Psychology Flashcards

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1
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What are the three divisions of the brain?

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hindbrain, midbrain, forebrain

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What does the hindbrain include?

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medulla, pons, and cerebellum

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3
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What does the forebrain include?

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diencephalon and telencephalon

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What is in the diencephalon?

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thalamus and hypothalamus

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5
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Function of frontal lobes

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initiate voluntary movement and involved in reasoning and problem solving

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Function of parietal lobes

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general sensations

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Function of temporal lobes

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process auditory and olfactory sensation. Involved in short term memory, language comprehension, and emotion

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Function of occipital lobes

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process visual sensation

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9
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Basal nucei

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function in motor control

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10
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Broadbent Filter Model of selective attention

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inputs from environment must enter a sensory buffer. One input is then filtered to attention

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Treisman’s Attenuation Model

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attended and unattended input are processed.

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12
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Proximal Stimulus

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Stimulus registered by sensory receptors

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13
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Gestalt Psych

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people’s perceptual experience is organized from how human brains are organized

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3 levels of kohlberg’s stages of development

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Pre-conventional, Conventional, Post-Conventional total of 6 stages

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Pre-Conventional Kohlberg

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Obedience and punishment/self-interest

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Conventional Level 2 Kohlberg

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Conformity/Maintaining social order

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Post-Conventional Level 3 Kohlberg

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Respect Perspectives/ High moral reasoning

18
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Culture Relativism

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Raise awareness of fact cultures have different standards and biases

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Ethnocentrism

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believing one’s own culture is better than the others

20
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Cultural Capital

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knowledge, skills, and education

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Intersectionality

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crossover between race and social class

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Symbolic Interactionism

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how shared meaning is conveyed between individuals

23
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Elaboration Likelihood Model

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explains when people will be influenced by content of speech and other superficial characteristics

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Central route of persuasion

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influenced by actual content

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Peripheral Route of persuasion

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influenced by superficial or secondary characteristics

26
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Social Cognitive Theory

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theory of behavior change that emphasizes interactions between people and their environment

27
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Reciprocal Determinism

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Interaction between a person’s behaviors, personal factors, and environment