Behaviorism to Conformity Flashcards
Cell body
The main part of a neuron where information is processed
Conditioning
The process of learning new behaviors or responses as a result of their consequences
Cognitive Dissonance
The realization of contradictions in one’s own attitude and behaviors
Bisexuality
Being attracted to or aroused by members of both genders
Broca’s Aphasia
An aphasia associated with damage to the Broca’s area of the brain
Behaviorism
The school of psychology founded on the premise that behavior is measurable and can be changed
Blind Study
A way to avoid the placebo effect in research
Burnout
Changes in thoughts, emotions, and behavior as a result of extended job stress and unrewarded repetition of duties
Conformity
Changing your attitudes, beliefs, thoughts or behaviors to be more consistent with others
Centration
A young child’s tendency to focus only on his/her own perspective of an object
Chemical Imbalance
A generic term for the idea that chemicals in the brain are either too scarce or too abundant leading to disorders
Compulsion
The physical act resulting from an obsession
Cognition
Involves the process of storing, receiving and using information
Conditioned Stimulus
The stimulus in a stimulus-response chain that is not naturally occurring but rather has been learned through its pairing with a naturally occurring chain
Cognitive Therapy
The theory that asserts that our cognition control a large part of our emotions or behaviors
Client Centered Therapy
A humanistic therapy based on Carl Rogers’ beliefs that an individual has an unlimited capacity for growth
Conditioned Response
The response in a stimulus-response chain that is not naturally occurring but rather has been learned through its pairing with a naturally occurring chain
Classical Conditioning
The behavioral technique of pairing a naturally occurring stimulus-response chain with a different stimulus in order to produce a response that is not naturally occurring
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
A treatment involving the combination of behavioral and cognitive therapy
Coercive Power
Power derived from the ability to punish
