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AP Psych 1
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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Charles Darwin | theory of evolution, survival of the fittest |
| William Wundt | father of psychology, developed structuralism as an approach, introspection as the methodology |
| Structuralism | focus of study on the structure or basic elements of the brain |
| Functionalism | focus of study on how the mind allows people to adapt, live, work, and play |
| Psychoanalysis | form of therapy developed by Freud emphasizing the revealing of unconscious conflicts |
| Behaviorism | focuses on the observable behavior |
| Correlation Coefficient | a number that represents the strength of a relationship existing between two variables |
| Independent Variable | variable in an experiment that is manipulated by the experimenter |
| Dependent Variable | represents the measurable response of behavior of the subjects in the experiment |
| numbers of central tendency | number that represents the most typical score of a frequency distribution |
| Evolutionary perspective | survival of the fittest, from then to now |
| Behavioral perspective | Learning, classical conditioning |
| Sociocultural perspective | Individual groups, cultures |
| Biological perspective | Brain structure, disease |
| Humanistic perspective | Free will, self-actualization, human potential |
| Psychoanalytic perspective | Early childhood experiences |
| Cognitive perspective | Memory, intellect, perception, self |
| John Watson | founder of behaviorism; most famous for Little Albert experiment |
| Alfred Adler | believed childhood social (not sexual) tensions are crucial for personality formation |
| Behavioral Neuroscience/Biological Psychology | focuses on the biological bases of psychology processes, behavior, and learning |
| Action Potential | release of neural impulse, consisting of a reversal of the electrical charge within the axon |
| Neurotransmitters | chemical found in the synaptic vesicles that, when released, has an effect on the next cell |
| Neuroplasticity | the ability within the brain to constantly change both the structure and function of many cells in response to experience or trauma |
| Medulla | responsible for life-sustaining functions like breathing, swallowing, and heart rate |
| Cerebellum | controls and coordinates involuntary, rapid, fine motor movement |
| Broca's Aphasia | condition resulting from damage to Broca's area, causing affected person to be unable to speak fluently, to mispronounce words, and to speak haltingly |
| Wernicke's Aphasia | condition related to damage of Wernicke's area, causing affected person to be unable to understand or produce meaningful language |
| Carl Rogers | humanistic psychologist who believed in unconditional positive regard; people will naturally strive for self-actualization and high self esteem unless society taints them |
| BF Skinner | believed everyone was born with a blank slate; operant conditioning |
| Conciousness | overall awareness of everything that is going around someone |
| Adaptive Theory | sleep theory stating that animals and humans evolved sleep patterns to avoid predators by sleeping when the predators were most active |
| Restorative theory | theory of sleep stating that sleep is necessary to replenish cells and repair cellular damage |
| Hypnosis | state of consciousness where the person is very susceptible to suggestion |
| Drug Tolerance | decrease of the response to a drug over repeated uses that leads to the need for higher doses to achieve the same effect |
| Physiological Dependence | condition occurring when a person's body becomes unable to function normally without a particular drug |
| Withdrawl | physical symptoms like nausea and pain that occur from a lack of an addictive drug in the body |
| Psychological Dependence | feeling that a drug is needed to continue a feeling of emotional or psychological wellbeing |
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