Unit 3: 1-2
Which lobe of the brain is responsible for auditory processing
temporal
The duration and capacity of short-term memory
7 +/- 2
15-30s
Identify one factor that influences anti-social behaviour
audience inhibition
groupthink
cost-benefit
etc..
two types of attitudes
implicit and explicit
state the difference between mean, median and mode
mean = average
median = middle number
mode = most common
The last stage of the visual perception process
interpretation
The unconditioned response in the classical conditioning study by Pavlov
salivating
Select the term used for beliefs that are learned from close family members
Social psychology
define culture
people who share beliefs, goals and practices
state the relationship between variables with an r value of -0.24
weak negative
The function of dopamine
the feel good hormone: pleasure and reward
The two terms summarised by the Social Learning theory
modelling
vicarious conditioning
Describe how empathy can influence prosocial behaviour using an example
answers will vary
Identify an example of the affective component of the tri-component model of attitudes.
answers will vary - the "feeling/beliefs" component
a study calculates a p-value of 0.4
what would you conclude and which hypothesis would you support
NOT statistically significant, null hypothesis
DRAW and explain one depth cue (visual perception principles)
answers will vary
Describe the role of the hippocampus in memory
formation of long-term memories
What psychological concept did the line study by Asch (1951) demonstrate?
Conformity
The phenomenon where people tend to see themselves in a more positive light than others see them is known as
self-serving bias
What must a 'distinguish' answer include?
a contrasting verb
the three parts of the brain involved in voluntary movement and their functions.
basal ganglia (planning), cerebellum (panning and execution) and primary motor cortex (execution)
Recall the similarities and differences of operant conditioning and classical conditioning
Similarities: Both involve a stimulus and response. They both require a learning/acquisition period
Differences: CC is a reflex response to a stimulus, OC is a voluntary response to a reward or punishment
Identify Duck's stages of relationship dissolution
contrast multiculturalism and pluralism
Culturally plural societies have a dominant culture. Multicultural societies do not have one single dominant cultural group.
what are the three marks needed to answer a compare question
(1) difference
(1) similarity
(1) significance of them