Thinking & Intelligence
Name a prototype for the concept of birds.
Behaviors are performed because they bring a sense of personal satisfaction.
Intrinsic Motivation
Being a student is an example of...
A Social Role
The patterns of abnormal thoughts, feelings, and behaviors is
A Psychological Disorder
Name the type of correlation.
The less you touch your face the less breakouts you will get.
Positive Correlation
A problem-solving strategy that involves step-by-step procedures for solving problems.
Trial and error
A subjective state of being that we often use to describe our feelings.
Emotions
The tendency to overemphasize internal factors (such as personality) when explaining others’ behavior, while underestimating the power of situational factors is
The Fundamental Attribution Error
The classification system used by mental health professionals to diagnose psychological disorders
The DSM-V
The ___ provides insulation for the axon and speeds up electrical signals.
Myelin Sheath
Favoring information that confirms your own pre-existing beliefs is...
Confirmation Bias
An individual’s belief in her own capability to complete a task.
Self-efficacy
The tendency to make internal attributions for positive outcomes and external attributions for negative outcomes in order to protect self-esteem.
Self Serving Bias
The disorders involve excessive fear and anxiety that disrupt daily life
Anxiety Disorders
The type of learning where you learn to associate two unrelated stimuli and begin anticipating events.
Classical Conditioning
Role Schema
What system of the brain is involved in mediating emotional responses and memory.
The Limbic System
The tendency to attribute our own behavior to external, situational factors (e.g., “I was late because of traffic”), while attributing others' behavior to internal traits (e.g., “He’s always late because he’s disorganized”).
Actor-Observer Bias
Hallucinations, delusions, disorganized speech, etc
What type of reinforcement schedule is this?
Receiving your paycheck every two weeks.
Fixed Interval
Picking our phone up to check it when we get a text even in situations where is is dangerous is because of this concept.
Event Schema
Intrinsic motivation is diminished when extrinsic motivation is given is called...
The Overjustification Effect
The discomfort felt when holding two contradictory beliefs or when one’s actions contradict their beliefs.
Cognitive Dissonance
The theory/model that emphasizes psychological disorders arise from a combination of biological predispositions and environmental stressors.
The Diathesis Stress Model
What system increases your heart rate and blood pressure and dilate your pupils.