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Psychology
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09/28/2010

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Term
Psychology (new definition)
Definition
the science of the behavior and mental processes
Term
Psychology (old definition)
Definition
the study of the mind
Term
PSYCH
Definition
Blood, breath, spirit, life, ghost
*mind
Term
Logos
Definition
Word, reason, a cosmic force giving the universe reason and order, * the study of...
Term
The ABS's of PSY
Definition
Affect, -mental process
Behavior,
Cognition - mental process
Term
Behavior
Definition
The observable or measurable activity of the organism
Term
Affect
Definition
Feeling, emotion, mood
Term
Cognition
Definition
The processes involved in knowing
Term
Hypothetical construct
Definition
An inferred and therefore unobserved condition, process or structure
Term
Operational definition
Definition
A definition items of observation, measurements, operations to be preformed
Term
Sensation
Definition
To convert physical energy into nerve impulses
Term
Cognition
Definition
To interpret and give meaning to sensory input
Term
The birth of modern psy? (year and name)
Definition
1879 - Wilhelm Wundt
Term
Structuralism (school)
Definition
Structuralism - The science of the structure of consciousness

Founder: Wilhelm Wundt
1870
1st experimental lab in psy

Study of consciousness: Awareness, Experience, Mental Processes

Method: Analytic Introspection
Mental Chemistry
Term
Functionalism (school)
Definition
Functionalism - The science of the functions of consciousness

Founder William James
late 1870
Stream of consciousness

Consciousness - 1) is always changing
2) has a direction, a
goal
Term
Gestalt (school)
Definition
Gestalt psy - the science of the Gestalt's in consciousness

Founder: Koffka, Wertheimer, Kohler,
1912

Gestalt: Whole, form, shape, pattern
Term
Psychoanalysis (school)
Definition
the science of unconsciousness mental forces (in conflict)

Founder: Sigmund Freud
1895 (late 1880s)

Iceberg model of the mind

Repression - the blocking of therating mental material from awareness

Impulses that get repressed: Sex,
Aggression
(Anger)
Term
Behaviorism
Definition
Behaviorism - The science of Behavior

Founder: John Watson, Ivan Pavlov, Skiher
1913

3promises
1) Psy mast be a science
2) Science is founded on observations
3) Consciousness can not be observed

Against

Consciousness
Introspection = Not observable
Unconsciousness

S-R PSYCHOLOGY

S --------- R
Stimulus Response
Term
Psychodinamic (Approach)
Definition
Unconscious mental force
Repression
Iceberg model
Intrapsychic conflict
Term
Behavioral (Approach)
Definition
Environmentalism
Learning
S-R model
Conditioning
Determinism
1)All events are caused
2)All causes produce an inevitable effect
Term
Environmentalism
Definition
The primary forces shaping behavior as the environment
Term
Determinism
Definition
The principals of cause an effect
Term
Cognitive (Approach)
Definition
Cognitive processes
Perception
Thinking
Memory
Schema
Term
Schema
Definition
A preconceived of perceiving things
Term
Humanistic (Approach)
Definition
Phenomenology-the study of phenomena
Noumenon-reality in and of itself
Phenomenon-the experience of Noumenon
Emphasis on the individuals unique perception
Self-concept - the picture I have on myself
Self actualization - the tendency to fulfill one's potential
Free will - the absence of determinism
Term
Science
Definition
A method for getting knowledge based on:
1 empiricism
2 replicability
Term
Empiricism
Definition
The belief that the best (or only) way to get knowledge is to observe
Term
Replicability
Definition
All observations must be repeatable
Term
Functional Relationship
Definition
Are real relationship in which change in one variable is regularly associated with change in another variable (smt that may change)
Term
GPA
Definition
Is a function of motivation =
=f(motivation)
Term
Correlation
Definition
Scientific seek of discover functions

Positive Negative
^^ or VV ^v or v^
Term
Casual Correlation
Definition
One variable causes another to change
Term
Non-casual Correlation
Definition
One variable does not causes another to change
Term
Independent variable
Definition
Manipulated by the researchers
Term
Depended variable
Definition
Affected by the independent variable
Term
Experimental group
Definition
The group that receives the experimental treatment
Term
Control group
Definition
The group that receives no treatment
Provides some baseline against which to compare the performance or response of the experimental group
Term
Confounding variable
Definition
Any factor that affects the dependent variable along with, or instead of, the independent variable
Term
Random variables
Definition
Uncontrolled or uncontrollable factors that affect the dependent variable along with, or instead of the independent variable
Term
Axon
Definition
Carry nerve impulses
Term
Synapse
Definition
Carry nerve impulses between neurons
Form neural network
Form the junction of memory
Term
Dendrites
Definition
Receive nerve impulses
Detect nerve impulses
Term
Glial cells
Definition
Holds neurons together and helps them communicate with each other
Term
Neurons
Definition
Cells that sends and receives messages
Term
Nervous system
Definition
Network of billions of cells that detects what is going inside or outside the body
Guides appropriate responses
Term
Action Potential
Definition
Electromechanical impulse
Speed 5-206 miles/hour
1000 times per second
Term
Refractory time
Definition
Short period after cell flirting, during which the cell can not fire again
Term
Acetylcholine
Definition
Memory, movement

Alzheimer's disease
Term
Serotonin
Definition
Elevates mood

Dipression
Term
Dopamine
Definition
Movement, reward

Parkinson's disease, schizophrenia
Term
GABA
Definition
Inhibits nerve impulses (sleep, movement)

Epilepsy, Huntington's disease
Term
Endrophins
Definition
Give pleasure and relief pain
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