Cognitive Approach
The process of grouping information together into larger units is...
Chunking
What is the process of learning or adapting to a new culture (as opposed to learning your local cultural norms for the first time)?
Acculturation
What neurotransmitter helps in the process of learning?
Acetylcholine
What are the three widely accepted criteria for abnormal behavior?
Deviation, Dysfunction, Distress
This study examined somatization of depression in Asian immigrants and refugees:
Lin, Carter, and Kleinman (1985)
A mental framework that influences how we interact with the world around us is called a...
Schema
What theory states that the fear of conforming to a negative preconception about a group can ultimately make an individual conform to the preconception?
Stereotype Threat Theory
This brain scan technology uses electrodes to measure electrical activity in the brain:
Electroencephalography (EEG)
This occurs when multiple psychological illnesses manifest in an individual simultaneously:
Comorbidity
This study supported both the theory of localization and the role of the hippocampus:
Scoville and Milner (1957)
Also acceptable: Scoville, Milner, and Corkin
A vivid memory about a highly emotional event is called a...
Flashbulb memory
The process of placing others into social "groups" that help to identify and understand their behavior is...
Social categorization
This area of the outer brain helps process sensory information from the eyes:
Occipital lobe
This form of treatment for depression focuses on reducing unhealthy thinking while promoting positive, desirable thoughts:
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
Also acceptable: cognitive reconstruction
This study examined how two different cultures react when provided with information that conflicts with an individual's beliefs.
Berry and Katz (1967)
A conscious memory detailing facts or events is called an...
Explicit memory
This experimental approach involves looking at a cultural behavior from the outside to find universal commonalities:
Etic Approach
This hormone is linked to sleep and your circadian rhythm:
Melatonin
The ___ gene is responsible for increasing/decreasing the reuptake of ____, which is a biological cause of depression (TWO ANSWERS)
5-HTT; serotonin
This study demonstrated how schema construction can influence an individual's ability to recall events:
Bransford and Johnson (1972)
What are the four key parts of the Working Memory Model?
Central Executive, Episodic Buffer, Phonological Loop, and Visiospatial Sketchpad
This cultural dimension describes how societies prioritize immediate challenges in comparison with future rewards:
Long-term vs. Short-term Orientation
Which part of the neuron receives electrical signals?
Dendrite
Beck's cognitive triad states that depression is a result of negative schemas surrounding these three things:
One's self, One's future, and the world
This study found that the DSM could not be widely used due to cultural differences impacting how individuals view and manifest depression:
Bolton (2001)