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Intro to psych
Research Methods
Thinking & Intelligence
Motivation & Emotion
Disorders & Treating Disorders
100
The study of the mind, brain & behavior.
What is psychological science
100
A testable question
What is a hypothesis
100
Emotional intelligence, general intelligence 'g', fluid & crystallized intelligence, street smart, book smart, etc.
What are examples of multiple intelligences
100
Seeking out evidence that supports our ideas
What is confirmation bias
100
Probable outcome of treatment
What is prognosis
200
This uses carefully controlled studies, objective investigation, & measurable variables
What is the scientific method
200
When an experimenter influences bias into a study or experiment, unwittingly, based on expectations of responses.
What is the Experimenter Expectancy Effect
200
Presenting information in terms of gains or losses will alter people's decisions ("Losing is much worse than gaining is good")
What is are framing effects
200
Performance increases with arousal to an optimal point, at which it then decreases with increasing arousal
What is the Yerkes-Dodson law
200
scientific research informs our evaluation, tests & methods, as well as diagnosis
What is evidence based assessment
300
The idea that both biological factors (ie genetics) AND environment (ie, experiences through education, upbringing, society) contribute to behavior
What is nature and nurture are inextricably linked
300
As ice cream sales increase, so do crime rates.
What is an example of correlation does not equal causation (OR) correlational design (OR) positive correlation.
300
A mental shortcut that doesn't guarantee the correct answer
What is a heuristic
300
The tendency for body functions to maintain equilibrium
What is homeostasis
300
this drug allows serotonin to remain in the synapse, and thus a subjective positive feeling.
What is an SSRI (Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitor)
400
Biological, individual, social and cultural influences contribute to behavior
What is the concept that psychological science crosses levels of analysis
400
When a variable that you are not interested in, causes a change in your measured variable.
What is a confound
400
Characterizing objects in a category based on characteristics (ie, birds fly)
What is the defining attribute model?
400
Doing something because I enjoy it vs. doing something because I expect to get something
What are intrinsic and extrinsic motivations (respectively)
400
A method developed by Freud to bring unconscious thoughts into awareness so that conflicts can be revealed
What is psychoanalysis
500
Some factors influence our thoughts, feelings and behaviors at an unconscious level without our awareness
What is we are often unaware of the multiple influences on how we think, feel, and act
500
Each member of a population has an equal chance of being selected as a participant in the sample that is being studied
What is random sampling
500
The mental rotation task -- thoughts can take the form of visual images and be mentally manipulated as such.
What is an example analog representation
500
Humor, suppression & rumination.
What are emotion regulation techniques
500
Eliciting behaviors that need reinforcement
What is behavior modification