Social Cognition
"I got the job because I got lucky, not because I did well."
What is low personal control?
The way in which individuals process, remember, and use information in social contexts.
What is social cognition?
What is neuroticism?
Cycles of high and low mood.
What is bipolar disorder?
Last line of treatment for depression and bipolar disorder. Almost like a hard "reset" for the brain.
What is electroconvulsive therapy (ECT)?
The ability to recognize emotions, identify them, and use that information to guide thinking and behavior.
What is emotional intelligence?
This is a shortcut that helps us organize social rules and norms...like what happens when you go to a movie theater.
What is a script? (or schema)
Josh is a responsive parent, and his child learns to view the world as a safe place where basic needs will be met.
What is Erikson's 1st stage: Trust vs. Mistrust?
Dominant-linked disorder involving movement and cognitive symptoms.
What is Huntington's disease?
These block the reuptake of neurotransmitters, such as serotonin.
What are Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors (SSRIs)?
James yells at his little brother over something silly. You assume it was because James had a bad day at school today, he is still a genuinely good guy.
What is a situational attribution?
Older adults pay greater attention to positive information than negative information.
What is the positivity bias?
Part of personality that pulls together all aspects of your identity to create a coherent sense of self.
What is the life narrative?
Ritualistic behaviors that people engage in to reduce anxiety.
What are compulsions?
This type of dementia is usually caused by a series of small mini strokes or CVAs.
What is vascular dementia?
Older adults may be aware of beliefs that they have poor memory. Then on memory tests within the lab, they actually perform more poorly than they would have had they not heard about that belief.
What is stereotype threat?
Trey & Kory work together to solve a math problem.
What is collaborative cognition?
What we could become, what we want to become, and what we are afraid to become.
What are possible selves?
Deficits in or disruptions of normal emotions and behaviors, such as social withdrawal or apathy.
What are negative symptoms of Schizophrenia?
Too much of this neurotransmitter has been implicated in symptoms of Schizophrenia.
What is dopamine? (Dopamine hypothesis)
Remembering where you learned information, such as who told you the rumor about your boss.
What is a source judgment?
Overemphasizing dispositional factors when making an attribution about someone else, but overemphasizing situational factors when making attributions about yourself.
What is the correspondence bias?
Evaluation of one's life; associated with positive feelings.
What is subjective well-being?
These theories of mental disorders focus on genetics, brain changes, and neurotransmitter levels.
What are biological theories?
A team of doctors, nurses, physical therapists, and engineers work together to create a safe living environment for an adult diagnosed with Parkinson's disease.
What is the multidimensional approach?