Psychology
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malishka2006 on March 18, 2012
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 psychology | systematic study of behavior and experience |
| determinism | idea that everything that happens has a cause, or determinant, that one could observe or measure |
| free will | belief that behavior is caused by a person's independent decision |
| mind-brain problem | philosophical question on how experience relates to the brain |
| nature-nurture issue | differences in behavior relate to differences in heredity and environment |
| clinical psychologist | understanding and helping people with psychological problems; advanced degree in psych |
| counseling psychologist | help people with educational, vocational, marriage, health related and other decisions |
| psychiatrist | deals with emotional disturbances, can prescribe drugs; MD |
| sensation | conversion of energy from environment into a pattern of response of Nervous system |
| theory | explanation or model that fits many observations and makes valid predictions |
| survey | study of the prevalence of certain beliefs, attitudes, or behaviors based on people's responses to question |
| memory | retention of information |
| cued recall | receive significant hints about the material |
| free recall | produces a response |
| reticular articulate system (RAS) | brain filter system. let in what's important to you |
| rapid eye movement (REM) | eyes move rapidly during first stage of sleep |
| conscious | subjective experience of perceiving oneself and one's surroundings |
| deja vu | sense that an event is familiar |
| circadian | rhythm of activity and inactivity lasting about a day |
| SPAR | survey; process meaningfully; ask questions; review |
| motivate | process that determines the reinforcement value of an outcome |
| eustress | good stress; motivate yourself |
| stress and health | causes of stress may lead to physical disorder |
| positive reinforcement | reward to encourage the desire of behavior |
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