MCAT PSYCH SOC 86 PG

Theory says that the brain size correlates with IQ

Phrenology

What is somatosensation

proprioception and the others lol

what are otolithic organs

utricule and saccule

where is the organ of corti located?

cochlea

malthusian population growth states that the human population grows…

exponentially

idea that overlapping objects provide a sense of depth (monocular depth cue)

interposition

What does the cochlea do?

process sound to go to brain

T/F: somatosensation provides spatial awareness

T

semiircular canals are used for dermerining

head acceleration

morphine and opiates are (chemical name) (agonist/antagonist)

endorphin agonist

In dramatalurgical approach, the way you present yourself to the public is the _______ and the way ou present yourself behind closed doors is the_______

front-stage self, back stage self

Term used for when culture is passed from one generation to the next

cultural transmission

The actual stimulus is known as the _______ stimulus. What you actually register is known as the _________ stimulus. The

distal, proximal

What type of memory does not decay with age?

semantic

What type of operant conditioning is best for the aqusution phase?

continuous reinforcement

Why is continuous reinforcement best for the aqusition phase of operant conditioning

it tells the subject when behaviro is correct

Instinctual drift is when a subject loses conditioend behaviors due to

innate instincts

part of brain that regulates autonomic functions like reflexes and HR and breathing

medulla oblongata

auditory inputs from the left ear got to the autiroy cortex on the ______ hemisphere and are processed by the language area of the ________ hemisphere

right left

cocaine acts on which neurotransmitters

dopamine, serotonin, norepinephrine

norepinephrine causes the release of

glucagon

somatostatin does what with glucagon and insulin

inhibits release

what else does somatostatin do that’s weird?

inhibits growth horomone

the hypothalamus is in charge of what functions

heat, HR, hunger

relay part of brain for sensory and motor information

thalamus

auditory inputs from the right ear got to the autiroy cortex on the ______ hemisphere and are processed by the language area of the ________ hemisphere

left, left

Shadowing task asllows for testing of __________ ________

selective attention

a peer group is a type of _____ gruoup with tighet bonds

social

a patient with bipolar disorder would likely have… but a patient with borderline persoanlity disorder would not

lack of interest in previously enjoyed activites

The fundamental attribution error says that people blame _____ for things that happened (ex: that test was hard)

other

a reliable pistol will

hit the same region every time

source attributing error means that you can’t remember _______ information casme from

where

procedural memories are consolidated during what stage of sleep

REM

slwo wave speech is which stage of sleep

3 and 4

represetnative heuristic relies something fitting a mental __________

prototype

borderline personality disorder is characterized by instability of ______

mood

the looking glass self-concept days that how _____ see us impacts our self-concept

others

do subcultures oppose mainstream society?

NO

the hawthorne effect states that subjects act the same/differently when being observed

differently

a normative/utilitarian/coercive organziation is based on people joining due to a set of shared cxommon values

normative

a normative/utilitarian/coercive organziation is based on people joining due to compensation

utilitarian

legitimacy of power is known as ________

authority

the ability to influence others is known as _________

power

a normative/utilitarian/coercive organziation is based on people joining because they are forced to

coercive

General Adaptation Syndrome says that different stressors will ehibit sinilar/different responses

similar

Synchronous actions are controlled by the__________

cerebellum

escape learning removes a current/future undesired stimulus

current

avoidance learning removes a current/future undesired stimulus

future

skin conductivity is associated with ______ aroudsal

sympathetic

sensory perception is basically just another way of saying (think the hearing test) theory

signal detection

________ stimuli are stimuli that may eventually be conditioned. but are not yet

signalling

_______ stimuli allow a particpant to detect if a

connects broca’s and wernicke’s area (I speak accurate facts)

arcutate fasiculus

maintaining public apprearance is known as

impression management

zthe way we PERCIEVE other people is knbown as

social perception

the idea that the world is a good/just place

just world bias

the fundamental attribution error and the actor-observer bias are ________ of eachother

opposites

if someone performs poorly due to associated stereotypes, they are experiencing

sterotype threat

manifest actions are __________ but latent actions are __________

intended. unintended

Self-fulfilling prophecy is basically when you keep saying you’re bad at something so you __________

underperform

correspondent infercne theory says that a person’s _________ of their behvior helps determine their behavior

intentionality

self-serving bias says that we think that we are ______ than others

better

idea that attractive people are smarter

halo effect

assuming other traits about a person just because of youre first interaction eith them

reliance on central traits

measure of an organism’s ability to pass on its own genes

individual fitness

says that people make images of themselves like actors and will act differently in different settings

dramatalurgical approach

a secure attachment would mean that a child has a strong/weak attachment to parents over strnagers

strong

in avoidant attachment, does the child prefer strangers or parents?

neither

In ambivalent attachment, does the child prefer parents or strangers?

the child is inconsistent

if a child is being abused and the caregiver is erratic, the type of attachment is…

disorganized

the basci model of emotion says that there are __________ emotions that everyone understands

universal

The social construction model says that emotion depend on the _______ of a situation

context

disorder where someone’s labs come back normal but the patient has symptoms of something

somatic symptom disorder

somatic disorder associated with PRIOR TRAUMA and LOSS OF BODILY FUNCTIONS (i.e. can’t see out of eye for some reason but )

conversion disorder

3 W’s of persoanlity disorders (A, B, and C)

weird, wild, worried

bipolar disorder will cause an increase in what hormones

norepinepehoirne, serotonin

alzheimers is caused by a decrease in (horomone)

acetylcholine

the idea that someone isn’t pulling his/her weight in group settings

social loafing

3 compoentns of attitude: a______, b_______, c_______

affective, behaviroal, cognitive

The Elaboration liklihood model has two routes. What are they

peripheral and central

the peripheral/central route of the elaboration liklihood model states thatthere isn’t much thinking involved

peripheral

_______ _______ theory says that we cna change our behavior based on observations

social cognitive theory

mores are informal _____, but _____ are even less signficant than them

norms, folkways

theory that says that deviance is learned through interactions with other deviant people

deviance association theory

the peripheral/central route of the elaboration liklihood model of persuasion states thatthere IS A LOT thinking involved

central

in terms of attiitude, ________ is what you think, ________ is how you act, and ___________ is how you feel

cognitive, behaviroal, affective

the tendecny for a group to make more extreme decisions

polarization

a loss of self awareness in large groups is known as

deindividualization

tendency to perform at better levels when others are around

social facilitation

parkinson’s is caused by a decrease in (horomone) in the (region of brain)

dopamine, substantia nigra

How does depression affect the followiung horomones: serotonin, norepinephrine, dopamine, glucocorticoid

down, down, down, up

issue that may happen due to genetic issue, birth defect, weed usage, etc.

schizophrenia

the psychodynamic appraoch is basically just ________ logic, so it relies on early childhood experiences causing adult issues lol

freudian

issue where a patient is perpetually fearful that they have an illness

illness anixety disorder

stage 1 sleep is correlated wth _______ waves

alpha

When you are awake, _______ waves happen

beta

the idea that people perform certain behaviors due to evolution

instinct theory