key terms

Question 1

research paradigm

Answer 1

framework containing all of the commonly accepted views about a subject

Question 2

whistle blower

Answer 2

a person who exposes any kind of info that is deemed illegal/ not correct

Question 3

personality inventories

Answer 3

tests measure characteristics

Question 4

classical conditioning

Answer 4

learning through association

Question 5

operant conditioning

Answer 5

learning as a result of rewards or punishments

Question 6

positive reinforcement

Answer 6

positive outcome for behaviour, more likely to be repeated in the future

Question 7

negative reinforcement

Answer 7

behaviour encouraged by removing unpleasant stimulus

Question 8

dichotic listening

Answer 8

2 different passages read at the same time in each ear

Question 9

shadowing

Answer 9

repeating passage of text from one ear

Question 10

schema

Answer 10

mental representation of events/situations

Question 11

recall

Answer 11

remembering info without any cues

Question 12

recognition

Answer 12

remembering info with cues

Question 13

oedipus complex

Answer 13

unconscious sexual desires for mother

Question 14

theory of mind

Answer 14

infer what another is thinking or feeling

Question 15

ceiling effect

Answer 15

if adults are able to pass the test intended for children doesn’t mean they don’t have a problem with theory of mind

Question 16

neuroplasticty

Answer 16

ability of brain to change its structure in response to changes in environment

Question 17

delay of gratification

Answer 17

to resist temptation of a reward and wait until later

Question 18

grey matter

Answer 18

tissue in nervous system, involved in processing info in brain