Develpmental
What is the term for the debate between the influence of genetics and the environment?
Nature vs. Nurture
A doctor is testing a kid to see if they understand that a liquids amount stays the same even if it is poured into a different shaped glass. What is this concept called?
Conservation
Which part of the cognitive process are you using when you focus on your teacher's voice while ignoring the sound of a chainsaw cutting trees outside?
Attention
If you start wearing a certain brand of shoes because everyone else in your class is wearing them, which social psychology concept are you demonstrating?
Conformity
One example of a nurture factor that could influence a student's grades in school.
Work at Home or do at school
A therapist sees a teenager struggling to figure out who they are versus what their parents want them to be. What specific crisis is this teennager experiencing?
Idenity
What type of memory allows you to remember how to ride a bike or tie your shoes without having to think about every single step?
When you meet someone for the first time and immediately decide if they seem friendly or mean, what are you doing?
A first impression
What is the main goal or "conflict" for teenagers?
Identity
If a psychologist is looking at a patient's blueprint for how they react to the world specifically if they are calm or easily upset, what are they measuring?
Temperament
What is the term for the shortcuts our brains use to make decisions quickly?
Heuristics
Which term describes the unfair or negative attitude someone has toward a group of people before actually knowing them?
prejudice
If a student learns that a bird is something that flys but then sees a plane and calls it a bird, they are using what process?
Assimilation
A doctor checks if a toddler gets upset when their mom leaves the room and if they are easily comforted when she returns. What is the doctor testing?
Attachment
When you use logic to figure out a riddle or a math problem, which cognitive process are you primarily using?
Problem solving
If you perform better on a simple task when there is an audience watching you what is that called?
Social Facilitation