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independent variable

observered result TERM 2

dependent variable

DEFINITION 2 variable being manipulated or changed TERM 3

stress response system

DEFINITION 3 general adaptation system has 3 stages: alarm, resistance, and exhaustion * key hormone coritsol TERM 4

chronic stress affects on body

DEFINITION 4 alters the immune system by interfering with the bodys natural defense mechanisms. inhibits the progression of cancer, AIDS, and heart disease TERM 5

3 major risks of heart disease

DEFINITION 5

1. obesity 2. lack of exercise 3. smoking

Amygdala

located in the hippocampus * plays a vital role in learning to associate things in the world with emotional responses example, gross food= disgusting TERM 7

Memory Consolidation

DEFINITION 7 converting short term memories to long term memories TERM 8

Correlation Graphs

DEFINITION 8 strongest correlation is closest -1 or 1 TERM 9

Declarative Memories

DEFINITION 9 stores facts TERM 10

non-declarative memory

DEFINITION 10 long term storage of memories

semantic memories

knowing an apple is a fruit, association TERM 12

episodic memories

DEFINITION 12 memories of events, or past experiences TERM 13

Neurons communicate...

DEFINITION 13 chemically TERM 14

Personality according to Freud

DEFINITION 14 our unconscious wishes and desires greatly influence our behaviors and personality * 2 biggest drives, sex and aggression TERM 15

pleasure principle- Freud

DEFINITION 15 drives (sex and aggression) motivate us to find pleasure and avoid pain

classical conditioning

association of label and taste TERM 17

unconditioned stimulus

DEFINITION 17 don't have to learn to respond to (food in a dish) TERM 18

unconditioned response

DEFINITION 18 don't have to learn to respond to (salivating) TERM 19

conditioned stimulus

DEFINITION 19 learn to respond to (dogs salivating to the sound of the bell) TERM 20

conditioned response

DEFINITION 20 a response built up over time, eventually becomes the response to the conditioned stimulus only

John Watson

father of american behaviorism * focused on observable behavior TERM 22

sensation

DEFINITION 22 organs response to an external stimuli TERM 23

perception

DEFINITION 23 act of organizing and interpreting an external stimuli TERM 24

sympathetic nervous system

DEFINITION 24 The Sympathetic Nervous System (SNS) is a branch of the autonomic nervous system along with the enteric nervous system and parasympathetic nervous system. * prepares the body for action TERM 25

parasympathetic nervous system

DEFINITION 25 the body's resting state

Depression

• most common psychological disorder symptoms include: fatigue, depression all day, hyper insomnia, insomnia, feelings of guilt TERM 27

Pavlov

DEFINITION 27 salivating dogs experiment, example of classical conditioning TERM 28

Bobo doll experiment

DEFINITION 28 kids learned how to play with dolls by watching their parents play with dolls *learned modeling behaviors TERM 29

the "shy" gene

DEFINITION 29 research on the shy gene shows that while having the gene gives you a predisposition to be shy, the environment and how you are raised affects this hugely. * the gene is not the final determining factor TERM 30

Dalai Lama

DEFINITION 30 dalai lama says that everyone wants to be happy and achieve happiness, but then why isn't everyone thinking the thoughts and engaging in the behaviors that led to happiness?

Twin Gene Study

50% of our genes come from the environment TERM 32

Suicide Stats

DEFINITION 32 women 3 times more likely to commit suicide then men men 4 times more likely to be successful than women TERM 33

John-Kabat Zinn

DEFINITION 33 research on meditation and healing * these greatly reduce stress and reduce signs of aging, very healthy for you TERM 34

Homosexuality

DEFINITION 34 deemed a mental disorder in 1973... not anymore TERM 35

diathesis-stress model

DEFINITION 35 the ides of nature and nurture work together * the model shows that a person can be vulnerable to a mental disorder because of predisposition and the environment they are raised in

diathesis

used to refer to a genetic disposition, an abnormal disease TERM 37

operant conditioning

DEFINITION 37 use of consequences to modify behavior TERM 38

B.F. Skinner

DEFINITION 38 thought emotion and thoughts were irrelevant to learning TERM 39

bipolar disorder

DEFINITION 39 alternating mani and depression symptons * most people are fully functional between outbursts TERM 40

OCD

DEFINITION 40 obsession- thoughts compulsions- behaviors

schizophrenia

"splitting of the mind" * hallucinations * disorganized behaviors TERM 42

Gardner

DEFINITION 42 8 forms of intelligence- Linguistic intelligence (verbal ability) Spatial Musical Logical-mathematical Bodily-kinesthetic Intrapersonal (ones own intelligence about themselves, self- understanding) Interpersonal (social intelligence) Naturalist Existential intelligence TERM 43

crystallized intelligence

DEFINITION 43 knowledge acquired through experience, applying knowledge to problem solving TERM 44

fluid intelligence

DEFINITION 44 reasoning TERM 45

Eysenck's theory

DEFINITION 45 introverts- avoid social situations, keep arousal to a minimum extroverts- seek social gatherings, and excitement

confound variable

variable combined with IV and DV * third variable in an experiment TERM 47

Tolman and Hoznik's Rat Maze

DEFINITION 47 latent learning- learning that occurs without any outward behavioral cue TERM 48

building block for the nervous

system

DEFINITION 48 nerve cell or neuron