Psychology chapter 11-Important concepts-Part 1

Question 1

The _____ evolved before the _______?

Answer 1

limbic system before the cortex.

Question 2

What do discrete emotion theorists conclude by the statement that the cortex evolved AFTER the limbic system?

Answer 2

Since the limbic system came first, emotions must precede conscious thoughts about them.

Question 3

What are the primary emotions?

Answer 3

Fuck CHADS Sister
Fear
Contempt
Happiness
Anger
Disgust
Sadness 
Surprise
and maybe pride

Question 4

What is the most easily recognized emotion?

Answer 4

Happiness

Question 5

What are secondary emotions?

Answer 5

Array of different primary emotions created by our brains.

Question 6

What is Schadenfreude?

Answer 6

Feeling joy from other’s misery.

Question 7

What emotion is the best predictor of divorce?

Answer 7

Contempt

Question 8

What is a Duchenne smile?

Answer 8

A smile stemming from genuine emotion.

Question 9

What is a Pan Am smile?

Answer 9

Fake smile.

Question 10

What area of the brain seems to be specialized for positive emotions?

Answer 10

Front region of the left hemisphere.

Question 11

What is the curse of knowledge?

Answer 11

When we know something, we often make the mistake of assuming others know it too.

Question 12

What are illustrators?

Answer 12

Gestures that highlight or accentuate speech, such as when we forcefully move our hands forward to make an important point.

Question 13

What are manipulators?

Answer 13

Gestures in which one body part strokes, presses or bites, or otherwise touches another body part.

Question 14

What are emblems?

Answer 14

Gestures that convey conventional meanings recognized by members of a culture. (ex: hand waving or nodding of the head)

Question 15

What is public distance?

Answer 15

typically used for public speaking, such as lecturing.

Question 16

What is social distance?

Answer 16

Typically used for conversations among strangers and casual acquaintances.

Question 17

What is personal distance?

Answer 17

Typically used for conversations among close friends and romantic partners.

Question 18

What is intimate distance?

Answer 18

Typically used for kissing, hugging, etc..

Question 19

What are the four levels of personal space, according to Hall?

Answer 19

Public space, social space, personal distance, intimate distance

Question 20

What happens when these distances are violated?

Answer 20

We feel uncomfortable.

Question 21

When people lie, illustrators tend to _______ and manipulators and emblems tend to ________.

Answer 21

decrease, increase

Question 22

Dishonest statements tend to contain fewer _______ and _______.

Answer 22

details and qualifiers

Question 23

Frequent lying tends to be persistent by age _____.

Answer 23

7

Question 24

The polygraph test relies on what?

Answer 24

The Pinocchio response.

Question 25

What is the most frequently administered version of the polygraph?

Answer 25

controlled question test (CQT).

Question 26

What is the CQT?

Answer 26

Uses three types of yes or no questions:
1- relevant questions
2-irrelevant questions
3- control questions

Question 27

How is person found guilty?

Answer 27

If the subject’s autonomic activity following the relevant question is higher than that following irrelevant and control questions, the CQT is labeled deceptive.

Question 28

What plagues the polygraph test?

Answer 28

Biased against the innocent, high false positive rate.

Question 29

Is the polygraph admissible in canadian or american courts?

Answer 29

no

Question 30

What is voice stress analysis?

Answer 30

Lies on the premise that the voice goes up when people lie.

Question 31

What are countermeasures?

Answer 31

Methods designed to alter responses to control questions.

Question 32

The GKT has a low ______ rate and high ______ rate.

Answer 32

False positive and high false negative. (since criminals can forget)

Question 33

What is brain fingerprinting?

Answer 33

Brain waves may be a more sensitive measure of the recognition of concealed knowledge than skin conductance or other indices used in the traditional GKT.

Question 34

Integrity test questions fall into which categories?

Answer 34

1. history of stealing
2. attitudes toward stealing
3. Perceptions of other’s honesty.