Glossary Flashcards
absolute poevrty
inability to meet bare minimum of basic needs incuding cleand rinking water, food, safe housing and reliable access to health care
achieved status
statuses that are considered due to be due largely to the individuals efforst
acquistion
in classical cond
process of learning association between conditioned stim and response
action potential
localized change in neuronès membrane potential that proppogrates away from its point of origin
all or none process mediated by the opening voltage gated Na+ and K+ channels when the membrane is brought to threshold potential; opening Na+ channels causes characteristic depolarization while opening K+ repolarizes the membrane
activation synthesis theory
theory that dreams are byproducts of brain activation during REM sleep
actor observer bias
tendency to blame our addictions on the situation and blame actions of others on their personalities
addiction
compulsion to perform an act repeatedly
consists of psychological dependence or physical dependence
affect
personès visible emotion in the moment
affirmative action
policies that take factors like sex or race into consideration to benefit underrepresented groups in admissions o job hiring decisions; these policies have been used to benefit those believed to be current or past victims of discrimination
aggregate
ppl in same space ut do not interact or share a common sense of identity
agression
behavior that is forceful, hostile or attacking
sociology something intended to cause arm or promote social dominance within a group
Ainsworth Mary
famous for strange situation experiments where mothers leave their infants in an unfamiliar environment to see how they would react
distinction between securely and insecurely attached infants
algorithm
step by step detailing aid in problem solving
