AAMC Psych Flashcards
Sociologist definition of reference groups is?
A group that an individual admires and wishes to be part of. These groups are important for self-evaluation and identity formation.
George Miller contribution to memory understanding was among others?
George Miller recognized that the working memory capacity was between 5 and 9 items. The so called “magic number 7 plus and minus 2”.
If a self-report measure and a behavioral measure are positively correlated they are said to be?
They are said to support the validity of each measure.
Harlequin ichthyosis, a rare genetic disorder caused thick and scaly skin behind the eyelids. This is most likely to damage which eye structure?
The cornea is in direct contact with the eyelid. Therefore, is most susceptible to damage from flaking skin.
What does group polarization refers to?
Group polarization refers to the fact that people’s attitudes towards some attitude object becomes more extreme after interacting with like-minded individuals.
For example, a group that is risk averse will be more risk averse after interacting with them.
How is the concept of assimilation defined as?
Assimilation is similar to the concept of social integration and generally refers to when new members adopt the main elements of a culture.
Some of these include cultural adaptation, adopting new norms, and relinquishing old norms.
What is refers as role conflict?
Role conflict refers to the tension between different roles that a single individual holds.
Interoceptice awareness involves sensitivity to?
Autonomic nervous system induced sensations such as increased heart beat and blood pressure, which are regulated by the autonomic nervous system.
According to piaget’s theory of cognitive development?
Conservation tasks such as comparing a thinner and taller container with same water are mastered during the concrete operations stage, which starts at approximately 7 years of age and ends around 11 to 12. The majority of the 11 year olds will have completed this stage.
Role strain refers to?
The tension of satisfying demands within the context of a single role. Cultural liaisons dealing with a patient and a physician will experience role strain between different responsibilities within the same occupational role.
Sound induced vibration induce the hairs in the cochlea in what ways?
Mechanically, hair cells of the cochlea are specialized mechanoreceptors
Social network analysis is?
Social network analysis involves the mapping of social relationships among individuals.
Neighborhoods that are segregated by socioeconomic status create?
Neighborhoods that are segregated by socioeconomic status create increased social distance to the extend that people form different backgrounds have trouble relating to each others experiences.
What is the most likely reason to drop highly anxious people?
It is ethically practicable to conduct research on people that score high in anxiety. However, having outliers in the experimental group can lead to errors or confounding in statistical inference. It can also lead limits in the generalizability of the results.
According to the actor-observer bias, how the actor and the observer view this behavior?
According to the actor-observer bias actors attribute their own behaviors to situational factors (not feeling well) whereas observers attribute actor’s behavior to tendencies (social awkwardness)
Conditioned and interpretation refer to what type of processes?
Conditioning such as classical or operant and cognitive processes
Individuals are more likely to trust?
Research on group dynamics shows that people are more likely to to trust In-group rather than out-group members.
Race-concordant physician patient relationships have higher levels of trust because?
Members of in-groups share common background and similar identities, which generally results in higher level of trust among in-groups. Race/ethnic identity can be an important characteristic of an in-group, resting in shared culture, language and community
Which brain region is most likely to be involved in the execution of a coordinated motor task?
The cerebellum
According to the Sapir-Whorf Hypothesis?
According to the Sapir-Whorf Hypothesis or linguistic relativity, the benefits of bilingualism are related to the idea that the structure of the language affects the perception of its speakers.
Objects presented in serial condition will result in?
In a serial condition objects are presented one at a time and might result in better memory for events at the beginning of the series known as the primacy effect.
A researcher is studying reduced responding to a repeating stimuli, what process is this researching most likely studying?
Habituation and dishabituation
The health benefits of social support refer to?
Social support refers to the social network ties with friends, family and other types of RELATIONSHIPS. BUT, not activities.
According to Selye’s general adaptation syndrome?
People’s response to various stressors is similar. Selye’s theory does not make claims about avoidance-avoidance or approach-approach conflicts