Vocabulary
Relapse...
Returning to unhealthy behavior after a period of not doing that behavior.
Sigmund Freud...
He focused on the unconscious mind. Also invented psychotherapy/ psychoanalysis.
Classical vs. Operant conditioning...
Classical- This is involuntary and unconscious, a stimulus is paired with a response to produce a conditioned stimulus.
Operant- This uses reinforcements and punishments to condition a behavior. This is voluntary, and is used to either increase or decrease behavior.
Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder...
Characterized by being impulsive, hyperactive and not being able to pay attention for long periods of time.
What word did Mrs. Martin teach us to remember proactive and retroactive interference?
P- proactive
O- old blocks new
R- retroactive
N- new blocks old
Empirical method...
Observational learning; gaining knowledge through the collection of data.
Diana Baumrind...
Studied the different parting styles: authoritarian, authoritative, neglectful and permissive.
Left vs. Right brain...
Left brain- Ability to use logic and language.
Right brain- Ability to be creative and aware of your surroundings.
Generalized anxiety disorder...
Anxiety symptoms that last for at least six months, and the anxiety is caused by unknown stressors.
Where was Ms. Martin's first kiss?
A school dance.
Hindsight bias...
The tendency after an event to believe you knew what the outcome would be, even when you did not.
Harry Harlow...
Did experiments on infant monkeys this proved contact comfort, because the monkeys preferred the fake cloth mother over a wire mother.
Central vs. Peripheral Nervous System...
Central- Controls the brain and spinal cord.
Peripheral- Controls the nervous system.
Obsessive-compulsive disorder...
Anxious thoughts causing obsession that will not go away. This causes urges to perform repetitive tasks and behaviors, unrelated to the actual fear.
What was the game Mrs. Martin beat her ex boyfriend in during gym class?
A game of basketball knockout.
Authoritative parenting...
The parenting style that raises independent and self competent adults. Involves having rules and boundaries, along with a loving environment.
Benjamin Lee Whorf...
Language determinism, language influences our thoughts.
Sympathetic vs. Parasympathetic Nervous System...
S.N.S.- Fight or flight
P.N.S.- Rest and digest
Bipolar disorder...
This disorder is characterized by extreme mood swings such as highs of mania and lows of depression.
What high school(s) did Mrs. Martin attend?
Pleasant Valley and Easton High School.
Volley principle...
Similar to the frequency theory, when a cluster of nerve cells fire neural impulses in rapid movement, it creates a volley of impulses.
Eleanor Gibson...
Studied visual perception and learning for infants and children.
Assimilation vs. Accommodation...
Assimilation- Absorbing new information into existing schemas
Accommodation- Creating new schemas to take in new information
Schizophrenia...
A very severe psychological disorder where an individual has highly disordered thought processes and is removed from reality. Common symptoms of this are hallucinations and delusions.
What was the name of the girl who got in a fight with Mrs. Martin when she was younger?
Rainbow