Psychology notes Flashcards
Psychology
The study of behavior (outward or overt actions and reactions) and mental processes (internal and covert activity of our minds).
Psychoanalytic
Study of the unconscious.
Gestalt
Organized whole.
Glial cells
Provides support for the neuron to grow, deliver nutrients, produce myelin to coat.
Cognitive
Perception, learning, memory, thought process and problem solving.
Behaviorism
Observable overt actions only.
Psychodynamic
Sense of self.
Humanistic
Borrows from philosophy and deals with free will.
Sociocultural
Relationship between social behavior and culture.
Biopsychological
Linked to biological events
Evolutionary
Developed for preservation of the species.
Memory
-Sensory memory
-Short term memory
-Long term memory
-Maintenance (elaborate) rehearsal
Stages
Encodes, storage, retrieval
Types of Memory
-Iconic=sight
-Echoic=hearing
-Procedural=skills
-Declarative=facts
-Infantile Amnesia=can’t recall memory before age 3
-Concepts-Categorizing
-Cognition
-Insight
Types of intelligence
Conservation
Diffusion of responsibility
Surrounding inhibits behavior.
Consumer Psychology
- Foot in the door
- Door in the face
- Lowball
- That’s not all
