Psychology Final

Behaviorism

Predict human behavior and control it, deal with behavior that’s observed and measures

Latent Content

The underlying/hidden message of a dream

Stimulus

Part of the brain that receives please/an external source/agent, event or situation that gets/activates a response

Dependent Variable

Variable that’s dependent on the independent variable for a response, changes as a result

Variables

Controlling things in experiments to see the changes possible, things that can be manipulated

Control Group

People that don’t have/get the independent variable for testing

Eros

A person’s life drive, satisfaction of hunger, and other forces that drive life

Somatotype

Way to classify someone off their body type, three classifications

Superego

Rules you follow because they were enforced/taught as a child

Regression

The style of going back to an infant/childish state when emotional

Gestalt

Patterns your brain automatically assumes for because of past feelings/sensations

Learning

Lasting change/influence in a persons behavior because of learning, training, or experience. Learning new skills, information, or social behaviors

Archetypes

Internal/Natural instincts a person has that influence behavior, come from our ancestors. Universal thing

Overcompensation

Focusing to change weaknesses until it becomes a great strength/over bearing, or becomes out of proportion

Independent Variable

The Variable that doesn’t change regardless of the situation

Psychology Defined

“Science of the soul”/ study of human behavior. Figure out why people act certain ways, how to help people and understand/predict, using scientific methods to collect in experiments

Nature vs. Nuture

Idea that genetics and our environment both affect us and who we are

Leading proponent of the Humanist Theory

Carl Rogers, focuses on human potential

School of psychology on how our environment affects us

Behaviorist school of psychology, both genetics and environmental effect us

Process that sends information to the brain from sensory receptors

Encoding

Developed the four stages of Human cognitive development

Jean Piaget

Teaching to associate behavior with consequences

Operant Condition

Personality Defined

Unique pattern of thoughts feelings, and behaviors of how people react to the external world

Most effective schedule of reinforcement

Variable-internal reinforcement, rewards come at unpredictable times

Theory of Sigmund Freud

Unconscious mind, personality (if, ego, and superego), psychoanalysis, defense mechanism

Theory of John Watson

Behaviorism

Are psychologists able to isolate the factor that causes a person to forget?

No

Maslow’s Hierarchy of needs

5: Self-actualization

4: Esteem

3: Love/Belonging

2: Safety

1: Physiological

First Stage of Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs

Physiological

Second Stage of Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs

Safety

Third Stage of Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs

Love/Belonging

Fourth Stage of Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs

Esteem

Fifth/Highest Stage of Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs

Self-actualization