Unit 2, Topic 1: Intelligence
Define intelligence.
One's capacity for learning, problem solving and applying knowledge and skills to adapt to unfamiliar situations.
Name the four categories of psychological disorders.
Mood, Personality, Psychotic and Anxiety.
The type of social influence in which a person acts in the same way as the group, although they may not agree with everything the majority does, is know as:
A. Obedience
B. Compliance
C. Identification
D. Internalisation
A
What are the three areas of theories of attraction?
What is the name of the fairy in Peter Pan?
Tinker Bell
Name 5 factors that can influence intelligence.
Nutrition, family support, access to education, sleep, genetics, socioeconomic status, peer influence, technology use, curiosity, stress levels, physical health, learning disabilities.
Name the two diagnostic manuals.
ICD and DSM
What factors affect someone's tendency to conform? (Must name at least two)
Normative influence, culture, informational influence, group size, unanimity, deindividuation and social loafing.
Define antisocial behaviour.
Behaviour that harms others and the community.
What is the main ingredient in traditional Japanese miso soup?
Soybeans
State some of the key validity issues with IQ tests?
Incorrect interpretation, mental state, cultural bias, standardisation, linguistic bias.
Categorise the following factors into biological, social and psychological.
Social isolation, trauma, genetics, neurotransmitter abnormalities, loss of significant relationship, stress
Biological: Genetics, neurotransmitter abnormalities
Social: Social isolation, loss of significant relationship
Psychological: Trauma, stress
Describe how power and status operated in the Stanford Prison experiment.
Being a guard carried status and power in the prison, as they had a group identity (when wearing a uniform) and the freedom to exercise control over the lives of the prisoners. This power was expressed when they punished prisoners for behaviours and restricted their freedom
The prisoners had little power in the experiment because of their role and low status The prisoners therefore acted like they had less power by obeying the guards and not standing up to them.
Name any two of the concepts in biological theories of attraction.
Neurobiology, evolutionary theory of attraction, physical attractiveness, genetic fitness, intersexual selection.
In what year did the Titanic sink? (must be within 10 years)
1912 (Possible answers: 1902-1922)
Name two IQ tests.
Stanford-Binet Scale and Wechsler's intelligence scale.
What is a key difference between psychosurgery and pharmacotherapy?
Psychosurgery is likely not reversible, whereas pharmacotherapy is usually reversible as you can stop taking the medication.
Psychosurgery involves surgery whereas pharmacotherapy involves taking a drug.
Explain the difference between primary and secondary socialisation.
Primary socialisation (family)
Secondary socialisation (media, schooling)
What are the social factors and personal characteristics that influence prosocial behaviour? (Must name at least 2 of each)
Social factors: Reciprocity principle, social norm responsibility.
Personal characteristics: Mood, competence, altruism and empathy.
What element has the atomic number 79?
Gold
Describe Gardner's theory of multiple intelligences.
Howard Gardner (1985, 1999) suggests that instead of a single form of intelligence, there is a range of different types of intelligence that are all unrelated to each other.
What is Amaxophobia the phobia of?
Riding in a car.
What are the biological theories of gender role formation?
1. Evolutionary psychology
2. Theory of psychosexual differentiation
3. Biosocial theory
What are the five stages of relationship dissolution? (following the relationship breakdown).
1. Intrapsychic phase, 2. dyadic phase, 3. social phase, 4. grave-dressing phase, 5. resurrection phase.
Which African country was formerly known as Abyssinia?
Ethiopia