PSYCH FLE 4 Flashcards
IMPRESSION MANAGEMENT
attempt to control how others see us on the front stage
PEER PRESSURE
assume their peers are pressuring/influencing them
OBEDIENCE
following a rule
GROUP THINK
group of people in order to reach a consensus fail to look at all possible outcomes
SOCIALIZATION
life long process where we learn how to interact with others
PARTICIPANT OBSERVATION
researcher is a participant in the actual situation and thereby observes
INTRACOHORT AGING
when one cohort gets older
COHORT SUCCESSION
cohorts enter and exit study
JIM CROW RACISM
institutional racism as a result of structural factors
PREJUDICE THEORY
when people are prejudice due to perceived competition with outgroups
SOCIAL CONTROL THEORY
relates to process of learning including social deviance and crime
SYMBOLIC RACISM
do not support overt racist practices such as segregation but fail to realize racism is a structural or institutional issue
believe racism is wrong but do not see racism as a significant institutional problem
STEREOTYPE THREAT
being at risk of confirming a stereotype through your behavior or performance
IMPLICIT BIAS
unconscious biases or thoughts affect how we behave
MEASUREMENT BIAS
when way that something is measured effects the outcome
DEPRESSIVE REALISM
depressed people are more likely to be realistic than non-depressed people
REPRESENTATIVENESS HEURISTIC
mental shortcut based on reasoning that is related to how representative something seems to be of a category
i.e. how likely is a woman to be a librarian based on how similar she seems to the idea one has of a typical librarian
POSITIVE ILLUSIONS BIAS
having an exaggerated or inflated assessment of one’s own abilities, how good the future will be, or how much control one has over life events
ANCHORING BIAS
occurs when one uses an initial piece of information to make judgements about subsequent pieces of information
i.e. original price of an item to a sale price for the item
PARADOXICAL SLEEP
period of sleep when the skeletal muscles demonstrate apparent paralysis even though respiration rate increases and brain activity is similar to when you are in an awake state
BRAIN WAVE PATTERN OBSERVED IN STAGE 2 SLEEP CYCLE
sleep spindles and K complexes
EXPECTANCY VALUE THEORY
motivation is related to the interplay of two primary factors
1) individuals perceived likelihood of success
2) relative value of rewards likely to be associated with success
PSYCHODYNAMIC MODEL
of personality
attributes human functioning to an interplay between drives and internal forces both conscious and subconscious
related to Freud’s theory of personality in reference to id, ego, superego
Drive reduction theory of motivation
people are primarily motivated by a desire to satisfy internal physiological drives
HISTRIONIC PERSONALITY DISORDER
characterized by attention seeking and excessive or inappropriate public displays
desire for others to witness their emotional outbursts so extroversion could potentially exacerbate their condition
AVOIDANT PERSONALITY DISORDER
extreme shyness and avoid social situations
FRONTAL LOBE
involved in working memory and executive functions
HIPPOCAMPUS
primarily associated with memory
OCCIPITAL LOBE
location of the primary visual cortex aka striate cortex
VALENCE
theories of emotion recognize two aspects of emotion: valence and arousal
describes the inherent attractiveness or aversiveness of a stimulus, event or situation
ATTRACTIVE STIMULUS
positive valence
AVERSIVE STIMULUS
negative valence
AROUSAL
degree to which an emotion or experience is activated or deactivated
SOMATIC NERVOUS SYSTEM
peripheral NS associated with voluntary control of skeletal muscles and body movements
GROUP THINK
individuals value group cohesion over individual responsibility. Causes individuals to adopt the views of the rest of the group even if contrary to their own views
SOCIAL OBEDIENCE
individuals obey orders which may be contrary to their own values
GLASS CEILING
suggests that women face serious barriers to obtaining positions in management positions
INTERSECTIONALITY
interconnected nature of social categorizations such as race, class, gender create overlapping and interdependent systems of discrimination or disadvantage
MISCENGENATION
mixing of racial and ethnic groups in intimate relationships
INNER HAIR CELLS OF COCHLEA
sensory receptors for the human auditory system
responsible for transduction of an auditory signal
OUTER HAIR CELLS OF COCHLEA
used for mechanical amplification
HAIR CELLS OF SEMICIRCULAR CANALS
transduce vestibular info regarding balance and orientation
