psych/soc Flashcards
How does the JND value relate to stimulus discrimination ability?
Smaller JND value -> better discrimination ; Larger JND value-> worse discrimination
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What is the difference between top down and bottom up processing?
Top down processing refers to perception that is driven by cognition (your brain applies what it knows and what it expects to perceive and fills the blank). Bottom up processing refers to processings sensory information as it is coming in
What is psychophysics?
Psychophysics is study of relationship between stimuli and sensations/perceptions evoked by the stimuli.
What is the relationship between symbols and language?
Symbols are representations with shared meaning among individuals within a culture. Language is a subcategory of symbols, and is defined as a set of symbolic representations that convey meaning about the world
What is conversion disorder?
Conversion disorder occurs when excessive anxiety causes loss of functioning in all parts of a patient
What trait makes a behavior more likely to be situational rather than dispositional?
The more distinctive a behavior is, the more likely the observer is to attribute the behavior to the situation
What are things that don’t comprise socioeconomic status?
Race, gender, drug use are not components of socioeconomic status; they are intrinsic characteristics and behaviors of individuals
How does religiosity affect reactions to events?
Strong religiosity is associated with more acceptance and greater use of emotion-focused strategies to manage reactions to events.
What is phenomenological research?
A phenomenological research study focuses on subjective elements of an experience by trying to understand individuals’ perceptions, perspectives and understanding of a particular situation or event. Often, this is done by way of collecting narratives from multiple subjects regarding the same situation or experience, in order to make generalizations about the research topic.
What is meta-analysis?
Meta-analysis is a statistical technique involving the aggregation of smaller studies pertaining to a certain research question in order to draw a conclusion that is statistically stronger than those of the individual studies.
What is gender schema?
Cognitive theory of how individuals acquire and understand elements of gender and sex-linked characteristics from their surrounding culture and how those characteristics are transmitted inter-generationally.
What is looking glass self?
Looking-glass self refers to an individual shaping his or her self-concept based on an understanding of how others perceive them. According to the concept, we imagine how we must appear to others and through reacting to their imagined judgements, develop our sense of self.
What is person perception?
Mental processes by which we categorize and form impressions of other people.
What is an ordinal variable?
Ordinal variables can be ranked to allow for comparisons. For example, if you were asked about highest level of education achieved, you could respond with high school degree, college degree, medical degree, etc.
