p/s fl 3

Question 1

reproductive memory

Answer 1

stores encoded information to be retrieved at a later time

Question 2

eidetic memory

Answer 2

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

Question 3

semantic memory

Answer 3

long-term memory involving the capacity to recall words, concepts, or numbers, which is essential for the use and understanding of language.

Question 4

iconic memory

Answer 4

Iconic memory is the visual sensory memory register pertaining to the visual domain and a fast-decaying store of visual information

Question 5

external validity

Answer 5

how well you can generalize something

Question 6

easterbrooks hypothesis

Answer 6

under arousal, ones attention will restrict to focus on the central aspects, instead of the peripheral aspects

Question 7

somatic symptom disorder

Answer 7

The individual has excessive thoughts, feelings and behaviors relating to the physical symptoms.

Question 8

illness anxiety

Answer 8

Symptoms include a long-term and intense fear of having a serious condition and worry that minor symptoms indicate something serious.

Question 9

Elaboration likelihood

Answer 9

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.

Question 10

anger and hostility can be linked to:

Answer 10

increased incidence of heart disease.

Question 11

medulla oblongata

Answer 11

heartbeat, breathing, blood pressure

Question 12

hypothalamus

Answer 12

controls the pituitary gland, can initiate stress response, homeostasis, manages hormones

Question 13

pons

Answer 13

breathing, communication, signaling, sleep

Question 14

thalamus

Answer 14

superior colliculi (vision)
inferior colliculi (auditory)
MGN and LGN

Question 15

CT scan

Answer 15

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

Question 16

PET scan

Answer 16

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

Question 17

MRI scan

Answer 17

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

Question 18

fMRI

Answer 18

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

Question 19

EEG

Answer 19

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

Question 20

groupthink

Answer 20

the practice of thinking or making decisions as a group in a way that discourages creativity or individual responsibility.

Question 21

NMDA receptors

Answer 21

subtype of glutamate receptor.

Question 22

intragenerational vs intergenerational mobility

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INTRA = social class mobility within ones OWN life

INTER = social class mobility across MULTIPLE generations

Question 23

self-verification

Answer 23

tendency to seek out and agree with information that is consistent with ones self concept

Question 24

psychodynamic approach

Answer 24

Unconscious psychological activities include underlying desires and anxieties that are present deep within the mind yet influence personality and behavior.

Question 25

serotonin

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involved in regulating MOOD (aggression, saddness, happiness) and HUNGER

Question 26

acetylcholine

Answer 26

an important neurotransmitter that plays a role in brain functions, such as memory, and body functions, such as muscle contractions to move your muscles. Low levels of acetylcholine are associated with memory issues and muscle disorders

Question 27

endorphins

Answer 27

PAIN

Question 28

gaba

Answer 28

an amino acid that functions as the primary inhibitory neurotransmitter for the central nervous system (CNS). It functions to reduce neuronal excitability by inhibiting nerve transmission.

Question 29

incentive theory

Answer 29

external rewards and punishments are the primary cause of an individual’s behavior, as opposed to internal factors

Question 30

drive theory

Answer 30

homeostasis…
A drive is an instinctual need that has the power of driving the behavior of an individual; an “excitatory state produced by a homeostatic disturbance

Question 31

expectancy-value theory

Answer 31

Expectancy-Value Theory is a theory of motivation that describes the relationship between a student’s expectancy for success at a task or the achievement of a goal in relation to the value of task completion or goal attainment.

Question 32

self determination theory

Answer 32

Self-determination theory suggests that all humans have three basic psychological needs—autonomy, competence, and relatedness—that underlie growth and development

Question 33

motion parallax

Answer 33

type of depth perception cue in which objects that are closer, appear to move faster than objects that are far away

Question 34

sensory interaction

Answer 34

one sensory modality may influence another.

Question 35

vestibular sense

Answer 35

balance sense, allows us to move smoothly

Question 36

perceptual maladaptation

Answer 36

trait that is more harmful than helpful.