psych

aaron becks view of depression

cognitive therapist- depression can be explained on the part of patients by examing a patients faulty, illogical and self defeating thoughts

absolute threshold

an area of psychology dealing with sensation- refers to slightest sensation that a person can detect

achievement vs. aptitude test

achievement tests are tests designed to test what you know aptitude tests are designed to measure your ability to do something

Action vs resting

refers to the firing of nerve cells acting- moving/ using brain resting- not moving

acuity- vision

how sharp your vision is

mary ainsworth strange situation

study on attachment infants and mall children bonding to their parents when you place small children in strange situations some kids adjust

albert bandura: major view on learning and bobo doll experiment

pioneered a kind of learing known as observational learning effects of irritation and modeling in learning. studying kids watching aggresive

albert ellsis -ret

mean- rational emotive therapy- problems stem most likely from illogical, self defeating and irrational thinking

alfred adler- inferiority complex

an unrealistic feeling of general inadequacy caused by actual or supposed inferiority sometimes marked by aggressive behavior

all or nothing law of neural firing

neural firing patterns of neurons build up of electrical charge to fire all will fire or none will fire

altruism

behavior that you do just to be kind, without thought of what you might get out of it

american psychological association

represents professional psychologist in the US- publishes a ton of professional journals- body that governs all of psychology

amnesia

serious condition in which one loses his/her memory retrograde- past anteriograde- no new memories

apparent motion

perception- something is moving when it really isn't- ie cartoons

arousal

refers to your body as it readies itself to respond to something makes you aware and alert