Intelligence
The abstract, overarching concept of intelligence as a general construct is represented with which letter?
G
What is the acronym for the Big 5 personality traits?
OCEAN
Which category of identity refers to our social reputation (traits + roles)?
The Social Actor
The tendency of an organism to maintain a stable state across all the different physiological systems in the body is called ___________.
homeostasis
One category of functions of emotions is "within ourselves" or __________.
intrapersonal
This is a score, typically obtained from a widely used measure of intelligence that is meant to rank a person’s intellectual ability against that of others. The average score is 100.
IQ
Which Big 5 trait is associated with being open-minded, creative, and willing to try new things?
Openness
Which category of identity is about our values and life goals?
The Motivated Agent
Drive states rely on internal or environmental _______.
cues
One category of functions of emotions is "with other people" or __________.
interpersonal
Assessments that are given in the same manner to all people are ____________.
standardized
The Big 5 personality trait that is associated with being competent, orderly, and dutiful is called___________.
conscientiousness
Which category of identity is related to our narrative identity (e.g., telling our life story)?
The Autobiographical Author
I sweat when I get hot as a mechanism to cool down. What type of mechanism is this?
Automatic
Emotions also have _________ and _________ functions which help create social rules.
social, cultural
When Diane is asked to identify her race on her exam, she actually performs worse. She is conforming to racist views that she is not as smart because of her race. This is an example of what?
Stereotype threat
The Big 5 trait that is associated with feelings of anxiety, depression, and self-consciousness is called ________.
neuroticism
This refers to life stories that affirm the transformation from suffering to an enhanced status or state (for example, a person gets out of jail and becomes an inspirational speaker).
Redemptive narratives
This portion of the brain is involved in a variety of functions, including the secretion of various hormones and the regulation of hunger and sexual arousal.
Hypothalamus
This refers to the process whereby individuals look for information from others to clarify a situation, and then use that information to act. Thus, individuals will often use the emotional expressions of others as a source of information to make decisions about their own behavior.
Social referencing
What is the name of Gardner's theory that has identified 8 types of intelligence (logic-math, visual-spatial, music-rhythm, verbal-linguistic, bodily-kinesthetic, interpersonal, intrapersonal, naturalistic)?
Multiple Intelligences
The personality trait (not in the big 5) that refers to individuals who manipulate the behavior of others for their own pursuit of power is called _______________.
Machiavellianism
The internalized and evolving story of the self written by our autobiographical author is called our _____________.
narrative identity
It is really cold outside, so I decide to go in to warm up. This is an example of what type of mechanism?
"carrot and stick"
These are rules that are learned early in life that specify the management and modification of emotional expressions according to social circumstances. For example, they can require individuals to express emotions “as is” (i.e., as they feel them), to exaggerate their expressions to show more than what is actually felt, to tone down their expressions to show less than what is actually felt, to conceal their feelings by expressing something else, or to show nothing at all.
Cultural Display Rules