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Behavior Science
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Undergraduate 1
05/14/2007

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Self Control
Definition
having more authority over your emotions
Term
Walter Cannon
Definition
-Harvard Medical school
-WW I traumatic shock
-Homeostasis
-Human Fight or flight Response
- survival mode
Term
Fight or Flight response
Definition
automatic response to stress
Term
Fight or Flight reactions
Definition
-overreaction to any provocation
-exaggerated fear
-distorted thinking
-scanning for surrounding danger
-fixation on possible sources of harm
Term
Fight or flight chemical reactions
Definition
-increased heart rate
-sharpening of senses
-more adrenaline, stronger
-more endorphins, dulls the pain
Term
Fight/Flight impact on thought process
Definition
-little rational thought
-angered easily
Term
Calming F/F response
Definition
-physical activity
-relax the mind
-breathing exercises
Term
Who developed the Triune Brain Theory
Definition
Paul McClean
Term
What are the 3 basic learning approaches
Definition
-visual
-auditory
-kinesthetic
Term
Who developed the eight intelligence types theory
Definition
Howard Gardner
Term
What is the Hindbrain
Definition
The survival brain
-responsible for automatic responses
-digestion,circulation,breathing
-R complex/Reptilian Brain
Term
What is the Limbic System
Definition
The Feeling Brain
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The Cognitive-Affective Personality Theory was developed by who
Definition
Walter Mischel
-25 yrs research
-established the degree of a persons ability to delayed gratification/instant gratification
Term
What is Delayed Gratification
Definition
gratification obtained in ways that provide a barrier to impulse behaviors
Term
What is Impulse Control/Gratification
Definition
An immediate, uncalculated reaction to a feeling
Term
What is the Marshmallow Test
Definition
A test that showed how emotions can either be consciously managed or allowed to override a persons better judgement
Term
What is the Locus of Control
Definition
it is where you place the responsibility for control over your life
Term
What is a Internal Locus of Control
Definition
ones likeliness to attribute lifes success or failures to your own efforts
Term
What is an External Locus of Control
Definition
Ones likeliness to attribute lifes success or failures to outside sources
Term
Who developed the Social Learning Theory
Definition
Julian B. Rotter
Term
What is the Social Learning Theory
Definition
it states that a personality is a result of interaction between an idividual and his/her enviroment
Term
What is behavior potiential
Definition
ones likelihood to engage in a particular behavior in a given situation
Term
What is expectancy
Definition
it is the belief in a behaviors likelihood to achieve a particular outcome
Term
Who experimented with the Classical Conditioning of the salivation response of dogs
Definition
Ivan Pavlov
Term
Who developed the Choice Theory
Definition
Dr. William Glasser
Term
What are the 5 basic needs of the Choice Theory
Definition
-survival
-love/belonging
-freedom
-power
-fun
Term
What does a Quality World consist of
Definition
-things we want
-exist within our minds
-things we believe will satisfy one or more of our basic needs
Term
What does a Perceived World consist of
Definition
-What we have
-based on an individuals culture,education,gender,and age
-subject to continuous change from new perceptions
Term
The conceptual location in the brain where we continually process information is known as what?
Definition
The Comparing Place
Term
What four elements make up what is known as Total Behavior
Definition
-thinking
-acting
-feeling
-physiology
Term
What is Compliance
Definition
-rational-economic assumption
-work for money
-based on extrinsic rewards
-tangible
-points
-payed bonuses
Term
What is Commitment
Definition
-A desire to work
-based on intrinsic rewards
-valued input
-feel heard/appreciated
-having fun
-friendship
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