PSY FINAL Flashcards
What is the purpose of the olfactory system?
It is the structure responsible for smell.
What is the process by which the eye becomes more sensitive to light in a dark environment?
Dark adaptation
An _________ is a step-by-step procedure that is guaranteed, eventually, to produce a solution.
Algorithm
What are the three universal properties that all languages share?
Semanticity, Generativity, and Displacement
______ is when someone observes a behavior and then imitates it
Modeling
_______ is the Id’s boundless drive for immediate gratification
Pleasure principle
What are nerve cells that serve as building blocks of the nervous system called?
Neurons
A capacity to change as a result of experience is called…
Plasticity
What is the inner core of the brain that connects to the spinal cord and contains the medulla, pons, and reticular formation?
the brainstem
Good serotonin process makes you:
Sleep
The visual system stores images called ions in _________.
Iconic memory
__________ are recollections consciously retrieved in response to direct questions.
Explicit memories
What is the capacity to learn from experience and adopt successfully to one’s environment?
Intelligence
The inability to see a problem from other’s point of view is called…
Fixation
___________ is the scientific study of behavior and the mind.
Psychology
The __________ focuses on the links between the mind and the body
clinical perspective
Learning by watching others is called.
Observational learning
What term describes behavior directed against persons because of their affiliation with a social group?
discrimination
__________________ is the tendency for an organ to become familiar with a stimulus as a result of repeated exposure.
habituation
________ is any stimulus that strengthens a prior response.
reinforcement
A perspective in psychology for evaluating human flourishing and wellness. it involves topics of maintaining optimal mental and physical health
Positive Psychological Perspective
a visual sensation that persists after prolonged exposure to and removal of a stimulus is
afterimage
What are the three aspects of the Freudian Iceberg Model?
ego, id, and superego
__________ is when anxiety-provoked thoughts and memories are “forgotten” and pushed out of awareness
Repression