Psychology^intro

Basic level The most often used part of memory. It is most quickly recalled and most efficiently applied.

Behavior The actions by which an organism adjusts to its environment.

Behavior analysis The area of psychology that focuses on the environmental determinants of learning and behavior.

Behavior modification Applying the use of the principles of learning to change negative behavior, either by increasing the frequency of desired behavior or by decreasing the frequency of problem behaviors

Behavioral confirmation The process by which people behave in ways that elicit from others specific expected reactions and then use those reactions to confirm their beliefs.

Behavioral measures Overt actions and reactions that are observed and recorded, exclusive of self-reported behavior.

Behaviorism A scientific approach that limits the study of psychology to measurable or observable behavior.

Behaviorist perspective The psychological perspective primarily concerned with observable behavior that can be objectively recorded and with the relationships of observable behavior to environmental stimuli.

Bipolar disorder A mood disorder characterized by alternating periods of depression and mania.

Body image The subjective experience of the appearance of one's body.

Broca's area The region of the brain that translates thoughts into speech or sign.

Bulimia nervosa An eating disorder characterized by binge eating followed by measures to purge the body of the excess calories.