unit 1
the color of a light wave is determined by
wavelength and frequency
a limitless storge area of ideas, skills and experiances
long term memory
oversimplified beliefs about characteristics based on gender
gender stereotypes
behavior arousal and experience all make up
Emotions
This specialized cell fires electrical impulses
neuron
the weakest amount of stimuli someone can detected 50% of the time
absolute threshold
this form of thinking is where you come up with multiple different solutions
divergent thinking
loss of neurons that produce acetylcholine resulting in loss of memory and sleep
alzheimer's
Rorschach used these to analyze people's personality
inkblots
hormone released during fight or flight
adrenaline
a stimulus below one's threshold
subliminal
the inability to recall old memories
retrograde
piaget's 3rd stage where he states that children can think logically and understand rewards and punishments but not understand deeper ideas of morality
Concrete Operational
taking out anger on someone else for unrelated reasons
Dispositional
manual of psychological disorders and treatments
DSM-5
what hearing theory says that certain spots in the cochlea only move with certain tones
place theory
when a person who has a limited mental capability has a special specific skill
savant syndrome
type of attachment where a child shows no preference for parent or caregiver
avoidant attachment
getting mad or upset about the circumstances your in
frustration
Personal strength of growth and recovery
resilience
The sense of balance is
vestibular sense
giving people the same test at different times to compare answers
test-retest
difficulty of taking another's point of view
Egocentrism
theorist believed that we learn our personality from punishment and reinforcement
bandura
development of severe anxiety after something traumatic
acute stress disorder