psych final - important questions from previous exams

understanding how basic sensory processes shape someone’s understanding of the world

introspection

specialist in psychological disorders

psychiatry

correlation coefficient

tells strength of association between 2 variables

indepedent variable

what is being manipulated

dependent variable

what changes as a result of the manipulation

puts the body on high alert

sympathetic nervous system

neurotransmitter helping with memory

acetylcholine

neurotransmitter responsible for runners high

endorphins

cerebellum controls

balance and muscle coordination

forming new memories

hippocampus

hypothalamus function

regulates internal body state

being able to process info quickly

occipital lobe

predisposition to percieve something a certain way

perceptual set

cones

help you see colors in light

converting visual info to neural impulses

retina

two tracks that meet

linear perspective

muscle movements provide info about how deep/far something is

convergence

olfactory epilthelium

lining of roof of nasal cavity with receptors for smell

hormone in large doses right before someone wakes up

cortisol

when is stage N3 greater?

first half of sleep

activates the brain’s reward pathway

dopamine

variable-ratio schedule

unknown occurrence frequency - high steady rates of behavior more resistant to extinction

declarative memory

can be verbally communicated - conscious recollection

amygdala

part of limbic system, emotional memories

flashbulb memories

specific event, remembering everything about it

primacy effect

beginning of list

recency effect

end of a list

% of population falling within plus 1/ minus 1 standard deviation

68

conservation

quantity of substance remains same despite changes in its shape

moratorium

exploring without having made a commitment

ventromedial hypothalamus

tells you youre full

leptin

sufficient fat cells - tells you to stop eating

3 basic organismic needs

competence, autonomy, relatedness

difrerence on Y chromosome preventing body from responding to androgens

complete androgen insensitivity syndrome

avoid meeting new people, self pity, anxiety, worried all the time

neuroticism

order of personality structures developing

id, ego, superego

person, behavior, environment all influence one another

reciprocal determinism

defense mechanisms are used by

the ego to prevent threatening impulses

how to reduce cognitive dissonance

change atitudes to fit behavior

doing things that everyone else is doing , even though you wouldn’t be the type of person to do them on your own

deindividuation

uses applied bheavior analysis

uses operant principles to disorders

antidepressants can also be used to treat:

anxiety and eating disorders

side effect of antipsychotic medication

increased involuntary muscle movement

factor setting theory of reasoned action apart from theory of planned behavior

perceiving control over outcome of a behavior

HPA axis

remains activated over the long haul under chronic stress

cohen’s study revealed

those who had experienced interpersonal stress for a month or more were twice as likely to catch a cold