p/s fl 3 Flashcards
reproductive memory
stores encoded information to be retrieved at a later time
eidetic memory
the ability to vividly recall an image you are exposed to only briefly. Ex: “Seeing” a picture that you were exposed to for a brief moment. stronger than iconic memory
semantic memory
long-term memory involving the capacity to recall words, concepts, or numbers, which is essential for the use and understanding of language.
iconic memory
Iconic memory is the visual sensory memory register pertaining to the visual domain and a fast-decaying store of visual information
external validity
how well you can generalize something
easterbrooks hypothesis
under arousal, ones attention will restrict to focus on the central aspects, instead of the peripheral aspects
somatic symptom disorder
The individual has excessive thoughts, feelings and behaviors relating to the physical symptoms.
illness anxiety
Symptoms include a long-term and intense fear of having a serious condition and worry that minor symptoms indicate something serious.
Elaboration likelihood
when a persuader presents information to an audience, some level of elaboration results. Does not always involve others in the study, that is why you got this Q wrong.
anger and hostility can be linked to:
increased incidence of heart disease.
medulla oblongata
heartbeat, breathing, blood pressure
hypothalamus
controls the pituitary gland, can initiate stress response, homeostasis, manages hormones
pons
breathing, communication, signaling, sleep
thalamus
superior colliculi (vision)
inferior colliculi (auditory)
MGN and LGN
CT scan
purpose: provide images of the structure
pro: cheap, fast
con: Xrays, low detail image, no info about brain activity, patient must be still
good for: anatomy, broken bones, organ damage, internal bleeding, foreign objects
PET scan
purpose: provide images of the structure and activity of the brain/body
pros: cheap, shoes overall activity level of different regions/structures
cons: radiation exposure, low detail images, lying still
good for: metabolic activity, find cancer metastasis, relative activity of the brain. NOT used to look at changes in activity DURING the sca
MRI scan
purpose: provide images of the structure of brain and body
pro: high detail, safe
con: time consuming, more expensive, patient lie still
good for: high res images of soft tissues to look at things like ligament tears, herniated disks, detailed anatomy
fMRI
purpose: provide images of the structure and activity of the brain
pro: high detail, safe, changes in brain during scan
con: time consuming, expensive, patient still
good for: relative activity of brain in real time
EEG
purpose: provide info regarding electrical activity of the brain
pro: safe, portable, patient moving, info over long time
con: no imaging of brain structure, just waveform
good for: brain activity during sleep or epilepsy
groupthink
the practice of thinking or making decisions as a group in a way that discourages creativity or individual responsibility.
NMDA receptors
subtype of glutamate receptor.
intragenerational vs intergenerational mobility
INTRA = social class mobility within ones OWN life
INTER = social class mobility across MULTIPLE generations
self-verification
tendency to seek out and agree with information that is consistent with ones self concept
psychodynamic approach
Unconscious psychological activities include underlying desires and anxieties that are present deep within the mind yet influence personality and behavior.
