Under the influence
this is the experiment where a group of confederates gave the wrong answer when matching a line to a group of lines. What is it testing?
Asch line perception test. Conformity.
People believe that if they study in groups they will perform better on the test because they have other people watching them
social facilitation
In order for a syndrome to be a psychological disorder there must be
level of dysfunction and distress
This is the part of obsessive compulsive disorder that involves actions or behaviors to reduce the worries? A OCD man may constantly wash hands if he fears germs.
Compulsions
How does classical and operant conditioning play a role in this disorder?
what does the acronym CANOE stand for?
conscientiousness, agreeableness, Neuroticism, Openness, Extroversion
High v low?
This experiment involved a teacher shocking a learner if they failed to memorize word groups. What is it testing
Milgram experiment. Obedience
strengthening of the original group attitude after discussing views within the group
Group polarization
treatments for this disorder include increasing the amount of norepinephrine and serotonin, cognitive therapy, antidepressants, and electroconvulsive therapy
Major Depressive Disorder.
What are the 2 symptoms that must be present/causes?
Treatments for this group of disorders includes drugs that suppress nervous system activity and are agonists for GABA, as well as systematic desensitization
Anxiety disorders (GAD OCD)
Andrew the psychologist tells Ethan to look at a picture of a little boy crying and explain why he is upset. What type of testing is this?
Thematic Apperception Test
In a Spiderman movie there are a group of bank robbers that all wore avengers masks to cover their faces. They lost themselves in the act because. You can also think about groups of people who go to riots
Deindividuation occurred. What is the experiment that deals with this concept and why was it canceled?
He is yelling at me because he did not get enough sleep. What type of attribution is this?
external attribution
This includes a state of feeling invincible, hyperactive, having poor judgement and a lack of sleep
Mania in bipolar disorder
these types of drugs work by blocking excessive dopamine receptors and are antagonists for dopamine
What are they used for?
Antipsychotic, Schizophrenia
applying psychology to the workplace
IO Psychology
Sarah said she liked Taylor Swift because her best friend loved her music, but Sarah actually did not like Taylor Swift and just wanted her best friends approval. What type of influence is this?
Normative
Conner saw his family members during Christmas and thought that they always tended to blame others for their personality and traits rather than consider the temporary situation they are in. What is this
fundamental attribution error
What are positive symptoms of schizophrenia and what causes the disorder?
Hallucinations, delusions, disorganized speech
Too many dopamine receptors, low activity in frontal lobes, high activity in thalamus and amygdala, brain tissue loss
A cause for this disorder is a negative explanatory style
Depression
this is the third stage in Freud's psychosexual stages and involves kids realizing that they have body parts as well as being attracted to the opposite gendered parent.
Phallic stage
the modification of the opinions of members of a group to align with what they believe is the group consensus, can hinder opposing trains of thought. This elimination of diverse opinions contributes to faulty decision by the group.
Groupthink
Cindy thought that because she was in a large group she wouldn't have to put in as much effort because she would be evaluated with the group. There was a decline on easy tasks
Social loafing
Sara does not remember a time when she did not feel tense and worried about everything from her friends possibly hating her to the idea of dying in a thunderstorm
Generalized anxiety disorder
How long does this have to be to get diagnosed?
What are positive and negative aspects of labels?
May lead to confirmation bias, self perpetuating, stereotypes prejudice and discrimination (Rosenhan)
help mental health professionals communicate
Sally punched Tom cause he made her angry. What part of psychodynamic theory is this?
This is the id.