Psychology Terms

Question 1

Pavlovian/Classical Conditioning

Answer 1

A neutral, conditioned stimulus is paired with an unconscious one until the stimulus causes the conscious triggers the unconscious.

Question 2

Collective Unconscious

Answer 2

Jungian theory says that people share an unconscious mind that is the product of ancestry and contains knowledge of science, religion, and morality.

Question 3

Ego

Answer 3

Freudian theory: the conscious part of the mind that tries to incorporate the urges of the Id and the limitations of the superego.

Question 4

Id

Answer 4

Freudian: unconscious part of the mind that creates instinctual impulses and primitive needs.

Question 5

Operant Conditioning

Answer 5

The operator acts independently and desirable behaviors are reinforced.

Question 6

Phenomenology

Answer 6

Method of inquiry that focuses on our own conscious thought processes.

Question 7

Superego

Answer 7

Freudian theory: division of the unconscious that is formed from the internalization of societal moral standards - restrains the ego.

Question 8

Behaviorism

Answer 8

Focuses entirely on observable behaviors. Does not assume the existence of a mind outside of those behaviors.