approaches for AS psychology - key terms

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