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psych midterm Flashcards

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Fundamental Attribution Error

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tendency to overestimate dispositional causes and underestimate situational causes in others.

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Stereotype Threat

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when your performance and behavior are negatively affected by the knowledge of stereotypes others likely have about your identity.

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Stereotype

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a widely held but fixed and oversimplified image or idea of a particular type of person or thing.

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Cognitive Dissonance

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mental conflict occurring when your beliefs are contradictory to your actions

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Conformity

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tendency for people to change their beliefs to more closely match held by groups they want to be in good standing with

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roles

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set of expectations about how someone is supposed to behave in a given situation

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obedience

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behavior in compliance with a direct command, often one issued by a person in a position of authority

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groupthink

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tendency for people in groups to want to or to actually think the same

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group polarization

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tendency for people in a group to hold more extremist views compared to when outside the group

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deindividuation

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a feeling of anonymity and extreme conformity in a crowd / mob mentality

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prejudice

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a negative attitude toward another person or group formed before having any experience with that person or group

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discrimination

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differential treatment of the members of different ethnic, religious, national, or other groups.

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Just World Phenomenon

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tendency for people to believe that good things happen to people and etc

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What is the role of neurons and how do they function?

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Neurons transmit information between the brain and the rest of the body. They function by receiving information in their dendrites, sending the signal down the axon, and releasing it to another neuron in the terminal.

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How do neurotransmitters function?

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Neurotransmitters are released from the terminal of a neuron and then attach to a specific receptor on another neuron.

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How does the nervous system compare to the endocrine system?

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Neurons send electrical signals through neurons, while the endocrine system sends hormones through the bloodstream.

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Medulla

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Regulates automatic functions of the body (breathing, heart beating) and controls reflexes

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Thalamus

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Takes information from all senses (except smell) and redirects them to rest of brain

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Cerebellum

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Regulates coordination, balance, and emotions

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Hippocampus

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Deals with memory

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Reticular Formation

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Large network of neurons from spinal cord to thalamus; involved in arousal/alertness

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Pituitary Gland

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Manages brain hormone levels; Controls other glands in the brain

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Corpus Callosum

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Connects the two hemispheres of the brain

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Amygdala

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Controls emotions; linked to reward system

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Hypothalamus

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Controls pituitary gland; manages sleep patterns and hunger; controls autonomic (involuntary) bodily functions

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Cerebral Cortex

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Layer of gray matter around the outside of the cerebral hemispheres; associated with higher cognitive function

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Occipital Lobe

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Controls vision; located in back of brain

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Temporal Lobe

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Processes audio and short-term memory; located near ears

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Parietal Lobe

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Discriminates between different objects and processes speech; located in upper central part of brain hemisphere

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Frontal Lobe

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Makes decisions & controls personality; located in front of brain hemisphere

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Unconditioned Stimulus

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Stimulus that elicits an unlearned response (UCR)

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Unconditioned Response

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Unlearned response from UCS

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Neutral Stimulus

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Stimulus that does not normally elicit a response

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Conditioned Stimulus

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Stimulus that has been associated with UCR; same as NS

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Conditioned Response

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Learned response to CS; same as UCR

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Positive Reinforcement

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Encouraging a behavior by giving something wanted

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Negative Reinforcement

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Encouraging a behavior by removing something unwanted

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Positive Punishment

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Discouraging a behavior by giving something unwanted

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Negative Punishment

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Discouraging a behavior by taking away something wanted

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Fixed-Ratio Partial Schedule

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For a fixed number of behaviors, a reward is given (ex: press button 5 times = 1 reward)

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Fixed-Interval Partial Schedule

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A reward is given at a specific interval (ex: 1 reward every 30 min)

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Variable-Ratio Partial Schedule

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For a random number of behaviors, a reward is given (ex: gambling)

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Variable-Interval Partial Schedule

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A reward is given at a random interval

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Which partial schedule is the most effective?

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Variable Ratio

44
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Which partial schedule is the least effective?

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Variable Interval

45
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Which part of the neuron receives information?

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Dendrites

46
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Which part of the neuron transmits information to other neurons?

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Terminal

47
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Which part of the neuron sends information from one end to the other?

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Axon

48
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What part of the neuron insulates the axon and improves conduction?

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Myelin sheath

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