ABC's of Psychology

Affect – feeling.

-The letters affected her sentimentally.

Behavior – doing.

-When Tyson began chewing on his bed and tearing out the stuffing, his behavior became aggressive.

Cognition – thinking.

-Human higher cognition is what sets us apart from other mammals.

Development – process of progress.

-We are constantly developing mentally and physically.

Effect - result.

-The boy felt the effect of getting a shot.

Feeling – conscious sensation.

-She felt sad when her dog passed away.

Gestalt laws of organization – principle describing how we organize information into meaning.

-Gestalt laws of organization gives psychologists insight to how human process information.

Humanistic – control over behavior.

-Humanistic quality is unique to the human species.

Influence – compelling force.

-It is easy to become influenced through peer pressure.

Just – fair.

-Rocky’s view of a just world would be a world of peace without any act of violence.

Knowledge – reasoning.

-Marry Sue had enough knowledge about test taking to not wait until last minute to study.

Learning – acquiring knowledge.

-We learn a lot through our experiences.

Metacognition – ‘knowing about knowing’ or ‘thinking about thinking’.

               -Metacognition is unique higher level of thinking in humans.

Neuroscience – biological functioning.

-Neuroscience views the perspective of inheritance, nervous system, and the brain.

Observation – an act to perceive.

-The psychologist was able to narrow his diagnosis after a few hours of observing his patient.

Perspective – one’s ideas.

-As individuals, we are all unique to our own perspective, for we all have our own perception of the world in which we live in.

Query – question in mind.

               -Curiosity sparks her query about the meaning of life.

Research – investigate through experimentation and/or observation.

-The world of scientific research is constantly expanding.

Social – interaction.

-Social networking media has created a new way of communicating.

Theories – general explanation.

-Through tested theories scientists are able to take a step closer to uncovering more explanations to certain phenomena's.

Understanding – comprehend.

-Being able to understand the world around you.

Visual depth perception – perceiving spatial relationships.

            -Little Susie began understanding 3D imagery when she developed visual depth perception.

Will – power to choose and act.

-Gary had the will to not punch his offender in the face.

Xenophobia – fear of strangers or strange places.

-Mubert’s xenophobia has a major impact on his social skills.

You – an individual.

-You must be ability to understand yourself before understanding others.

Zero Correlation – relationship between variables.

-Psychologist use zero correlation to understand statistical values.