Brain & Nervous System
Learning and Memory
Cognition, Problem Solving, Decision Making
Consciousness
Social Interaction & Social Behavior
100

the body's sense of where it is in 3D space

proprioception

100

what is instinctive drift?

hard to teach animals to work against their instinct - will naturally drift back to what they do in nature 

100

the difference between fluid and crystallized intelligence?

fluid = problem solving

crystallized = use of learned skills and knowledge 

100

what class of drug is alcohol

depressant

100

daily quintuple (?) !!!

name the 5 attachment styles

secure = sad go, happy return

avoidant = no attach, not sad, no relief

ambivalent = inconsistent, anxious about reliability

disorganized = no clear pattern

resistant = upset when leave, cant soothe on return

200

what are ganglia?

collection of neuron cell bodies in the peripheral nervous system

200

people learn what behaviors are acceptable by watching other people perform them

modeling

200

at what age does Piaget say that children can think abstractly

11

200

what is the cognitive process theory for dreaming?

sleeping counterpart of stream of consciousness

200

Tracy has two daughters, aged 3 and 1. Her husband, Matt, primarily takes care of them or she has a babysitter or nanny. She laments to her family that she will have to spend time with them over the holidays. She doesn't know their favorite toys nor does she have a good sense of what words the 3-year-old can say. She has not set any rules for the kids. 

What is her parenting style?

neglecting, uninvolved 

300

what are Schwann cells?

form the myelin sheath in body axons

300

Megan sits in a lecture on Tuesday and finds it interesting enough. Later that day, she meets up with Nang who says the lecture was so boring! On Thursday, Chynna asks Megan how Tuesday's lecture was. Megan said not great. 

What psychological effect is at play? 

misinformation effect

when someone's opinion of an event/situation distorts how you remember finding it yourself 

300

Goldie's roommate from 2 years ago was named Ashley. Last week, Rachel, Ashley's roommate from last year, came to Goldie and said that Ashley doesn't clean up after herself and has her boyfriend over all the time. But, Ashley did help her out when she needed a ride to Urgent Care. Goldie remembers Ashley always helping her out, staying quiet, and has no recollection of a mess. Therefore, she still considers Ashley to be a great person and roommate. 

What is this bias called?

Confirmation bias

300

what is parasomnia?

weird behavior when asleep

300

the difference between peer group and reference group

peer = self selected

reference = established by how people are evaluated (ie, all applicants to medial school - eeeek!)

400

what sense does the thalamus have no interest in (not involved in it)

smell 

400

daily double: 

what is agnosia? what causes it?

how is that different than myopia? 

a: the inability to recognize objects, people, or sounds caused by physical damage to the brain

m: can't recognize the consequences of your own actions 

400

Megan's roommate Goldie calls her frantically that she has a flat tire. Megan suggests calling triple A so that they can come to change the tire into the spare one. She suggests this because that is what she did when she had a flat tire 3 years ago. 

What is the term for Megan's approach to solving the problem? 

mental set 

tendency to approach problems in similar ways, to apply solutions of the past. 

400

name 2 hallucinogens

LSD, Ketamine, THC

400

daily double:

german words for community and society

Gemeinschaft = community 

Gesellschaft = society 

500

what is the optic chiasm

where the nasal vision crosses

500

Daily double:

What are the 3 things Korsakoff's syndrome is marked by? 

retrograde amnesia (old memories gone)

anterograde amnesia (no new mems)

confabulation (fabricated memories) 

500

what is the difference between overconfidence and self-serving bias?

overconfidence = your knowledge, decisions, and beliefs are infallible 


self-serving = take credit for good things, blame outside forces for bad

500

name 3 stimulants

amphetamines

cocaine

ecstacy/MDMA

weed

500

a shift in focus toward efficiency, predictability, calculability, and control in societies

McDonaldization