exam 3 Flashcards
what is personality?
“our characteristic pattern of thinking, feeling, and acting”
where did freud think that our personality comes from?
comes from our conflict between id, ego, and superego
what is the difference between trait theories and type theories?
trait theory focuses on human traits while type theory focuses on different types of personality
what largely determines personality and temperament?
genetics
what are the two types of personality tests?
objective and projective
what factors increase your odds of helping someone?
person is similar to us, is a woman, appears to need help, we are not in a hurry
what factors are correlated with longer-lasting relationships?
cultures where people think love is less important for marriage have lower divorce rates
what factors compose prejudice?
unjustifiable and negative attitude toward a group and its members
what increases our odds of being attracted to someone?
proximity
attractiveness
similarity
we like people who like us
what leads to prejudice?
negative emotions, stereotypes, discimination
are repressed memories real? do we have much evidence for repressed memories?
not much evidence of repression of memories
how do we measure retention of memory?
recalling, recognizing, relearning
when are eye-witness testimonies more likely to be accurate?
after the age of 4
four humors
id
ego
superego
openess
conscientiousness
extraversion
agreeableness
neuroticism
reciprocal determinism
Maslow’s hierarchy of needs
fundamental attribution error
dispositional attribution
situational attribution
cognitive dissonance
milgrams obedience study
Asch’s conformity study
normative social influence
informative social influence
Jane Elliots blue eyed brown eyed study
social identity theory
stern bergs triangulate theory of love
explicit prejudice
implicit prejudice
just-world phenomenon
in-group/outgroup bias
bystander effect
social exchange theory
reciprocity norm
social-responsibility norm
self-fulfilling prophecy
superordinate goals
repression
three-step memory model
sensory memory
short-term/working memory