Theorist of Psychology
A Russian physiologist who won a Nobel Prize for human digestion.
Who is Ivan Pavlov?
Information in short-term memory is lost after this amount of time
What is 15 to 25 seconds?
When a person can respond to a visual stimulus without consciously experiencing it.
What is blindsight?
Major development occurs in all the organs and systems of the body
What is a embryonic?
Bouncing from one emotional extreme to the other: manic and depressive
What bipolar disorder?
This psychologist worked with Rosalie Rayner in an experiment that today some believe is unethical.
Who is John B. Watson?
Organized information in a way that makes it more likely to be remembered - i.e. ROY G BIV
What is the Mnemonic?
The focusing of conscious awareness on a particular stimulus.
What is selective attention?
Unlearned, involuntary responses that occur automatically when a specific stimuli is presented.
What are reflexes?
People have control of their behavior, can make choices about their lives, and are essentially responsible for solving their own problems
What is humanistic therapy?
This philosopher/psychologist is the creator of Functionalism.
Who is William James?
Grouping of information that can be stored in short-term memory
What is chunk memory?
Subjective awareness of ourselves and our environment
What is consciousness?
The stage from conception to 2 weeks.
What is the germinal period?
Short-term therapy that focuses on the context of current social relationships
What is interpersonal therapy?
The theory Cognitive Development, created by this theorist in the 1920's, is still used today.
Who is Jean Piaget
Set of temporary memory stores that actively manipulate and rehearse information
What is working memory?
Substance that have an arousal effect on the central nervous system
What is a stimulant?
The stage of cognitive development during which people begin to think logically about abstract concepts
What is formal operational stage?
Two or more distinct identities, each with its own voice and mannerisms
What is dissociative identity disorder?
First female president of the American Psychological Association
Who is Mary Whiton Calkin?
Enocoding, storage, and retrieval
What are the stages of remembering?
When your selective attention is shift back and forth between multiple activities.
What is rapid toggling?
The stage during which a child learns to use language but does not yet comprehend the mental operations of concrete logic
What is preoperational stage?
People are confronted either suddenly or gradually with a stimulus they fear
What is exposure treatment?