Perspective
Viewpoint or perspective in psychology which states that society, and culture influence thoughts and behaviors. commercials, movies, music etc.
What is sociocultural perspective?
this theory suggest too much or too little of something can hinder or help performances.
What is arousal theory or Yerkes-Dodson law?
Avoiding eye contact, lacks empathy, and shows no facial expression is associated with this neurodevelopment disorder.
What is Autism spectrum disorder?
Using random sampling, an ensuring the sample used in a study can be applied to a larger target population. No sampling bias or convenience sampling in order to have this.
What is generalizability?
These studies can isolate genetic or environmental factors to determine which contribute to behaviors: two types monozygotic and dizygotic.
What are twin studies?
Intrusions such as recurring memories, and distress from flashbacks of traumatic events are symptoms of this disorder.
What is Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder?
An approach to psychology which takes into consideration 3 main components biology, psychology and social elements of a person's development.
What is biopsychosocial appraoch?
Color vision is managed by opposing neural processes. Leads to after images when fatiguing certain colors and looking away produces oppositional colors.
What is opponent processing theory?
Not remembering who you are, or what you do are characteristic symptoms of this specific dissociative identity disorder. A rare aspect of this disorder is fugue in which a person under enormous stress randomly leaves or travels far away.
What is dissociative amnesia?
Measures the spread of a numerical dataset from the mean. Larger numbers represent wider discrepancies and smaller ones cluster around the mean which mean the scores are more reliable.
What is standard deviation?
These neurotransmitter types help the firing of a neuron. Ex: Glutamate
What are excitatory?
Two or more types of personalities which develop as a reaction to trauma and avoid bad memories. It is a classified as a dissociative disorder.
What is dissociative identity disorder?
This theory states that people are motivated to reduce internal tensions or go back to homeostasis. The drive to reduce internal tension.
What is drive-reduction theory.
Always fidgeting and worried, never feeling relaxed even when environment is secure are characteristics of this diagnosis.
What is generalized anxiety disorder?
to replicate a study, researchers need to quantify parts of their research particularly the variables which are being manipulated and/or studied to achieve this necessity which is more than just the meaning of a word, but specific numerical definition.
What is operational definitions.
Caffeine, cocaine and psychoactive drugs which increases alertness and attention, No alcohol does not fall in this category.
What are stimulants.
Delusional thinking, hallucinations are characteristic of this disorder.
What is schizophrenia?
Once considered mood disorders these two separate state of emotional disorders now have their own categories: One is characterized by sad, emptiness and irritability, the other includes manic episodes between extreme emotions.
What are depressive disorders and bipolar disorders?
Constantly washing your hands, or cleaning your room constantly for no reason even after it is already clean.
What is obsessive-compulsive disorder?
What is narcissistic?