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Unit 6 (Module 29 (Coping: alleviating stress using emotional, cognitive,…
Unit 6
Module 29
Coping: alleviating stress using emotional, cognitive, or behavioral methods
Problem-focused coping: attempting to alleviate stress directly- by changing the stressor or the way we interact with that stressor
Emotion-focused coping: attempting to alleviate stress by avoiding or ignoring a stressor and attending to emotional needs relating to one's stress reaction
Learned helplessness: the hopelessness and passive resignation an animal or human learns when unable to avoid repeated aversive events
External locus of control: the perception that chance or outside forces beyond our personal control determine our fate
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Self-control: the ability to control impulses and delay short-tern gratification for longer-term gratification
Module 28
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Latent learning: learning that occurs but is not apparent until there is an incentive to demonstrate it
Insight: a sudden and often novel realization of the solution to a problem; it contrasts with strategy-based solutions
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Extrinsic motivation: a desire to perform a behavior to receive promised rewards or avoid threatened punishment
Biofeedback: a system for electronically recording, amplifying, and feeding back information regarding a subtle physiological state, such as blood pressure or muscle tension
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Module 30
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Mirror neurons: frontal lobe neurons that fire when performing certain actions or when observing another doing so. The brain's mirroring of another's action may enable imitation and empathy
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Prosocial behavior:
positive, constructive, helpful behavior. The opposite of antisocial behavior
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