Personality
What is the definition of personality?
your distinctive and enduring characteristic patterns of thinking, feeling, and behaving
What is the first experiment we learned about this year?
Milgram's obedience experiment
Why do we use brain imaging?
to understand the brain's structure and function more directly
What is an embryo?
A developing human organism from about 2 weeks-8 weeks
What is the definition of a dissociative disorder?
disorders in which the sense of self has become separated from previous thoughts, feelings, and memories
What is a defense mechanism?
the ego's protective methods of reducing anxiety by unconsciously distorting reality
What is confirmation bias?
a tendency to search for information that confirms a preconception
Which parts of the body did we study during biopsych?
Brain, spinal cord, central nervous system (neurons, axons, dendrites, neurotransmitters), peripheral nervous system, endocrine system
What is a teratogen
substances that cross the placental barrier and prevent the fetus from developing normally
What is dissociative amnesia?
a dissociative disorder characterized by loss of memory in reaction to a traumatic event
What are the id, ego, and super ego?
ID: unconscious thoughts
Ego: reality
Superego: ideals
What is the definition of a correlational study?
a research project designed to discover the degree to which two variables are related to each other
Which part of the brain was damaged in the case of Phineas Gage?
Frontal Lobe
name three automatic reflexes
sucking, swallowing, grasping
What is a somatoform disorder?
Physiological disorders in which symptoms take bodily form with no apparent physical cause
Name the four humors
plegm, black bile, yellow bile, blood
What are the four reasons why we research animals?
1. interested in animal research
2. test similarities between animals and humans
3. animals develop more rapidly
4. exercise more control
Which kind of brain scan is the most detailed?
FmRI: Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging
What is a rooting reflex
a baby's tendency to, when touched on the cheek, open the mouth and search for the nipple
What are the four types of schizophrenia?
Paranoid: delusions (grandeur and persecution), hallucinations
Catatonic: variations of voluntary movement, excitement vs. stupor
Disorganized: bizarre behavior, delusions, hallucinations, visibly disturbed
Undifferentiated: symptoms not clearly consistent with one type
In order, what is the hierarchy of needs?
Physiological, security, social needs, esteem needs, self-actualizing needs
What are the four basic principles of human research?
1. informed consent
2. the right to be protected from harm and discomfort
3. right to confidentiality
4. the right to debriefing
Explain the process of an action potential
1. Potential sent
2. Refractory Period
3. Resting Voltage
In which of Piaget's stages of cognitive development do people understand conservation?
Concrete operational, ages 6-11
Who is Burt Tate?
An example of dissociative fugue. Gene Saunders had a high-stress career and high-stress home situation. Under the stress, he went into a dissociative fugue and transformed into Burt Tate and disappeared.