Social Psych
This is the phenomenon where individuals exert less effort in a group compared to working alone.
What is social loafing?
This type of memory holds information briefly, such as a phone number you just looked up.
What is short-term memory?
This psychologist is known for his classical conditioning experiments with dogs.
Who is Ivan Pavlov?
This theory suggests people are motivated by physiological needs that create drives.
What is drive-reduction theory?
This psychologist developed the theory of psychoanalysis.
Who is Sigmund Freud?
This effect occurs when the presence of others improves performance on simple tasks but hinders it on complex tasks.
What is social facilitation?
These are vivid, detailed memories of significant emotional events.
What are flashbulb memories?
This type of learning occurs through observing and imitating others.
What is observational learning?
This hierarchy outlines human needs from basic survival to self-actualization.
What is Maslow’s hierarchy of needs?
This term describes the belief that outcomes are determined by personal control or external forces.
What is locus of control?
This term describes the tendency to favor one’s own group over others.
What is ingroup bias?
This phenomenon occurs when old information interferes with learning new information.
What is proactive interference?
This psychologist demonstrated observational learning through the Bobo doll experiment.
Who is Albert Bandura?
This theory focuses on the psychological needs of autonomy, competence, and relatedness.
What is self-determination theory?
This personality model consists of five broad traits, including openness and conscientiousness.
What is the Big Five?
This term refers to adjusting behavior or attitudes to fit in with a group.
Conformity
This type of memory involves recalling how to perform tasks like riding a bike.
What is procedural memory?
This type of conditioning pairs a neutral stimulus with an unconditioned stimulus to evoke a response.
What is classical conditioning?
This type of goal is pursued for personal growth rather than external rewards.
What is a mastery goal?
This projective psychological test, similar to the Rorschach, uses three inkblot cards to assess personality traits and emotional functioning.
What is the Zulliger test?
This bias explains why people overemphasize personality traits over situational factors in judging others.
What is the fundamental attribution error?
This is the process of converting information into a usable form for storage.
What is encoding?
This term describes the process by which individuals integrate new information into their existing schemas, even if it means slightly altering the information.
What is assimilation?
This type of goal orientation involves striving for accomplishments, aspirations, and achieving positive outcomes.
What is promotion focus?
In the Big Five personality traits, this dimension reflects a person's imagination, curiosity, and willingness to explore new experiences and ideas.
What is openness to experience?