Biological Psychology
Cognitive Psychology
Sociocultural Psychology
Research Methods
Critical Thinking
100
Specific parts of the brain have specific functions that are related to specific behaviors.
What is localization of function?
100
A stable, deeply rooted mental representation that can influence our knowledge, beliefs, and expectations.
What is schema?
100
A theory of intergroup conflict which describes why discrimination & conflict occur.
What is social identity theory?
100
Loftus & Palmer - type of experiment.
What is a lab experiment?
100
The rules which indicate the expected & accepted behavior in a group or society.
What are cultural norms?
200
An example of localization is seen in the case of HM; unable to create new memories yet he retained long term memories that were created before the surgery.
What is the hippocampus?
200
Research that indicated context helps the human brain better recall & comprehend text passages.
What is Bransford & Johnson (1972)
200
The part of self-concept that is based on group membership.
What is social identity?
200
Case studies (HM as an example) provide rich ____________ data and have high levels of ecological validity.
What is qualitative?
200
Consent, debriefing, confidentiality & protection of participants.
What are ethical considerations in psychological research?
300
"Tan", a patient who lost the ability to speak or write but retained all other functions such as intelligence and speech comprehension lead to the discovery of localization of function.
What is Broca's Area?
300
In this experiment participants were assigned to either a home buyer or a burglar "perspective".
What is Anderson & Pichert (1978)
300
Learning that occurs as a result of observing other people perform actions as well as the consequences of these actions.
What is observational learning?
300
An increase in one variable tends to be associated with an increase in the other.
What is a positive correlation?
300
This research on FBM is problematic because it is impossible to verify the accuracy of the participants' memories.
What is Brown & Kulik (1977)
400
Research that aimed at investigating the role of oxytocin in promoting fidelity in humans.
What is Scheele et al (2012)
400
A relationship exists between cognition and emotion which indicated that cognition may influence emotion and that emotion may influence cognition.
What is bidirectional?
400
What company did Geert Hofstede use for the participants who were surveyed to identify dimensions underlying cultural differences in values, attitudes, and behavior?
IBM - a computer hardware company with operations in over 170 countries.
400
Can be thought of as a kind of written interview. They can be carried out face to face, by telephone or by mail.
What are questionnaires?
400
Humans do not appear to have a functional VSO which other animals use to detect pheromones.
What is an argument AGAINST pheromones?
500
A steroid that has been described as having potent pheromone; Research suggests that it boosts women's mood.
What is androstadienone?
500
Schema theory helps us understand how memory works, memory distortion, and even relationships (ie. research on violence and bullying)
What are the applications of schema theory?
500
Refers to the extent to which people can tolerate ambiguity.
What is uncertainty avoidance index?
500
Behavior is observed under controlled laboratory conditions (ie. Bandura's Bobo doll study).
What is a controlled observation?
500
The part of the brain that may play a role in the creation of emotional memories.
What is the amygdala?