Bio & Cog Terminology
Neuroplasticity is
How our brain changes in shape/ size depending on a variety of factors such as experiences and time
MDD stands for this
What is Major Depressive Disorder?
Identify the study'S topic: Landry & Bartling discovered that people have a difficult time recalling things when they experience overload
working memory model
Kulkofsky et al is a study on flashbulb memory and shows how different memories are recalled in Chinese vs American culture. This study can also be used for this topic
Cultural dimensions / individualism vs collectivism
Name topic of study: found that certain cultures might not take medication because of beliefs and/or they lack urgency to take it
Culture & Treatment
The Working Memory Model states that we separate STM into 2 parts
Auditory and Visual
Etiology is the ____ of a disorder
What is a cause?
Identify the study's topic: Kendler et al found that monozygotic twins have similar rates of depression
Lueck & Wilson found that Asian Americans who were bilingual had lower stress. This is a study on what?
Acculturation
Monozygotic (identical) twins have higher rates of both being depressed compared to fraternal twins. Females also have higher rates than males.
Hormones are messages sent through ____________ to different _____________.
1) blood
2) glands
Define Acculturation and Enculturation
Acculturation: adopting a new culture while maintaining your og culture
Enculturation: how one learns the norms of their culture
Maguire (2000) is a study on London Taxi Drivers and how their brains are different. They noticed that their hippocampi are larger due to their extensive knowledge on the city.
NAME THE 3 TOPICS THIS STUDY MAY BE USED FOR
1. Neuroplasticity
2. localization of function
3. brain imaging techniques
NAME THAT STUDY & THE TOPIC: Kids watched adults beat up Bobo the doll & mimicked this behavior
Bandura / SCT
CBT is the psychological treatment for depression & it stands for
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
The role of the neurotransmitter acetylcholine is to:
Assist in memory
Give 3 examples of different sets of cultural dimensions
2. Long Term Orientation
3. Masc vs fem
4. Power distance
5. Indulgence vs restraint
6. Uncertainty Avoidance
NAME THAT STUDY & THE TOPIC: participants were shown a video of a car crash. The 2 groups of participants were asked differently worded questions which affected how they recalled the video.
LOFTUS & PALMER / RECONSTRUCTIVE MEMORY
NAME THAT STUDY & THE TOPIC: preschoolers were made aware of gender norms and began to segregate themselves based on such. Another preschool did not make this happen and children intermingled
Hilliard & Liben / Social Cognitive Theory
There are 2 biological explanation for depression. name them
Genetic Theory
Come up w/ an example of Schema (1 min)
CANNOT BE BASED ON THE 2 STUDIES WE USE
I will use my judgement here
Define Social Cognitive Theory and Social Identity Theory
SIT: forming one's identity through identifying "ingroups" and "outgroups"
SCT: learning behaviors via modeling & reinforcement
NAME THAT STUDY & THE TOPIC: Participants were told about a group A and a group B. Group B had less people, so the participants recalled more negative traits about group B when group A had more.
Hamilton & Gifford / Social Identity Theory
NAME THAT STUDY & THE TOPIC: It was found that in London, women who are single w/ kids, low income, etc.have higher rates of depression
Brown & Harris / Socio-Cultural Etiology