Biological Bases of Behavior
This provides the blueprint for body structure and function/behavior.
What are genes/DNA?
This process involves converting information into a form that can be stored in the brain.
What is encoding?
This stage comes before birth and focuses on growth inside the womb.
What is prenatal development?
This theory states that the need for social relations is a fundamental motive that evolved for adaptive purposes.
What is Need To Belong Theory?
This term refers to a state of emotional, psychological, and social well-being where individuals can cope with stress, realize their abilities, and contribute to their community.
What is mental health?
An example of this chemical messenger is testosterone, estrogen, insulin, adrenaline, etc.
What are hormones?
This phenomenon describes a gradual loss of memory over time, often illustrated by the forgetting curve.
What is decay?
During this stage, rapid brain development and attachment to caregivers are key milestones.
What is infant development?
The act of altering one's behaviors and opinions to match others' expectations.
What is conformity?
This type of therapy focuses on changing negative thinking patterns and behaviors and is often used to treat depression and anxiety disorders.
What is cognitive-behavioral therapy?
The biological bases of behavior comes from this field of psychology.
What is biopsychology/behavioral neuroscience?
This type of memory involves recalling information such as facts or experiences.
What is explicit memory?
This psychologist is known for his theory of cognitive development, which includes stages such as sensorimotor and concrete operational.
Who is Jean Piaget?
This effect occurs when passerbys fail to offer help to a person in need because a shared sense of responsibility hinders action
What is the bystander effect?
This disorder is characterized by persistent and excessive worry about various aspects of life, often leading to physical symptoms like restlessness and fatigue.
What is generalized anxiety disorder?
This psychological concept is demonstrated when the environment and genes work together to shape behavior
What is nature vs. nurture?
This term describes the ability to form a mental representation of objects or events through symbols like words and images.
What is language?
Identity formation and peer influence are central to this stage of development.
What is adolescent development?
The defense mechanism where a person creates a seemingly lgical reason/excuse for behavior that might be considered shameful/wrong
What is rationalization?
In which psychological disorder do individuals experience episodes of intense fear that peak within minutes, often accompanied by physical symptoms like heart palpitations and shortness of breath?
What is panic disorder?
These brain chemicals affect your mood, like dopamine or serotonin.
What are neurotransmitters?
This term describes the unconscious processing of stimuli by sensory systems
What is subliminal perception?
Piaget’s preoperational stage of cognitive development happens primarily during this stage.
What is early childhood development?
This strategory assumes that agreeing to buy a product for a certain price increases the likelihood of complying with a request to pay more. (ex. think salespeople)
What is lowballing?
The biopsychosocial model includes three components: biological, psychological, and this third component that considers the influence of societal and environmental factors on health.
What are social factors?