Snazzlefrag's Intro to Psychology Study
Notes
Abraham Maslow (1908-1970) - questions and answers-hierarchy of human needs in motivating
behavior
Absolute Refractory Period: - questions and answers-Resting pause, neurons pump positively
charged sodium back out.
Absolute Threshold: - questions and answers-the minimum stimulation needed to detect a
particular stimulus 50 percent of the time
Accomodation - questions and answers-Changes schema to fit new schema
Activation-synthesis Theory: - questions and answers-theory that dreams reflect inputs from
brain activation originating in the pons, which the forebrain then attempts to weave into a story
Neurons Random fire, dreams attempt to make sense of images.
aggression - questions and answers-: Frustration-aggression Hypothesis (debunked):
Frustration always leads to aggression (not true)
Alfred Binet (French, 1900s) - questions and answers-Intelligence tests.
Altruism - questions and answers-a concern for others; generosity
syn: unselfishness; magnanimity
ant: selfishness; egoism
altruism - questions and answers-unselfishly helping others
a concern for others; generosity
Amplitude - questions and answers-Height of Wave (loudness).
Amygdala - questions and answers-(in Limbic System): Emotion (fear/aggression), Evaluation of
stimuli.
anxiety - questions and answers-Generalized Anxiety, Panic, Phobias, OCD
Assimilation - questions and answers-Incorporates new info into existing schema.
, associative learning (classical conditioning) - questions and answers-Associative learning is the
ability of many animals to learn to associate one stimulus with another. Example: Pavlov's dog
that learned to associate the sound of a bell with food and would drool even when it heard the
bell only.
Attribution - questions and answers-explain behavior of others
Autonomic Nervous System: - questions and answers-Involuntary actions, internal organs etc.
Sympathetic (excites), Parasympathetic (relaxes).
Awake: - questions and answers-Alpha Waves but relaxed (slow, regular)
Axon: - questions and answers-SENDS messages to nearby neurons, glands, or muscles.
Babbling Stage: - questions and answers-(4-6month to 1yr). Practice sounds. No longer
recognize foreign language sounds
Bandura: - questions and answers-Social-Cognitive. Social Learning. Observational learning,
imitation of models.
Basal Ganglia: - questions and answers-Muscle contractions, movements
Behavioral - questions and answers-Learned behaviors. Classical/Operant Conditioning.
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