Memory Processes
Information is stored in this type of memory for 20-30 seconds
What is short-term memory?
The experience of being able to recall an experience but not where the memory came from
What is source amnesia?
This theory focuses on conditioned rewards as motivators
What is incentive theory?
This neurological structure plays a critical role in our 'negative' emotions like fear and anger.
What is the amygdala?
This theory would state that stress is in the eye of the beholder.
What is Lazarus' cognitive appraisal model?
This type of memory refers to our ability to remember to perform actions or processes, like riding a bike.
What is procedural memory?
The ability to remember things better when in the same emotional state as when you encoded the information
What is mood congruence?
The Marshmallow test is used to test the concept of:
What is delayed gratification?
One key component of emotion focused on our ability to 'read' what others are feeling based on facial expressions,etc.
What is an expressive response?
This type of stressor is the BEST predictor of negative health outcomes:
What is a daily hassle?
This is the process of accessing a memory
What is retrieval?
Misleading questions can make a memory error-prone. Dr. Loftus called this the:
What is the misinformation effect?
This is the fifth level of Maslow's hierarchy
What is self-actualization?
This theory states we react first, then label our emotion afterwards
What is the James-Lange theory?
This type of coping mechanism is focused on changing how we feel about a stressful situation rather than addressing the issue directly.
What is emotion-focused coping?
This neurological structure is responsible for encoding memories into long-term storage.
What is the hippocampus?
This type of amnesia prevents creation of new long term memories following the injury/event.
What is anterograde amnesia?
This component of motivation involves starting an activity
What is activation?
The six 'primary' emotions are:
What is joy, anger, fear, sadness, disgust, and surprise?
These genetic 'endcaps' are shortened via chronic stress, which mimics the body's aging process.
What are telomeres?
The ability to remember the names at the beginning of a list better than items later on.
What is the primacy effect?
Not remembering something because you weren't paying attention in the first place can be called
What is inattentional blindness (OR encoding failure as a broader term)?
This model is used in health psychology to explain complex behaviors like our stress response, eating choices, and sexual motivation.
What is the biopsychosocial model?
What is the facial feedback hypothesis?
This personality descriptor may add seven years to a lifespan on average
What is optimism?