that are close together
Proximity
Photoreceptors - rods and cones
Retina
Brain part controls heartbeat and breathing
Medulla
Watching and modeling others behavior
Observational Learning
Unconscious drives and early childhood influences
Psychoanalytic Perspective
The smallest detectable stimulus
Absolute Threshold
An inactive treatment given to a control group
Placebo
Lobe that handles hearing and language interpretation
Temporal
Learning can occur without reinforcement and show up later when needed
Latent Learning
Physiological arousal precedes the subjective feeling of emotion
James-Lange Theory
Reduced sensitivity to unchanging Stimuli over time
Sensory Adaptation
Looking inward to examine thoughts and feelings
Introspection
Connect left and right brain hemispheres
Corpus Callosum
Comparing different age groups at one time
Cross-Sectional Studies
Physiological arousal and subjective emotion occur simultaneously
Cannon - Bard Theory
Organizing info into meaningful units
Chunking
Combining ideas from multiple psychological theories
Eclecticism
Neurotransmitter linked to reward and motivation
Dopamine
Attention, retention, reproduction and motivation to model behavior
Observational Learning