Chp 1 test Flashcards
Why study psych?
gives you insight into behavior
practical application to everyday life
Study of human behavior and mental processes
psych
Why is psych considered a science
it relies on the scientific method
4 steps of sci method
identify problem
form hypothesis
test hypothesis
analyze data
4 goals of psych regarding behavior
describe explain predict control BEHAVIOR
Contrast psychology with psychiatry
psych- anything ppl think, feel and do
psychia- specialty in meds
Change in behavior (permanent) that results from experience or practice
learning
3 types of learning
classical conditionin
operant conditioning
modeling
Classical conditioning= person
pavlov
ooperant conditioning= person
skinner
Stimulus or event that affects likelihood that an immediately preceding behavior will be repeated
reinforcement
Tune out background noise and info and choose to focus on 1 voice or stimulus
selective attention
remembering cara delvignes eyebrows
feature extraction
3 types of storage
sensoring
long term
short term
Methods commonly used to improve memory
feedback, transfer, and practice
Who was Pavlov and what did he accomplish
good guy and surgeon and scientist
introduced classical cond
what was the advice he gave to young people regarding success
zeal, consistency, discipline
Can motivation be directly observed?
no
realizing ones unique potential
seal-actualization
Who developed the self-actualization theory?
maslow
Why do ppl take unnecessary risks?
the feeling afterward
how many stages of sleep?
4 + rem
Why is rem so important?
when u dream
how much sleep does a tennager need
9.25 hours
who studied dreams?
freud
famous example of someone with a prescient dream?
lincoln
2 parts of the dream and what do they mean
manifest- obvious every day
latent- symbolic
characteristics consistently displayed and uniquely combined in each of us
personality
What was F personality theory
id, ego, superego
PErson who continually tries to conpensate for their weaknesses and avoid feelings of inadequacy
inferiority complex
adler
Persons perception of his or her inability to cope with certain tense event or situation
stress
2 tyes of stress
eustress distress
stress producing event or situation
strressor
wht causes major life change tht causes stress
nature of job, role in organization, interpersonal relationships
Selyes theory
flight or fight
alarm
resistence
exhaustion
mental illness caused by extreme stress
post tramautic stress disorder
how do we cope with stress
eugnitive appraisal
cognitive preparation
What is learned with helplessness
someone gives up cause they havent been taught they cant do something
Drug most commonly abused by stress victims
mild sedatives
3 tecniques to relieve stress
listen to music
get more sleep
eat more carbs
What is a type A personlality
someone who is in extreme stress and always busy
4 L
liver
lover
livelihood
law
B4 pavlov conditioned the dog the salavation was
unconditioned stimuli
Who mad 1st psycho lab
Wilhelm Wundt
