description | word/key phrase |
a subfield of psych that studies the causes and consequences of interpersonal behavior | |
observable actions of human beings and nonhuman animals | |
an approach to psych that links psych processes to activities in the nervous system and other bodily processes | |
greek philosopher who believed that the mind is a blank slate | |
the amount of time taken to respond to a specific stimulus | |
the analysis of the basic elements that constitute the mind | |
an action or physiological change elicited by a stimulus | |
an approach to understanding human nature that focuses on positive potential of human beings | |
our private inner experience of perceptions, thoughts, memories, and feelings | |
scientist who worked with a patient suffering damage to a small part of the left side of the brain, almost completely unable to speak but understood all that was said to him | |
a psychological approach explaining mind and behavior in terms of the adaptive value of abilities that are preserved over time by natural selection | |
the part of the mind that operates outside of conscious, awareness but influences conscious thoughts, feelings, and actions | |
sensory input from the environment | |
he developed a method for measuring the speed of nerve impulses by recording reaction time | |
man who believed that private xperiences too vague to be scientifically studied, behaviorist | |
the study of how cultures reflect and shape the psych processes of members | |
errors of perception, memory, or judgement in which subj experience differs from obj reality | |
largest organization of psychologists in the U.S. | |
a therapeutic approach focusing on bringing unconscious to conscious to better understand psych disorders | |
person who formulated reinforcement | |
a field that tries to understand link between cognitive processes and brain activity | |
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