midterm Flashcards
crystallized intelligence
accumulated knowledge
s (intelligence)
skills in narrower domains of intelligence
intelligence
ability to think, learn from experience, solve problems, and to adapt to new situations
fluid intelligence
the capacity to learn new ways of solving problems and performing activities
IQ
average intelligence quotient
g (intelligence)
an underlying factor for cognitive abilities and skills
persuasive essay
convince the reader to adopt a certain view
expository essay
explain or provide info on a topic
comparative essay
compare and contrast items for linking items under a central thesis
precis
concise summary of essential points, statements, or facts
annotated bibliography
reference list followed by short descriptions
response/reaction paper
summary of one or more works describing personal reactions
limbic system
a subcortical brain system, including the amygdala, hypothalamus, and thalamus, that determines basic emotions.
most important indicator of emotion
face
two-factor theory
posits experience of emotion is determined by intensity of arousal followed by the cognitive appraisal of that arousal.
james-lange theory
posits experience of emotion is the result of arousal.
cannon-bard theory
posits experience of emotion is the dual experience of emotion plus physiological arousal.
broca and wernicke
neurologists who discovered a connection between language and certain regions of the left cerebral hemisphere
phenomena
a fact or situation that is observed to exist or happen, especially one whose cause or explanation is in question
consciousness
the unified mental pattern that brings together the object and the self
lesion
areas of circumscribed brain damage caused by neurological disease
knock out
neuroscientific approach where a gene is inactivated experimentally causing a legion to determine whether the consequences of the knock out are as predicted
image
a mental pattern in any of the sensory modalities
punctuation
establishes the cadence of a sentence: where to pause, stop, or take a detour.
em dash
sets off an element added to amplify or digress from the main clause.
style
guidelines that ensure clear, consistent communication and presentation in written works.
slash
mark also called a virgule, solidus, or shill
somatic nervous system
Afferent signals sent to the skeletal muscles.
vagal nerve
connects brain to face and internal milieux.
efferent
A signal moving away from the brain.
afferent
A signal entering through the senses toward the CNS.
affective forecasting
ability to predict one’s future feelings is often can be inaccurate
impact bias
tendency to overestimate intensity of future feelings
durability bias
tendency to overestimate how long negative affects will affect them
planning falacy
While being generally aware of our knowledge, abilities, and future prospects, we may underestimate how long a task will taker
heuristics
mental shortcuts to reduce complex problem-solving to simpler rule-based decisions.
schema
mental model or representation of things we come across in life (mental blueprint for how we expect someone to behave)
schizophrenia
A disorder characterized by disconnection with bodily experience (reduced sense of mineness of the self)
depression
A disorder characterized by resting state disbalanced toward internal contents (bodily experience) and abnormal midline structure activity.
neurophenomenology
An approach that defines the self according to experience and neurological function
inappropriate affect
laughing in the absence of an appropriate stimulus
depression (northoff)
having heightened self-focus, reduced environmental focus, association of self with negative emotions and increased cognitive process of the own self
middle ring
cortical midline structures
inner ring
subcortical structures
