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This type of reinforcement occurs when a certain stimulus (usually an aversive stimulus) is removed after a particular behavior is exhibited. The likelihood of the particular behavior occurring again in the future is increased because of removing/avoiding the negative consequence.
What is negative reinforcement?
100
This person was one of the creators of Behaviorism.
Who is John B. Watson?
100
This place in the brain releases a type of hormone in stressful situations.
What is the Hypothalamus?
100
This field of psychology helps people to cope with challenges and crisis.
What is Counseling Psychology?
200
This type of punishment happens when a certain reinforcing stimulus is removed after a particular undesired behavior is exhibited, resulting in the behavior happening less often in the future.
What is negative punishment?
200
This psychologist and philosopher -- who once called psychology "a nasty little subject" -- is often referred to as the father of American psychology. His 1200-page text, The Principles of Psychology, became a classic on the subject and his teachings and writings helped establish psychology as a science. In addition, he contributed to functionalism, pragmatism, and influenced many students of psychology during his 35-year teaching career.
Who is William James?
200
ACTH stimulates the release of adrenaline from this gland....
What is the Adrenal Gland?
200
This field of psychology, which dates to the 19th century, assesses and treats people with mental, emotional, and behavioral disorders.
What is Clinical Psychology?
300
This type of reinforcement works by delivering a motivating/reinforcing stimulus to the person after the desired behavior is exhibited, making the behavior more likely in the future.
What is positive reinforcement?
300
Erik Kandel is most associated with this theoretical framework.
What is Biological Psychology?
300
This part of the neuron transmits neural signals.
What is the Axon?
300
This specialty is characterized by the scientific study of human behavior in organizations and the workplace. The specialty focuses on deriving principles of individual, group, and organizational behavior and applying this knowledge to the solution of problems at work.
What is Industrial/Organizational (I/O) Psychology?
400
_____ is used to help increase the probability that a specific behavior will occur in the future by delivering or removing a stimulus immediately after a behavior; _____ is a process by which a consequence immediately follows a behavior which decreases the future frequency of that behavior.
What are Reinforcement and Punishment?
400
Jean Piaget contributed the most to this theoretical framework.
What is Behaviorism?
400
The hypothalamus releases a hormone that triggers another hormone from this area of the brain.
What is the Pituitary Gland?
400
This field of psychology studies the individuals' contexts within communities and the wider society, and the relationships of the individual to communities and society. Psychologists working in this field seek to understand the quality of life of individuals within groups, organizations and institutions, communities, and society. Their aim is to enhance quality of life through collaborative research and action.
What is Community Psychology?
500
This type of punishment can be thought of as taking away a certain desired item after the undesired behavior happens in order to decrease future responses.
What is negative punishment?
500
Known as the founder of Psychoanalysis, this person was an advocate of cocaine and developed the use of talk therapy.
Who is Sigmund Freud?
500
This is the gap between two neurons that is bridged by chemicals.
What is the Synaptic Cleft?
500
This is an experimental field of psychology that aims to understand how behavior and cognition are influenced by brain functioning and is concerned with the diagnosis and treatment of behavioral and cognitive effects of neurological disorders.
What is Neuropsychology?