Basic Psychology Terms
Describes how people learn by watching others
A. Observational Learning
B. Empathy
C. Sociology
What is Observational Learning?
Behavior when someone is helping others without expecting anything in return
What is Altruism?
Part of brain controls thinking, memory and emotions
What is the Cerebrum?
Term for making decisions or solving problems
What is Thinking?
Conducted by Solomon Asch, studied how people conform to group pressure.
What is the Asch Conformity Experiment?
The study of how people think, feel and behave
A. Sociology
B. Experiment
C. Psychology
What is Psychology
Behavior happens when you act in a certain way because others are watching
What is Social Influence?
Part of brain helps control heart rate and breathing
What is brainstem?
This happens when you remember something from your past
What is memory?
Experiment tested how far people would go in obeying an authority figure, even when asked to harm others
What is the Milgram Obedience Study?
Terms means understanding and feeling what another person is going through
A. Compassion
B.
What is Empathy?
Behavior involves breaking the rules or laws
What is Deviance?
Part of brain helps with coordination and balance
What is Cerebellum?
Term for adapting to new situations or information
What is Learning?
Experiment tested the importance of comfort in attachment, using infant monkeys and surrogate mothers
What is the Harlow’s Monkey Experiment?
The ability to focus and remember information
What is Attention?
Behavior that is done repeatedly without much thought.
What is Habit?
"Thinking" part of the brain responsible for decision-making
What is Prefrontal Cortex?
Term for how you act in a group
What is Social Behavior?
Experiment showed that children would imitate aggressive behavior they saw modeled by an adult, demonstrating the power of observational learning.
What is the Bobo Doll Experiment?
Term referring to mental energy we need to handle challenges
What is motivation?
Behavior is triggered by external stimuli, like when you withdraw your hand from a hot surface.
What is Reflexive Behavior?
Part of brain involved in emotional processing (particularly in responses to fear)
What is Amygdala?
Term for feeling positive or negative about something or someone
What is attitude?
Experiment conditioned an infant to associate a loud noise with a white rat, leading to the child’s fear of the rat.
What is the Little Albert Experiment?