General
The part of the brain focuses on logic & analysis
What is the left brain?
This Russian performed experiments with salivating dogs.
Who was Ivan Pavlov?
A person’s overall self-evaluation or sense of self-worth
Self-esteem
The tendency to assume good looking people have other positive traits
Halo effect
Examples of what we mean when we talk about a child being “healthy” in terms of how they are cared for?
What is….can include: well-nourished, well-rested, well supported, active/thriving, creative, healthy/stable environment (including structure and reliability) etc.
What is it called when you get rid of an undesirable habit by pairing it with an unpleasant effect?
What is aversion therapy?
This is a learning process in which two stimuli become associated with each other; when an originally neutral stimulus is conditioned to elicit an involuntary response.
What is Classical Conditioning?
Western, Educated, Industrialized, Rich, and Democracy participants?
WEIRD Participants
The more we see an individual the more attracted we are to them
Mere-exposure effect
Intense, frequent, and/or persistent maladaptive patterns of emotion, cognition, and behavior
What is psychopathology?
What is another name for the “knew-it-all-along” phenomenon?
What is hindsight bias?
This was the name of the baby who was classically conditioned to fear a white rat in an ethically questionable study.
Who was Little Albert?
Self-presenting in ways that seek out positive feedback about the self from others
Self-enhancement
People often date people who are equally attractive
Matching phenomenon
Consistent , appropriate responsiveness by a caregiver to an infant’s physical, emotional, and social needs.
What is secure attachment?
This person is able to prescribe mediation and diagnose an illness.
What is a psychiatrist?
This is the removal of an unpleasant stimulus following a target behavior, which increases the likelihood of it occurring again.
What is negative reinforcement?
A culture that tends to prioritize individual goals over group goals
Individualistic culture
Top of Maslow’s hierarchy of needs
Self-actualization
Failure of parents or caregivers to provide minimum standards of care.
What is neglect?
This type of intelligence increases with age, is based on facts, and prior/past experiences.
What is crystallized intelligence?
This is the application of a consequence that decreases the likelihood of a behavior recurring.
What is punishment?
Happened in 2015 when a group of researchers tried to reproduce findings in a bunch of famous studies. When redoing the studies that were supported 97% from past researchers, only 36% of the new research supported the past theories and data.
The Replication Crisis
A relationship where benefits are expected to be returned
Exchange Relationship
Stand in “parents” for kids who have been removed from their parents.
What is foster care?