Unit 1
How would lucod dreaming be defined?
How is bottom up process defined?
Process of sensory info as it enters the sensory structures and travels to the brain
List examples of teratogens
Viruses/bacteria
Mumps
Toxoplasmosis/Zika
What is social psychology?
Social psychologist study social influences that explain why the same person will act differently in different situations
What is traumatic stress?
A singular distress event or it can be a series of small events that build up over time.
What 3 parts of the brain are in the Lymbic system?
Hypothalamus
Amygdalda
Hippocampus
Whats the difference between explixit and implicit memories?
Explicit requires effort and consciousness while implicit is automatic processing
What is gender stereotype?
A set of expected behaviors for males or for females
What's the difference between prejudice and discrimination?
Prejudice is a negative attitude (thoughts), Discrimination is a negative behavior (actions) toward a group and its members
List different coping methods
Talking about it
Meditation
Medication (only if prescribed)
What does an axon do?
The neuron extension that passes messages through its branches to other neurons or to muscles or glands.
Frontal lobe and hippocampus
What is a part of Stage 3 of development?
Children can think logically
Conservation and reversibility develop
Relationships flow both ways
Rewards and punishments are understood
What is social facilitation?
Presence of others improves individual task performance.
What is positive psychology
Identify factors that lead to well-being, resilience, positive emotions and psychological health.
Name the 5 types of hormones
Adrenaline
Leptin
Ghrelin
Melatonin
Oxytocin
How does decay happen?
Its when forgetting just occurs from gradual fading of physical memory trace
What is avoidant attatchment?
Tend to avoid parent/caregiver, show no preference to them or stranger, may be result of abuse or neglect
What did Carl Jung believe?
Believed the goal of personality development was to become individuated to realize the self.
Individualization is the psychological process by which a person becomes an individual, unified whole.
Name disorders that happen in infancy/childhood
Social Communication Disorder
Specific Learning Disorder
Intellectual disability
Tourette syndrome
What theory predicts how and when we detect the prescense of a signal and background stimulation?
Signal detection Theory
What are the concepts of emotional intelligence?
Percieve
Understand
Manage
Use
Difference between positive and negative reinforcement
Positive- Adds something pleasent that wasn't there before
Negative- removal of something unpleasant that was there before
What is achievment motivation?
The desire to perform well and be successful
High achievement motivation - choose tasks that are moderately difficult.
Name the common 3 anxiety disorders
Generalized anxiety disorder - unexplainably and continually tense and uneasy
Panic disorder- sudden episodes of intense dread
Phobias- intense and irrational fear of a specific object or situation