Cluster Flashcards
Controlled processes require
motivation and capacity
Automatic processes are effective but loose …?
precision
Categorizes are developed through
experiences, culture, and socialization
Aspects of social categorization
experiences, expectations, evaluations, emotions, behavioral intentions
Categories are split in three tiers what are they?
superordinate (animals), basic (dogs), then subordinate (pugs)
Concepts are … not …
concepts are states, not things
Essentialism
is binary, fixed, biological, social features as natural kinds (don’t think people can change gender)
Closeness to prototype determines
goodness of fit (prototypical member of a group), default (what comes to mind when thinking of a group), evaluations (conforms expectations and easy to process)
Sex
categorical, multiple definitions, exceptions, usually male versus female
Gender
Continuous, many forms
Disciplines are … not …
Disciplines are complementary not competing
Hormones
organic messengers that act on target tissues
Hormones are released by
the endocrine glads
Hormones are usually released into
the bloodstream
Exocrine glands
release to the outside (milk/sweat)
Endocrine glands
covered in vessels, excreted inside the body
Lipophilic
can go from the blood to any cell in the body
Sex steroids are produced by the
gonads
Enzymes catalyze cholesterol into
progesterone
Progesterone ->
testosterone (androgen)
Testosterone uses … to become …
testosterone uses aromatase to become estradiol
dht is a more potent androgen than …
testosterone
Steroids must bind to a … to activate actions
receptor
Receptors can be … or … the cell
in or on
T or F the brain has receptors for hormones
T
Activation effects of hormones
when hormones are present the change happens, when you remove the hormone the change goes away
Organizational effects of hormones
permanent changes in structure and function that usually occur developmentally
1 egg (ovum) per …
follicle
Follicles that are selected expand or shrink?
expand
Follicles make which hormones?
Estradiol and Progesterone
For reproduction:
brain to pituitary (LH) to ovary (E2) back to brain
