Chapter 1
The most objective way to acquire knowledge
Scientific method
What did Maslow's and Roger's theories have in common?
They emphasized free will & self determination
The functions of the right hemisphere
- Artistic
- sensing
- intuition
The body & brain's way of protecting against harmful substances
Tolerance
According to Piaget, a plan of action based on previous experiences
- Schemes
Theory?
- A principal or set of principals proposed to explain facts or events
The defense mechanism that involves using logic and reason for inappropriate behavior
rationalization
The part of the nervous system that takes info from the sense, processes, and sends commands to the body
- Brain
The 3 altered states of consciousness
sleep, meditation, and hypnosis
The stage at which one's identity begins & the stage it occurs at
- Adolescence
- Identity vs. Role confusion
Nautralistic observations
- research is done on subjects in real-world settings
The trait describes imaginative and intellectual curiosity. (refer to the 5-factor model)
openness to experience
The part of the brain that is activated when you pedal a bike, walk, or smell a flower
Psychologist designate ______ as personal awareness of feeling sensation & thought
Consciousness
The level of moral development that is based on avoiding punishment
- Preconventional
Independent variable vs Dependent variable?
- Independent Variable: what causes the experiment
- Dependent Variable: what's affected in the experiment
According to Hofstede, what cultures are more assertive and competitive?
Masculine cultures
The part of the autonomic nervous system that stimulates rest & digest mode
Parasympathetic
What are the effects of small amounts of sleep on cognitive ability?
- difficulty concentration
- lapses in attention
- general inability
One feels this in the last stage of life if they fail to find integrity
- Despair
When an experimenter can justify deception
during the debriefing
- Letting the subjects know why the deception was important after the experiment is conducted
- Sometimes it is necessary to do so
Roger believed people received _____ causing them to question themselves and construct a negative self-concept
- inaccurate beliefs about themselves reinforced by parents
Female brains have more grey matter, what are they processing?
Emotions
The 24-hour period where we go through fluctuations of the body and brain's high and low points
Circadian rhythm
According to Elkin, the belief that an adolescent will be the focus of attention and others will disapprove of who they are
Imaginary audience/adolescent egocentrism