Vocabulary
A precise meaning in research studies by giving measurable definitions to variables in the methodology, or conclusions and ensures studies can be replicated.
What is operational definition?
The following things are associated with this shockingly infamous experiment: Ethical issues related to deception, lack of participants ability to withdraw, and lacking proper debriefing. The main goal was how far the "teacher" subject would be willing to to the presence of a perceived authority figure.
What is the Stanley Milgram experiment?
This research can prove cause and effect; using random assignment and manipulation of the independent variable.
What is an experiment?
2, 4, 5, 3, 2, 2, 3 This is the Mode.
What is 2?
This lobe is mostly associated with hearing and processing auditory functions.
What is temporal lobe?
Stress, a difficult thing to describe can be classified into these two types. One which is unpleasant and feels like punishment without understanding and the other is challenging but pleasant and potential for long term benefits.
What is distress and eustress?
a technique of persuasion which a small initial request can lead to someone accepting a subsequent bigger request is known as this psychological phenomenon.
What is foot-in-the-door phenomenon?
Yerkes-Dodson theory suggests performance increases with physiological or mental excitement; but up to a certain point at which time it hinders performance. Depending on the task (simple or hard) you need more or less arousal to have peak performance which is called this.
What is optimal arousal theory?
Normative social influence was determined to be a factor in this famous study in which individuals conformed their responses about the size of lines drawn on a chalkboard.
What is Asch conformity experiment?
Measuring relationship between two or more variables. No manipulation occurs by researcher; shows the strength of a relationship between the variables, but cannot prove causation.
What is correlational studies?
3,2,1,4,5,6,2: The median of this data set.
What is 3?
Known as the sensory switchboard; with the exception of olfaction, all afferent neural signals are first processed through this structure of the brain.
What is the thalamus?
7 perspectives offer different views and explanations for psychological phenomenon. Name 4 of them. 1.)genes and heredity, 2.) ancestral environments, 3.) thought processes, 4.) unconscious conflicts, 5.)ideal self, 6.) how we behave based on conditioning factors 7.)culture and social norms.
What is biological, evolutionary, cognitive, psychodynamic, humanistic, behavioral, sociocultural
Focuses on superficial cues such as emotions, celebrity endorsement and attractive models to persuade. most effective when audience is unmotivated, distracted and/or unable to process deep information.
What is peripheral route persuasion?
What is informational social influence?
Infant rhesus were taken from their biological mother and placed in a room with 2 surrogate mothers. the infant monkeys spent more time with the cloth covered surrogate with no milk over the cold wired surrogate with milk. The conclusion showed importance and preference for contact comfort in development.
What is Harlow's monkey experiment?
2 or more age groups are analyzed simultaneously to determine how stress levels impact cognition.
What is cross-sectional study?
2,5,7,3 Identify the range
What is 5?
What are efferent neurons / motor neurons?
Becoming accustomed to a certain level of happiness which leads us to not notice it anymore. This makes us emphasize the bad things more than the good things in our lives.
What is Hedonic adaptation?
the branch like extensions of a neuron which act as the primary receiver of electrochemical messengers.
What are dendrites?
Personality trait where scoring high would indicate anxiety, self-consciousness, emotional responses to stress.
What is neuroticism?
Psychological effects of perceived power, situational dynamics were explored in this controversial experiment in 1971.
What is Zimbardo Prison experiment?
Gathering data from multiple studies to form a more relevant and meaningful effect size.
What is meta-analysis?
5,3,7 the mean?
What is 5?
Lobe primarily responsible for analyzing and interpreting color, movement and depth perception.
What is occipital?
When we feel challenged and pressure, and is not all that unpleasant and has long term benefits.
What is Eustress?
Pupils dilating, heart rate increasing, and increased breathing rate are all functions of this subsystem of the autonomic system.
What is sympathetic nervous system?
The term indicates how excessive/repeated exposure to a stimulus no longer has the same emotional effect. Not the same, but closely resembles how our senses adapt to physical stimulus.
What is habituation?
What is Bobo doll experiment?
Interviews, open-ended questions which do not provide measurable data is classified as this type of data.
What is qualitative data?
Statistical analysis measure which is most affected by extreme outliers is this; and the statistical measure least affected by extreme outlier.
What is mean and median?
The process by which a brain can adapt reorganize its function and neural connections in response to learning, experience and even injury or laceration is called this.
What is neuroplasticity?
8 stages from birth to death make up Erickson's theory on social factors and environment developing personality. Ranging from virtues such as trust, autonomy, initiative in childhood to intimacy, generativity and integrity in adulthood.
What is psychosocial development?