AAMC P/S Section Bank Flashcards
language is on the
left hemisphere
auditory cortex is on the
right hemisphere
instinctual drift is the phenomenon whereby established habits, learned using operant techniques, eventually are replaced by innate food-related behaviors. So the learned behavior “drifts” to the organism’s species-specific (instinctual) behavior.
Instinctive drift is the tendency of an animal to revert to instinctive behaviors that interfere with a conditioned response.
instinctual drift is the phenomenon whereby established habits, learned using operant techniques, eventually are replaced by innate food-related behaviors. So the learned behavior “drifts” to the organism’s species-specific (instinctual) behavior.
Instinctive drift is the tendency of an animal to revert to instinctive behaviors that interfere with a conditioned response.
proximal stimulus is the stimulus registered by the sensory receptors
Proximal=what you actually perceive . Distal=What is causing the stimulus.
Distal stimulus is the actual object, such as a picture, or tree, person, etc
Proximal stimulus is what the distal stimulus is giving that you can sense–light stimuli, auditory stimuli, etc. it’s the component that must be sensed by your sensory receptors.
I believe distal is the actual thing in real life and proximal is what comes into your eye and is “flipped”
psychophysical testing methods
directly assess our perception of stimuli in relation to their true physical properties. The nature of the illusions discussed in the passage suggests that individuals would be prone to either over- or under-state the size of items
In operant conditioning studies, the subject’s motivational state is most typically operationally defined by:
depriving the subject of some desirable stimulus item for a period of time
In operant conditioning studies, the subject’s motivational state is most typically operationally defined by:
depriving the subject of some desirable stimulus item for a period of time
incentive theory of motivation calls attention to how factors outside of individuals, including community values and other aspects of culture, can motivate behavior
Incentive theory argues that behavior is primarily extrinsically motivated: people are more motivated to perform activities if they receive a reward afterward, rather than simply because they enjoy the activities themselves.
ascribed status
given at birth
Hidden Curriculum refers to stuff you learn in school that is not explicitly taught by professors
examples: patience in waiting in lines, raising your hand, obeying authority.
stranger anxiety is the fear of strangers that infants commonly begin to express around ____
8 months of age
stranger anxiety is the fear of strangers that infants commonly begin to express around ____
8 months of age
Which of the following is a negative symptom of schizophrenia?
emotional flattening
negative symptoms are defined as the absence of appropriate behaviors and emotion.
Which of the following is a negative symptom of schizophrenia?
emotional flattening
negative symptoms are defined as the absence of appropriate behaviors and emotion.
