Vocabulary
The science of mental life.
What is phycology?
Largely experimented with social behavior.
Who is Kurt Lewin?
Lobe that deals with auditory usage.
What is the temporal lobe?
Based on the theory that all behaviors are derived from conditioning, that is, our habitual responses to our environments.
What is behavioral phycology?
A common and serious medical illness that negatively affects how you feel, the way you think and how you act.
What is depression?
A well-substantiated explanation of some aspect of the world.
What is a Theory?
Came up with the theory that learning is a function of change in overt behavior.
Who is B.F. Skinner?
Gland that controls metabolism, growth, sexual maturation, reproduction.
What is the pituitary gland?
Provides counseling services for mental and behavioral health care for individuals and families.
What is clinical phycology?
Feelings of worry, or fear that are strong enough to interfere with one's daily activities.
What are anxiety disorders?
Maintaining a healthy internal state.
What is homeostasis?
Emphasized the importance of unconscious motivations
Who is Sigmund Freud?
Relays motor and sensory signals to the cerebral cortex.
What is the thalamus?
The study of the mental processes related to perception, language, attention, thinking, memory, and consciousness.
What is cognitive phycology?
Having episodes of mood swings ranging from depressive lows to manic highs.
What is bipolar disorder?
The cognitive process whereby past experience is remembered.
What is memory?
Studied the behavior of dogs using food and a bell.
Who is Ivan Pavlov?
Controls involuntary responses.
What is the brain stem?
Research on the brain, behavior, and evolution.
What is biopsychology?
A disorder that affects a person's ability to think, feel, and behave clearly.
What is schizophrenia?
An approach to psychology that emphasizes observable measurable behavior
What is behaviourism?
Researched the idea of dreams and memory.
Who is Mary Whiton Calkins?
Lobe that deals with vision.
What is the occipital lobe.
A theoretical approach that believes memory, perception, or language were all built up upon products of natural selection.
What is evolutionary phycology?
A stressor-related disorder that can develop after exposure to actual or threatened death, serious injury, or sexual violence.
What is PTSD(post traumatic stress disorder)?