Psychology 101 Test 2 Flashcards
Why do I suggest that you to study in a similar room as the exam? What does this tell us about memory?
Context Dependent
In terms of memory: what is the spacing effect? Give an example.
Spacing time out will help us better remember stuff. Studying for 30mins/30mins instead of the full hour.
What is a mnemonic device? Give an example
Acronym like OCEAN
If we don’t really pay enough attention to information, we fail to encode it into working and long term memory. (Think about the penny example) What type of forgetting is this?
Encoding Failure
What is the term for the argument that considers whether our personalities and traits are the result of our genetics and biological factors or if they are shaped by our environment?
Nature vs Nurture
Piaget studied the errors made by children to understand how they think differently than adults. What type of development was he focused on? Name one concept that emerged from his theory.
Cognitive Development
In his theory of development, there are stages such as “Trust vs. mistrust” and “Identity vs confusion”. What is the name of the psychologist who developed this theory and what kind of development was he describing?
Erik Erikson (Psychosocial Development)
What was measured in the “strange situation test”?
Attachment
What are the BIG FIVE personality traits? OCEAN
Openness, Consciousness, Extravert, Agreeableness, Neuroticism
What are the Two Dimensions of Emotion?
Pleasant to unpleasant/Low to High Arousal
Fill in the blank: The physiological arousal felt during various emotions is triggered by the______ which triggers activity and changes in various organs.
Sympathetic Nervous System
What is the name of the theory that contends that facial position and muscle changes can alter which emotion we feel?
Facial Feedback Hypothesis
Name four of the ten basic emotions.
Happy, Sad, Disgust, Fear.
(Include Shame, Guilt, Contempt)
What is the term for the method wherein a psychologist encourages patients to speak whatever comes to mind so they can trace the flow of the patients’ thoughts?
Free Association
What happened to Little Albert? What concept does this demonstrate?
Associated a loud sound (the pipe) with rats and is now scared. You learned that you could learn fear.
