Approaches Definitions

Chemicals secreted by endocrine system into blood and bodily fluids

Genetic makeup of an individual

Characteristics shown by a person that have occurred because of their genes and the environment

System made up of brain and spinal cord

System which acts with CNS

Nerve cell that transfers info throughout nervous system

System which affects the transfer and secretion of hormones throughout body

Chemicals within cerebral fluid that transmit signals

A behaviour is more likely to reoccur because of avoidance of negative consequences

A behaviour is more likely to reoccur because of positive consequences

Learning due to positive or negative consequences of the behaviour

When a stimulus isn't associated with the conditioned response as it's too different from the original stimulus

When a stimulus becomes generalised to other related stimuli which are also associated with the conditioned response

Collection of ideas about person or situation formed through experience which helps individual to understand and predict the world around them

Technique pioneered by Wundt to gain insight into how mental processes work