Approaches for Psychology

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technique pioneered by Wilhelm Wundt
introspection
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chemicals secreted by the endocrine system into the blood and other bodily fluids
Hormones
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genetic make up on an individual
genotype
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the characteristics shown by a person that have occurred because of their genes and the environment
phenotype
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the system made up of the brain and spinal cord
central nervous system
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this system is the accompanying system running throughout the body which acts with the central nervous system
peripheral nervous system
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a nerve cell which transfers information throughout the nervous system
neuron
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this is the system which affects the transfer and secretion of hormones throughout the body
endocrine system
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chemicals within the cerebral fluid that transmit signals
neurotransmitters
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when a stimulus becomes generalised to other related stimuli which are also associated with the conditioned response
stimulus generalisation
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when a stimulus is not associated with the conditioned response as it is too different from the original stimulus
stimulus discrimination
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learning due to the positive or negative consequence of the behaviour
operant conditioning
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a behaviour that is more likely to reoccur because of avoidance of negative consequence
negative reinforcement
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a behaviour is less likely to reoccur because of negative consequences
punishment
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a collection of ideas about a person or situation formed through experience which helps the individual to understand and predict the world around them
schema
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