Final Flashcards
Memories are primed by
Retrieval cues
The title of a song is on the tip of Gerard’s tongue, but he cannot recall until someone mentions the songwriter’s name. Gerard’s initial inability to recall the title was most likely caused by
Retrieval failure
Which type of memory has an essentially limitless capacity
Long-term memory
The tendency to recall the first and last items in a lost better than the middle items is known as
The serial position effect
Eerie sense of having previously experience a situation or even
Deja vu
Shortly after hearing a list of items, people tend to recall the last items in the list especially quickly and accurately. The best illustrates
Recency effect
The experience of memory loss is called
Amnesia
A full week after Usha hears her mother read a list of 12 animals. Is she likely to remember the beginning or the end of the list?
The beginning
Inability to recall which numbers on a telephone dial are not accompanied by letters is most likely due to
Encoding failure
On some college football teams, players are rewarded for outstanding performance with a gold star on their helmets. This practice best illustrates the use of
Incentives
A complex unlearned and fixed pattern of behavior common to all members of a species is called a(n)
Instinct
Need or desire that energizes and directs behavior toward a goal
Motivation
People are especially good at quickly detecting facial expressions of
Anger
Imitating another persons facial expression of emotion is likely to facilitate
Empathy
To feel greater warmth and affection a couple would be advised to spend time looking intently at one another’s
Eyes
Bad advice for a dieter
Avoid eating during the day and eat a lot at night
The body’s tendency to maintain a constant internal state
Homeostasis
Insulin is secreted by the
Pancreas
Hormone that increases heart rate, blood pressure, and blood sugar levels in times of emergency
Epinephrine
When Tony is in a bad mood, he interprets his parent’s comments as criticisms. When he’s in a good mood, he interprets the same types of parental comments as helpful suggestions. The best illustrates that our emotional state influence the process of
Encoding
The three successive phases of the general adaption syndrome are
Alarm reaction, resistance, exhaustion
The third phase of the general adaptation syndrome is characterized by
Exhaustion
The process by which we appraise and respond to threatening or challenging events
Stress
