Psychology Flashcards
What are the three divisions of the brain?
hindbrain, midbrain, forebrain
What does the hindbrain include?
medulla, pons, and cerebellum
What does the forebrain include?
diencephalon and telencephalon
What is in the diencephalon?
thalamus and hypothalamus
Function of frontal lobes
initiate voluntary movement and involved in reasoning and problem solving
Function of parietal lobes
general sensations
Function of temporal lobes
process auditory and olfactory sensation. Involved in short term memory, language comprehension, and emotion
Function of occipital lobes
process visual sensation
Basal nucei
function in motor control
Broadbent Filter Model of selective attention
inputs from environment must enter a sensory buffer. One input is then filtered to attention
Treisman’s Attenuation Model
attended and unattended input are processed.
Proximal Stimulus
Stimulus registered by sensory receptors
Gestalt Psych
people’s perceptual experience is organized from how human brains are organized
3 levels of kohlberg’s stages of development
Pre-conventional, Conventional, Post-Conventional total of 6 stages
Pre-Conventional Kohlberg
Obedience and punishment/self-interest
Conventional Level 2 Kohlberg
Conformity/Maintaining social order
Post-Conventional Level 3 Kohlberg
Respect Perspectives/ High moral reasoning
Culture Relativism
Raise awareness of fact cultures have different standards and biases
Ethnocentrism
believing one’s own culture is better than the others
Cultural Capital
knowledge, skills, and education
Intersectionality
crossover between race and social class
Symbolic Interactionism
how shared meaning is conveyed between individuals
Elaboration Likelihood Model
explains when people will be influenced by content of speech and other superficial characteristics
Central route of persuasion
influenced by actual content
Peripheral Route of persuasion
influenced by superficial or secondary characteristics
Social Cognitive Theory
theory of behavior change that emphasizes interactions between people and their environment
Reciprocal Determinism
Interaction between a person’s behaviors, personal factors, and environment
