Personal Psychology 20 Final Exam Study Guide Flashcards

Vocabulary-style flashcards covering the key concepts from the Personal Psychology 20 exam study guide transcript.

Fluid intelligence

A component of intelligence theory proposed by Cattell.

Crystallized intelligence

A component of intelligence theory proposed by Cattell that is learned in school

Stanford-Binet

A specific test used for measuring IQ.

WISC-III

An intelligence test mentioned in the study guide alongside the Stanford-Binet and Peabody tests.

Test validity

A measure of how well a test measures what it claims to measure; can be affected by sleep and nutrition.

Id

A term from Freud’s psychosexual theory used to describe a component of personality.

Superego

A term from Freud’s psychosexual theory used to describe a component of personality.

Personal unconscious

One of Jung’s ideas regarding human consciousness, contrasted with the collective unconscious.

Operant conditioning

A learning theory by Skinner involving reinforcement and punishment.

Imprinting

A concept associated with instinctive behaviour and survival theories like those of Darwin.

Overt behaviour

Behaviour that is observable and can be externally witnessed.

Covert behaviour

Behaviour that is internal and not directly observable.

Empirical evidence

Information or data acquired by observation or experimentation used in scientific psychology.

Canadian Council on Animal Care

The organization responsible for guidelines regarding research ethics involving animals.

Narcolepsy

A specific type of sleep disorder mentioned in the study guide.

Delta waves

A type of brain wave associated with sleep and states of consciousness.

Frontal lobe

One of the specific parts of the brain that students are required to label or match.

Synapse

A term relating to brain and body basics, mentioned alongside neurotransmitters.

Epinephrine

A specific term to know relating to brain chemistry and hormones.

Sympathetic nervous system

A division of the nervous system mentioned alongside the parasympathetic system.

Estradiol

A specific hormone mentioned for its impact on behaviour.

Corpus callosum

The part of the brain that connects the two hemispheres.

Extraneous variables

A bonus term to know related to psychological research and variables.

Self-actualization

A concept associated with Maslow's theory of personality.

Reliability

A concept often compared with validity in the context of psychological testing.