Introduction to Psychology
The scientific study of the human mind and its functions, especially those affecting behavior in a given context.
What is Psychology?
This father of psychoanalysis emphasized the importance of the unconscious mind.
Who is Sigmund Freud?
a system of cells, organs, and chemicals of the body that respond to attacks from diseases, infections, and injuries
What is the immune system?
physical emotional cognitive, and behavioral responses to events that are appraised as threatening or challenging
What is stress?
An active system that receives information from the senses, organizes and alters that information as it stores it away, and then retrieves the information from storage
What is Memory?
set of assumptions rules, and procedures used by scientists for empirical research
What is the scientific method?
This psychologist is known for his classical conditioning experiments with dogs.
Who is Ivan Pavlov?
This behavior modification technique involves rewarding desired behaviors to encourage their recurrence.
What is positive reinforcement?
This disorder involves an intense fear of gaining weight and a distorted body image, leading to severe restriction of food intake.
What is Anorexia Nervosa?
This anxiety disorder is marked by intense, irrational fear of specific objects or situations.
What is a phobia?
This term refers to mental processes involved in acquiring, storing, and using knowledge.
What is cognition/thinking?
This psychologist developed the hierarchy of needs and emphasized self-actualization.
Who is Abraham Maslow?
This response is the body's immediate reaction to a perceived threat.
What is the fight-or-flight response?
This disorder is marked by delusions, hallucinations, and disorganized thinking.
What is Schizophrenia?
The tendency to search for evidence that reinforce our beliefs and ignore evidence that contradicts it
What is Confirmation Bias?
This sensory organ receives sensory information related to the sense of smell.
What is the olfactory bulb?
This psychologist conducted the famous obedience experiments involving electric shocks.
Who is Stanely Milgram?
This type of memory is characterized by holding information for a brief period of time
What is short-term memory?
This disorder involves periods of extreme sadness and loss of interest in activities, lasting for at least two weeks.
What is a depressive disorder?
This process involves the detection of physical energy from the environment and converting it into neural signals
What is sensation?
This term refers to the minimum amount of stimulus energy needed to detect a stimulus.
What is absolute threshold?
This psychologist developed the Personal Data Sheet (PDS) to screen U.S. Army recruits for shell-shock risk during World War I.
Who is Robert Woodworth?
This psychological intervention technique involves changing thought patterns to reduce stress and improve health outcomes.
What is cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT)?
This disorder is characterized by a pervasive pattern of instability in relationships, self-image, and emotions.
What is Borderline Personality Disorder?
The part of the brain where memory of fear is stored.
What is the amygdala?