Unit 1
What is the CNS made of?
Brain and spinal cord
What is a prototype?
Mental image or best example of a category.
Is sexual orientation an indicator of mental health?
No
What is the just world phenomenon?
When people believe that people get what they deserve.
What is an anxiety disorder?
When fight or flight is activated but it shouldn't be
Rapid eye movement sleep
Thinking of multiple ways to solve a problem. What is this type of thinking?
Divergent thinking
If your broca's area is damaged what happens?
You can't speak
What does psychoanalysis do?
attributes thoughts and actions to unconscious motives & conflicts
What is hoarding disorder?
Persistent difficulties with discarding or parting with possessions regardless of actual value.
Jeremy is dreaming and can control what he is doing and what is happening in his dream. What is this called?
Lucid dreaming
What is proactive interference?
old information interferes with new information
Who did the operant chamber experiment?
B.F. Skinner
At what age is the psychosexual stage oral?
0-1
Who created humanistic therapy?
Carl Rogers
What are two of the four types of psychoactive drugs?
Two of the four are acceptable - Depressants, stimulants, halucinogens, opioids
Mark repeats items on his grocery list as he is driving to the store. What kind of encoding is this?
Acoustic encoding
What is a fixed-ratio schedule?
What is the rorsach inkblot test?
A set of meaningless inkblot that give an answer based on what you see
Eustress is good stress while distress is bad stress.
What is an example of an illegal amphetamine?
Cocaine, meth, ecstasy
How long does our short term memory last?
20 seconds
When do children gain object permanence?
8-9 months
What is the order of the James-Lange theory?
Stimulus, Arousal, Emotion
What is learned helplessness?
hopeless and passive resignation that humans and animals learn after repeated events.