Psychology Vocab
Rodrigo G.
Vocabulary
Anal stage: the stage at which children advocate erotic pleasure with the elimination process
Archetype: an inherited idea, based on the experiences of one’s ancestors, which shapes one’s perception of the world
Altered states of consciousness: conscious level, preconscious level, and unconscious level
Amnesia: a loss of memory that may occur after a blow to the head or as a result of brain damage
Biofeedback: the process of learning to control bodily states with the help of machines monitoring the states to be controlled
Bipolar: a disorder in which a person’s mood inappropriately alternates between feelings of mania and depression
Client centered therapy: an approach developed by Carl Rogers that reflects the belief that the client and therapist are partners in therapy
Conditioning: a type of learning that involves stimulus response connections in which the response is conditional to the stimulus
Central nervous system: Spinal cord and the brain Classical conditioning: a learning procedure in which associations are made between a natural stimulus and a neutral stimulus
Collective unconscious: the part of the mind that inherited instincts, urges, and memories common to all people
Consciousness: an individual’s state of awareness, including a person’s feelings, sensations, ideas, and perceptions
Compulsion: an apparently irresistible urge to repeat an act or engage in ritualistic behavior such as hand washing
Cross- sectional study: research method in which data is collected from groups of participants of different ages and compares so that conclusions can be drawn about differences due to age
CS (Conditioned stimulus): a once neutral event that elicits a given response after a period of training in which it has been paired with an unconditioned stimulus
CR (conditioned response): a response by the conditioned stimulus; it is similar to the unconditioned response, but not identical in magnitude or amount
Defense
Vocabulary
Anal stage: the stage at which children advocate erotic pleasure with the elimination process
Archetype: an inherited idea, based on the experiences of one’s ancestors, which shapes one’s perception of the world
Altered states of consciousness: conscious level, preconscious level, and unconscious level
Amnesia: a loss of memory that may occur after a blow to the head or as a result of brain damage
Biofeedback: the process of learning to control bodily states with the help of machines monitoring the states to be controlled
Bipolar: a disorder in which a person’s mood inappropriately alternates between feelings of mania and depression
Client centered therapy: an approach developed by Carl Rogers that reflects the belief that the client and therapist are partners in therapy
Conditioning: a type of learning that involves stimulus response connections in which the response is conditional to the stimulus
Central nervous system: Spinal cord and the brain Classical conditioning: a learning procedure in which associations are made between a natural stimulus and a neutral stimulus
Collective unconscious: the part of the mind that inherited instincts, urges, and memories common to all people
Consciousness: an individual’s state of awareness, including a person’s feelings, sensations, ideas, and perceptions
Compulsion: an apparently irresistible urge to repeat an act or engage in ritualistic behavior such as hand washing
Cross- sectional study: research method in which data is collected from groups of participants of different ages and compares so that conclusions can be drawn about differences due to age
CS (Conditioned stimulus): a once neutral event that elicits a given response after a period of training in which it has been paired with an unconditioned stimulus
CR (conditioned response): a response by the conditioned stimulus; it is similar to the unconditioned response, but not identical in magnitude or amount
Defense