Sleep & Consciousness
The older we get the less sleep we need.
False
2 Types of Learning
Associative & Cognitive
One of the BIG 5
OCEAN
Developmental Psych Definition
examines physical, social, and cognitive changes across the lifespan.
What is memory?
information that has been acquired or stored that can be retrieved OR learning that persists
Level of consciousness sleep is
2
What is Operant Conditioning?
Associate our actions w/ our consequences using reinforcers & punishers.
What are 2 Enduring Issues?
Diversity vs. University, Stability vs. Change, Nature vs. Nurture, Person vs. Situation
Individual, Micro, Meso, Exo, Macro, Chrono
A strategy for remembering AND what it is
Chunking (organizing into meaningful pieces), Mnemonics (memory aids with vivid imagery), Hierarchies (divided/subdivided concepts, or Distributed Practice (we encode better overtime).
2 Sleep hygiene behaviors
Less blue light
Go to bed at same time
Dont eat late
Dont exercise late, etc.
Why don't we develop phobias of everything?
Survival advantage - biologically prepared (to protect ourselves from particular things)
Two Reasons Personality Disorders are hard to diagnose
Stigma, Often misdiagnosed, Complex, Not easily explanable at level of neuroscience
Some independence but still supported by others (18-25ish)
Filtering Theory
Only stimuli with certain requirements can pass through.
Higher blood pressure. Less attention. More hunger Worse mood. Depression. And/Stress. Lower immune system.
What is the bell in Pavlov's Dog example?
Conditioned Stimulus
Testing = scores & description
Assessment = multiple sources
4 Parenting Styles
Authoritarian, Permissive, Neglectful, & Authoritative
3 Ways to Measure Memory/Retention
1.) Recall
2.) Recognition
3.) Reframing
2 Objective Measures of Sleep AND What they are
Actigraphy & Polysomnography
Fixation vs. Confirmation Bias
CB - seek evidence for our ideas more eagerly than against our ideas.
F - One one idea, hard to approach it from a different angle.
3 Clusters of Personality Disorders AND description
Cluster A (odd/eccentric), Cluster B (dramatic, erratic), Cluster C (anxious/fearful)
Explain life course trajectories AND provide example
Major events in our life can change our trajectory; Outcome of events can be positive or negative; Changes from one event can contribute to other outcomes; Accumulation of changes in trajectories
Summarize the DRM task & it's meaning
Word list with critical lure words (never presented on list) - & recall just as high. Memories are unreliable!