cognition
what is it called when you assume there are certain guidelines to follow when solving a problem but such guidelines don't actually exist
unnecessary constraints
physiological- is this universal or culture dependent
true or false: in drive reduction theory someone is motivated to fulfill a drive, most of the time the drive is a physiological need
true- also physiological needs are fulfilled before safety, safety is filled before love, and so on... what is this called
If I am trying to make a good impression I will be nicer than if I am trying to make a strict impression. To make a good impression my attitude will be friendly and to make a strict impression my attitude will be stern.
impression management theory
true or false: prefixes and suffixes are phonemes
false- they are what?
if a family has 3 daughters and they are going to have another kid and they say it must be a boy because they've had so many girls
alternative outcomes effect
true or false: positive emotions have a longer lasting effect on us
false- negative emotions have a longer lasting effect on us- term for this??
which theory describes hunger cues? is it responsive when glucose is high or low
glucostatic theory- neurons detect LOW glucose and signal you to eat
I was late to work because didn't prepare for traffic and did not leave early enough.
I was late to work because there was a traffic jam due to peoples' bad driving
what type of attributions are these
first is internal second external
the words you understand and the dialect you use- which is your receptive vocab and which is productive? which is larger
receptive- what you understand
productive- what you use
receptive larger than productive
I am surveying people to determine which of the suny schools is the best. As a binghamton undergrad I think bing is the best suny and I only end up surveying other bing students
confirmation bias- survey results say conclude bing is the best but I knew that all along--- term?
what are the 6 universal emotions
happiness, sadness, disgust, fear, anger, surprise
what type of motivation is completing a task for a monetary incentive
extrinsic- external source
ambivalence
someone learns about a defense mechanism where you doesn't take accountability for your actions and blames your problems on everything else, after learning this the person stops blaming the world
enlightenment effect
if you need to talk to your boss to receive feedback on your performance but you avoid having the conversation because you don't want negative feedback
ostrich bias is avoiding negative information- different from constantly pursuing happiness... term???
a large dog is running towards you that increases your heart rate that is the physiological arousal, depending on the context that arousal could lead to fear or excitement depending on whether the dog is friendly or scary, which theory of emotion is this
schacter singer
an office has an end of the year party to recognize the hard work of their employees, they are trying to increase motivation by increasing what
organizational support
I value honesty and I tell a white lie. To avoid discomfort I try to convince myself that it is not a lie and it is in fact true. What is this an example of
cognitive dissonance
if I don't want to disagree with the group so I agree in order to keep the group together which group EFFECT is this and which type of conformity is this
groupthink and normative influence
after hearing about a tornado on the news, you may be more scared that you are going to experience a tornado even if you do not live in a tornado prone area
availability heuristic is making decisions based on first thing that comes to mind, what if I made a decision based on something familiar to me?
James lange says that your bodily reaction occurs first and then that reaction is labeled as an emotion. Which theory says that feeling an emotion happens at the same time the physiological arousal occurs
canon bard
what type of motivation would cause someone to complete a task because they are passionate about it? is this extrinsic or intrinsic
enjoyment, intrinsic
I am sitting at a table in the union trying to get other bing students to recycle more. I am making kids stop to watch a short video to learn about recycling. Who is the source and who is the receiver? What is the message and what is the channel?
I am the source. Other bing students are the receivers. I want them to learn about recycling (message) and the channel is a short video.
conformity will be achieved easier in [large/small] groups with [unanimity/anonymity]
large groups (I AM SORRY TO ANYONE I TOLD THE OPPOSITE)larger groups are harder to avoid conformity so they are easier to conform and unanimity- if everyone else agrees you are more likely to conform