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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
- 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
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
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
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
