UNIT 1
Left hemisphere
What is the processing method where the sense receptors are first activated than the info goes up to the brain?
bottom-up processing
What are the rules that are set for languages which make it understandable called?
Syntax
What is the term for when you see something over and over again, and you start to like it more just because you’re used to it?
Mere Exposure Effecet
What is the term for strongly held beliefs that someone keeps even when there is clear evidence showing they are wrong?
Delusions
What part of the retina is responsible for ability to see colors?
Cones
What kind of memory do you remember unconsciously or with little effort?
Implicit memory
What are the chemicals and viruses that can reach the embryo or fetus during prenatal development and cause harm called?
teratogens
What is the term for when someone takes negative or impulsive feelings or urges and channels them into something positive or socially acceptable instead?
Sublimation
What is the term for a mood disorder, once called manic-depressive disorder, where a person’s mood swings between extreme highs (mania) and extreme lows (depression)?
Bipolar Disorder
What is random assignment?
assigning participants to experimental and control groups by chance
What is the belief that if an event occurs multiple times in a row then a different event is due to happen?
Gambler's fallacy
What is the term for when people see the same thing over and over again, and they start to lose interest and look away faster because it’s no longer new or exciting?
habituation
What is the term for the idea that a person’s behavior, their personal traits, and their environment all affect each other and work together to shape how they act?
Reciprocal Determinism
What is the term for stressful or traumatic childhood experiences, like abuse, neglect, or growing up in a home with violence, substance abuse, mental illness, or serious family conflict?
Adverse childhood experiences (ACEs)
What nervous system is active during flight or fight occasions?
sympathetic nervous system
What is the belief that things like intelligence, talents, and skills are things you're just born with?
fixed mindset
What is the term for when after dogs experiences multiple uncontrollable negative events they start to give up and stop trying to succeed even when opportunities arrive?
Learned Helplessness
What is the term for the idea that people are motivated to do things in order to reduce internal needs or “drives” and keep the body in balance or a stable state?
Drive Reduction Theory
What is the term for the theory that says females are more likely than males to deal with stress by caring for others and building social connections, like nurturing children and strengthening friendships?
tend-and-befriend theory
which sleep disorder is characterized by temporary stopping of breathing during sleep and momentary waking up?
Sleep Apnea
What is the term for when new learning disrupts the recall of old memories
retroactive interference
What is the smallest unit of meaning in a language called?
What is the term for an emotion that involves feelings like frustration, hostility, and sensing a threat?
Anger
What is the term for a condition seen in some Latin American groups where people may show intense emotional and physical reactions like shaking, crying, shouting, dizziness, and a feeling of heat rising in the body during stressful events like funerals or divorces?
Ataque de nervious