PSYCH SOC Flashcards
what kind of reinforcement is this: baboon tap on the option that is correct and will recieve food each time
fixed ratio (responses)
material and symbolic culture refer to
tangible and intangible
why was there an increase in 65 and older
BABY BOOM - born after the WW2
This theory views change as abrupt and revolutonary, and results on inequaluty - sees social life as a competition and focuses on distribution of resources/POWER bw groups
conflict
conflict theorist would focus on discrepanancy in ______
political power based on generation status & reosurces
what is the dependancy ratio
economically dependant persons/productive, those that need assistance (children and seniors - too old/young to work)
this ____ focuses in how early life events influence health outcomes later in life
life course perspective
liguistic relativity hypothesis states structure of a language influcen ___
way its speakers conceptualize the world, ex humans are better at distinguishing colours for which their language has a name for it
in language relativity argue that language shaped
thought (speakers of diff language perceive/think differently)
with source monitory errore explain
attribute to the wrong source, likely to attribute which somehting stored already long term (rehearing names)
person ONLY forget marrigae event explain what is
dissociative disorder - cant recall autobiographical info (trauma/stressor)
if country has less social mobility and questions about opportunity - but country people put effot
meritocracy - results of personal effort, determine social standing
this error tends to over value internal (personality based) and under value situational explanation for behaviour
fundamental attribution error - rank peronsality factors above environmental
this is a mental representation form a very young age – when a participant answered quickly the memory schema was activated quick and stonger link
schema - schematic processng relavent fast response times
which type of drug has the lowest risk of dependance
hallucinogens
conflict theory focuses on ____ and stratification says that certain communities experience ___ access to resources
social inequalities, unequal
dopaine is not/yes assocatd with visual hallucinations
NOT - only euphoris
__ this is pos/neg evaluation of person based on their percevied group membership (thought) and this is the differential treatment based on prejudicial thought
prejudice, discrimination
dependant varibale is found before/after manipulation of IV
AFTER - not the pre tests (rating of anxiety/depression)
a way to prevent groupthink
encourgae a group norm of critical evaluation and dissent (disagreement) in decision making bc otherwise, they are not introducing new facts,
people study then watch TV before sleep and then do test - what happens, what memory construct involved
they do worse, interference
if person can delay ggratification, in oursuit of long term rewards categorized as what intelligence
emotional
CBT addressed smokign behavour through
systematic modification of individual behaviour and self assessments
structural functionalism sees society as ____ who work together in _____
complex whole macro, equilibrium
functionalism usually has
manifest, latent
what is medicalization
effor to desribes a behaviour as a underlying illness and treat it like one as well
in this attempt by individual to control hwo they are perceived by others
impression management
how does learning occur - synapses
LTP, type of synaptic plascity - basically when ion flow into post synaptic inc cnegative charge/potential difference inside and because so many signals were sent in
with the conflict theory explain antithesis, thesis, synthesis
—- anti - any opposing
what does conflict theory not explain
unity stability
with conflict theory - social groups struggle/fight for
food, wealth, power
