AAMC FL4 P/S Flashcards
maladaptiveness vs distress
theories of emotion
James-Lange
Cannon-Bard
Schachter-Singer
Lazarus
monocular vs binocular depth cues
self-efficacy
an individual’s belief in their capacity to execute behaviours necessary to produce specific performance attainment
discriminating stimuli
behaviourist approach
outcomes determine behavior
Karl Rogers incongruence
suggests that unpleasant feelings can result from a discrepancy between our perceived/actual and ideal self
base rate fallacy
the tendency to give more weight to the event-specific information than we should, and sometimes even ignore base rates entirely
mechanoreceptors
a type of somatosensory receptors which relay extracellular stimulus to intracellular signal transduction through mechanically gated ion channels
ex. hair cells in the ears
proprioceptors
sensors that helps an individual to determine the location of a body part and/or its position
osmoreceptors
usually located in the hypothalamus and they usually detect the change in osmotic pressures
labelling theory
theory that self-identity and the behavior of individuals may be determined or influenced by the terms used to describe or classify them
It is associated with the concepts of self-fulfilling prophecy and stereotyping
cross sectional research design
a type of observational study design
compares different groups at a single point in time
anomie
a social condition in which there is a disintegration or disappearance of the norms and values that were previously common to the society
anomie typically causes people to feel disconnected from their society because they no longer see the norms and values that they hold dear reflected in society itself
globalization
a term used to describe how trade and technology have made the world into a more connected and interdependent place
