Psychological Concepts and Studies

These flashcards cover key psychological concepts and studies relevant to various topics discussed in class.

Confirmation Bias

The tendency to favor information that confirms one's existing beliefs while disregarding contradictory evidence.

Method of Loci

A mnemonic device that involves visualizing familiar places to enhance memory retention.

Paradox of Choice

The phenomenon where increasing the number of choices leads to decreased satisfaction and enjoyment in decision-making.

Implicit Association Test

A psychological measure that assesses attitudes and beliefs that people may be unwilling or unable to report.

Emotional Reappraisal

A strategy to alter one's emotional response to a situation by changing its meaning or interpretation.

Milgram Shock Experiments

A series of studies conducted to investigate the extent to which individuals would obey authority figures against their personal conscience.

Bandura Bobo Doll Study

An experiment that demonstrated how children imitate aggressive behavior observed in adults.

Asch Line Study

A study that investigated conformity, showing that individuals often conform to group opinions even when those opinions are clearly incorrect.

Executive Functioning

A set of cognitive processes that include working memory, flexible thinking, and self-control.

Cognitive Flexibility

The mental ability to switch between thinking about different concepts or to think about multiple concepts simultaneously.

Ellis’ ABC Model

A cognitive-behavioral framework that explains how beliefs about events (A) influence emotional consequences (C) through mediating thoughts (B).