History & Perspectives
This psychological perspective believes that unlocking the unconscious mind is the key to understanding human behaviour and relations
What is psychodynamic perspective?
This term describes a child's inability to see a situation from another person's point of view, commonly observed in the preoperational stage of development.
What is egocentrism?
This process occurs when our sensory receptors respond to environmental stimuli.
What is sensation?
This is the term for the physical changes, such as increased heart rate and sweating, that occur when experiencing strong emotions
What is the physiological component of emotion?
He is is considered as the father of psychology and the founder of psychology as an experimental science
Who is Wilhelm Wundt?
This stage occurs in infancy and is critical for developing a sense of security and trust in the world.
What is Trust vs. Mistrust stage?
This is the minimum intensity of a stimulus that can be detected 50% of the time
What is the absolute threshold?
This term refers to the process of interpreting a situation to determine which emotion to feel, as highlighted in theories of emotion
What is cognitive appraisal?
This approach in psychology emphasizes human growth and self-actualization.
What is humanistic approach?
During middle childhood, Piaget believes children enter this stage, where they begin thinking logically about concrete events.
What is the concrete operational stage?
This structure connects the two hemispheres of the brain
What is corpus callosum
This phenomenon allows us to perceive objects as unchanging despite changes in lighting, distance, or angle.
What is perceptual constancy?
Unlike emotions, which are often short-lived and tied to specific events, these tend to last longer and may not have a clear cause.
What are moods?
A school of thought in psychology that focuses on studying observable behaviors and how they are learned through interactions with the environment.
What is behaviorism
The bond between an infant and their primary caregiver, which is crucial for emotional development.
What is attachment?
This part of the brain is crucial for forming and storing long-term memories and plays a key role in learning and spatial navigation.
What is Hippocampus?
This type of perceptual processing is guided by prior knowledge, experience, and expectations.
What is top-down processing
This term refers to the process where individuals look to others' emotional reactions to gauge how they should feel or behave in an uncertain situation.
What is social referencing?
He developed a school of thought called Functionalism, which focused how behavior functions to help people adapt and survive.
Who is William James?
This Piagetian term refers to the ability to understand that objects continue to exist even when they cannot be seen.
What is object permanence
This part of the brain is important in memory and emotion, particularly negative emotions of anger, fear and disgust.
What is the Amygdala?
Once you detect a stimulus, if the stimulus is present at a constant level and does not change or provide any new information to your brain, you will stop being sensitive to it.
What is sensory adaptation?
This theory suggests that emotions are a result of physiological changes in the body.
What is the James-Lange theory of emotion?