Psych Definitions

Question 1

Foot-in-the-door technique

Answer 1

Requires participants to make a small commitment in the beginning which results in a large commitment at the end, such as signing a petition or agreement

Question 2

Independent variable

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the manipulated variable; the variable that is changed on purpose in an experiment.

Question 3

Dependent variables

Answer 3

variable that is not under the experimenter’s control – the data. It is the variable that is observed and measured in response to the independent variable

Question 4

Control variable

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A variable that is held constant or whose impact is removed in order to analyze the relationship between other variables without interference, or within subgroups of the control variable.

Question 5

Reference Group

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Any group that individuals use as a standard for evaluating themselves and their own behavior. Similar to a homophilous group.

Question 6

Secondary Group

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Is a group that is formal or impersonal group

Question 7

Social Networks

Answer 7

Is explained as also reciprocal exchange as a social resource

Question 8

Baroreceptors

Answer 8

measures pressure

Question 9

Nociceptors

Answer 9

are pain receptors

Question 10

Mechanoreceptors

Answer 10

measure touch

Question 11

Chemoreceptors

Answer 11

chemical changes measured

Question 12

Operant Conditioning

Answer 12

positive reinforcement

Question 13

Social Learning.

Answer 13

Learning through observing a model

Question 14

Observational Learning

Answer 14

learning through observing a model

Question 15

Gender schema

Answer 15

the cognitions regarding the what constitutes the identity of gender, much like the blue prints or how to be in a general sense.

Question 16

Gender script

Answer 16

is organized information regarding the order of actions that are appropriate to a familiar situations, how to act out the play.

Question 17

Prejudice

Answer 17

describes attitudes not behaviors

Question 18

Discrimination

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behaving differently based on a persons racial background

Question 19

Positive reinforcement

Answer 19

positive reinforced behaviors increase in frequency

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Negative reinforcement

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negative reinforcement increase in frequency

Question 21

Positive punishment

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involves introducing an unpleasant experience rather than removing a pleasant stimulus, such as those being punished for seeking healthcare.

Question 22

Negative punishment

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Removes pleasant stimulus.

Question 23

Anterograde memory

Answer 23

The ability to form long-term memory after brain injury

Question 24

Retrograde memory

Answer 24

Ability to remember the information before brain injury

Question 25

Semantic Memory

Answer 25

The knowledge of facts