Unit 0 + 1
This is the part of the brain responsible for the four f's-- fighting, fleeing, feeding, and... fornification 👅
What is the hypothalamus?
Narjendra takes the SAT, an aptitude test, and gets a 400. It's pretty clear hes gonna be unemployed for the rest of his life. This validity measurement is called what?
What is predictive validity?
This ecological system is a relation between YOUR microsystems (ex. interactions between parents and teachers/school)
What is a mesosystem?
Maanit Patel is choosing between going to Coldstone or going to Chipotle. It's a win-win situation! This demonstrates what kind of Lewin's motivation conflict?
What is an approach-approach situation?
___ involves manic episodes, while ___ involves hypomanic episodes and also depression.
What is Bipolar I, Bipolar II?
What is ART?
The __ is where implicit memories are located, while the __ is where explicit memories are located.
What is cerebellum (implicit), and hippocampus (explicit)?
What are the four stages of Identity achievement?
What are
identity diffusion (don't know, don't care)
foreclosure (i'm a sheep. i'm following what i'm told)
moratorium (holon lemme think about it rq)
identity achievement (I GOT IT)
What is external (locus of control)?
_____: inability to remember parts of the past as a result of trauma:
hint: if w/ fugue - following a traumatic event a person leaves, taking on a whole new life & personality w/ no memory of the previous one
What is dissociative amnesia(/fugue)?
This dream theory says that the brain is combining and processing memories for storage.
What is the consolidation dream theory?
Maanit overhears someone say all indians are dumb while he's taking a calc test. He ends up gettting a 12%. What is this an example of?
What is stereotype threat?
(You should also know: stereotype lift)
Vygotsky's theory proposed two types of intelligences: crystallized and fluid. Explain them both to us.
What is:
Crystallized intelligence: fact and prior learning / experiences – increases w/ age
Fluid intelligence: ability to learn new things, reaction times, abstract thinking & quick problem solving – decreases w/ age
The Yerkes-Dodson law predicts that most people would preform an easy task best at __ levels of arousal, while __ levels of arousal are better for more difficult tasks.
What is high, low?
Which cluster would the following odd, eccentric behavior patterns fall under:
Paranoid, Schizoid, Schizotypal
What is Cluster A?
These are support cells responsible for giving nutrients and cleaning up around neurons. (Hint: Guard Cells)
What are glia cells?
Maanit is trying to learn the new psych stuff his teacher taught him, but THE JOE VALUE from 2 years ago keeps popping into his head.
What is PROACTIVE Interference?
(OLD info blocks new info)
Piaget's theory of cognitive development proposes that children's thinking process goes through four distinct stages: sensorimotor, preoperational, concrete operational, and ___.
What is formal operational?
What are the five factors of the Five-Factory theory?
What is OCEAN?
(Ocean, Conscientiousness, Extraversion, Agreeableness, Neuroticism)
This personality disorder is defined as a total lack of guilt or empathy for others.
What is antisocial personality disorder?
This neurotransmitter is primarily responsible for muscle action and also plays a role in memory, learning, and attention.
What is acetylcholine (ACh)?
One of the following is NOT a monocular clue:
Interposition, Relative Size, Relative Clarity, Retinal Disparity, Linear Perspective, Texture Gradient
What is Retinal Disparity?:
(Image is cast slightly different on each retina, location of image helps us determine depth)
These are external agents that can cause abnormal prenatal development (alcohol, drugs, etc).
What are teratogens?
Joe asks his clients to interpret ambiguous pictures of people in various settings. The method he is using is called ___.
What is the TAT (Thematic Apperception Test)?
A psychologist who believes that schizophrenia arises from the interaction of a genetic predisposition and an environemntal trigger supports the ___.
What is the diathesis-stress model?
(Diathesis – Stress: individual has a genetic predisposition, disease must be “turned-on” by environmental stimuli (like stress) )