Cognitive Psych
When attention is so focused on one task that a person fails to notice an unexpected stimulus—like the famous gorilla walking through a basketball game—this phenomenon is occurring.
What is inattentional blindness?
When individuals fail to help in an emergency because others are present, this diffusion of responsibility is known as this effect.
What is the bystander effect?
This structure acts as the brain’s relay station for incoming sensory information.
What is the thalamus?
This evidence-based therapy focuses on identifying and changing distorted thinking patterns and maladaptive behaviors.
What is Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)?
This concept refers to the extent to which a test measures what it claims to measure.
What is validity?
This problem-solving strategy involves breaking a larger goal into smaller subgoals to reduce the difference between the current state and the desired outcome.
What is means-end analysis?
The tendency to develop relationships with people who are physically or geographically close to us is known as:
What is the proximity effect?
This brain region regulates basic life functions such as breathing and heart rate.
What is the brainstem?
This mood disorder involves episodes of mania or hypomania along with depressive episodes.
What is Bipolar Disorder?
The widespread but incorrect belief that the Monopoly Man wore a monocle is an example of this collective false memory phenomenon.
What is the Mandela Effect?
This phenomenon explains why people are faster to identify “nurse” as a word after seeing “doctor,” due to spreading activation in semantic networks.
What is semantic priming?
When the desire for harmony and agreement in a group overrides realistic decision-making, this phenomenon is known as:
What is groupthink?
This structure is involved in fear processing and emotional memory, and becomes highly active during threatening situations.
What is the amygdala?
Avoiding places where escape might be difficult in case of panic symptoms is characteristic of:
What is agoraphobia?
A disorder involving repeated episodes of binge eating followed by compensatory behaviors such as purging or excessive exercise.
What is Bulimia Nervosa?
In language, this is the smallest unit of sound that can distinguish meaning between words, such as /b/ and /p/.
What is a phoneme?
When people put in less effort while working in a group than when alone, this is called:
What is social loafing?
After damage to one area of the brain or through repeated experience and learning, neighboring regions can reorganize and take over certain functions. This ability is known as:
What is neuroplasticity?
This Cluster B personality disorder is characterized by instability in relationships, self-image, and emotions, along with impulsivity.
What is Borderline Personality Disorder?
When someone changes their attitude to match their behavior in order to reduce discomfort, this is explained by:
What is cognitive dissonance theory?
This theory of categorization suggests that people classify objects based on how closely they match a mental “best example” of a category.
What is prototype theory?
When people create excuses or obstacles in advance so failure can be blamed on something other than ability, this behavior is called:
What is self-handicapping?
When several impulses from the same neuron build up over time to trigger an action potential, this is called:
What is temporal summation?
Experiencing hallucinations, delusions, disorganized speech, and negative symptoms for at least six months indicates:
What is Schizophrenia?
Occurs when blood flow to part of the brain is interrupted, most commonly due to a blockage or a ruptured blood vessel.
What is a stroke?