Behaviorism/Classical Conditioning
American psychologist credited for popularizing and naming Behaviorism
Who is John B. Watson?
The first stage of Piaget's stages of cognitive development (from birth to 2 years of age). In this stage, babies take in the world through their senses.
What is the sensory-motor stage?
A psychological experiment was conducted in August 1971. It was a two-week simulation of a prison environment that examined the effects of situational variables on participants' reactions and behaviors.
What is the Stanford Prison Experiment?
The need for Air, Water, Food, Shelter, Sleep, Clothing & Reproduction.
What are Physiological Needs?
An archetype characterized by self-sacrifice, courage, redemption, and strength
What is a hero?
An experiment that helped develop classical conditioning theory. This involved pairing the sound of a bell with the presentation of food.
What is Ivan Pavlov's Dog Experiment?
Erik Erikson proposed this as a turning point within each stage of development
What is a crisis?
Adjusting one's behavior or thinking to coincide with a group standard.
What is conformity?
The need for Personal Security, Employment, Resources, Health, & Property
What are Safety Needs?
A plot where the protagonists are first portrayed as poor, ordinary, or insignificant and are then revealed to be someone exceptional. Sometimes they acquire power, wealth, and a mate.
What is Rags to Riches?
The kind of behavior that operant conditioning aims to condition
What is emitted responses?
The conflict faced during middle adulthood (40-65) in Erikson's stages of development. During this stage, a key question individuals ask themself is " Will I provide something of value?"
What is Generativity vs. Stagnation?
An unjustifiable (usually negative) attitude (emotion) toward and group and its members - often of different cultural, ethnic, or gender groups
What is prejudice?
The need for Friendship, Intimacy, Family, Series of Connection
What is Love & Belonging Needs?
Step in the Hero's Journey when a magical helper or mentor inspires the hero to accept the call or offers tools that will help on the
quest.
What is Supernatural Aid?
B. F. Skinner defined this as a result of a continuous shaping process of an individual
What is development?
Freud claimed that the ego develops this as a specific means to defend itself against unacceptable impulses.
What is a defense mechanism?
Those perceived as different from one's ingroup
What is an outgroup?
The need for Respect, Self-Esteem, Status, Recognition, Strength, & Freedom
What is Esteem Needs?
A basic plot where the protagonists head off into a strange or magical land with irrational rules, and ultimately triumph over the madness. They return home with new skills and more maturity than when they set out.
What is Voyage and Return?
The theory that human and animal behavior can be explained in terms of conditioning, without appeal to thoughts or feelings, and that some mental conditions are best treated by altering behavior patterns.
What is Behaviorism?
A term used to describe Freud's theory of child development during the first 21 months of life. During this stage the pleasure of the infant centers in the mouth.
What is the oral stage?
A group where the leader preaches a specific belief system. Members tend to follow this leader with unquestioning faith. Often followers can be convinced to do questionable if not illegal things.
What is a cult?
The need for Desire to become the most that one can be
What is Self Actualization?
An archetype characterized by altruism, compassion, patience, and empathy.
What is a caregiver?