| Term | Definition |
|---|
| adaptation | a change in behavior to meet the needs of a changing environment |
| analysis | trying to figure out the meaning of a set of observations |
| behavioral science | using the scientific method to study human behavior |
| classical conditioning | a pairing a neutral stimulus with an unconditioned stimulus, leading to a response |
| conscious needs | those needs of which we are aware |
| creativity | the ability to think, do, or see things in a new and different way |
| denial | refusing to believe something even though it's obvious |
| developmental psychologist | studies the pyschological changes that occur as we age |
| ego | acts as a referee between the id and superego |
| emotions | feelings such as love, hate, anger, happiness |
| empathy | feeling as another person does |
| environment | your surroundings |
| heredity | the passing of traits from parents to children through reporduction |
| id | represents our most basic needs |
| learning | a change in behavior caused by experience |
| mental set | an expectation of the way things should be or will be |
| needs | what humans require to survive and grow in a healthy way |
| negative reinforcement | taking away something unpleasant in order to get a desired behavior (the behavior must come first, though) |
| observation | watching and writing down facts and events |
| operant conditioning | training a subject to perform a certain action through the use of reinforcers |
| perception | taking in information from the environment |
| personality | the combination of hereditary factors, environmental factors, and experience patterns that make us unique individuals |
| positive reinforcement | giving a reward in order to get a desired behavior (the behavior must come first, though) |
| projection | projecting one's faults onto someone or something else |
| psychology | the study of how the mind and body work together to create thoughts that lead to actions |
| rationalization | making an excuse for an action without realizing the excuse is not the real reason for the action |
| repression | pushing unpleasant memories into the subconscious |
| response | an action caused by a stimulus |
| self-actualization | becoming the best person you can be |
| shaping | rewarding a subject when the subject performs a behavior that is close to the desired behavior |
| stimulus | leads to a response |
| superego | represents society's teachings regarding right and wrong |
| trial-and-error learning | trying different ways to solve a problem until one works |
| unconscious needs | those needs of which we are not fully aware |
| Freud | Austrian psychologist who was one of the first to seriously examine the personality |
| Maslow | argued that needs must be met in a certain sequence, or hierarchy |
| blind self | aspects of yourself that are known to others but not known to you |
| hidden self | aspects of yourself that are not known to others but are known to you |
| open self | aspects of yourself that are known to you and known to others |
| unknown self | aspects of yourself that are not to you and not known to others |
| esteem needs | our need to feel competent and confident, and for recognition |
| social needs | our need to for acceptance, affection |
| safety and security | our need to feel free from danger; our need for predictability and stability |
| physical needs | our most basic need for food, water, survival |
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