psychology & biology
this is the scientific study of behavior and mental processes
psychology
our state of awareness of ourselves and the world around us
concsciousness
the use of reinforcement or punishment to affect reoccurance
operant conditioning
the memory of events and information for a lifetime
long-term memory
the persepctive that emphasizes the potential good in all people
humanistic perspective
in-depth, one-on-one interviews between a client and a researcher
case study
focused awareness, divided consciousness, drifting consciousness, unconsciousness, unconsciousness, altered consciousness
states of consciousness
watching others model behaviors and the consequences of those behaviors
observational learning
scaffolding and zone of proximal development
big ideas of vygotsky
the perspective that focuses on thinking
cognitive psychology
the primary internal system that affects thinking and doing
nervous system
process of receiving and representing stimuli and sending the message to the brain
sensation
memory technique whereby we organize information into meaningful groups
chunking
stage of moral development in which we consider human rights, ethics, and laws
kohlberg's postconventional stage
the focus of the psychodynamic theory
unconscious mind
responsible for detecting and responding to sensory stimuli
sensory receptors
level of awareness that is at the highest
focus awareness
a relatively permanent change in behavior due to experience
learning
erikson's developmental stage of early adulthood
intimacy vs. isolation
experiments, naturalistic observations, case studies, and surveys
main methods of research in psychology
process of interpreting sensory information and forming meaningful impressions
perception
when a person stops breathing repeatedly while they sleep
sleep apnea
a term to describe something that incolces thinking, goes beyond academic knowledge, increases or decreases throughout our life, and may include "talents"
intelligence
how do we incorporate new information as defined by piaget
assimilation and accommodation
transmitting signals between neurons
function of a neurotransmitter