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Psychology MCAT Flashcards

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Wernicke’s area

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part of temporal lobe; LANGUAGE COMPREHENSION

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Broca’s area

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part of frontal lobe; SPEECH

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Components of brainstem

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midbrain, medulla oblongata, pons

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Reticular activating system (RAS)

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part of brainstem; modulates alertness and arousal

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Inferior and superior colliculi

(part of midbrain)

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  • Inferior colliculi process auditory input
  • Superior colliculi process visual input
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Substantia nigra

(part of midbrain)

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  • midbrain dopaminergic nucleus
  • produce dopamine to help coordinate voluntary movements
  • In Parkinson’s disease, dopaminergic neurons in this region degenerates.
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SAME DAVE

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Sensory neurons are Afferent neurons
Motor neurons are Efferent neurons
Dorsal (back) location for Afferent neuron (sensory)
Ventral (abdomen) location for Efferent neurons (motor)

Tip: Afferent = send info up to brain or spinal cord for processing
Efferent = neurons that make effect (action)

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Tunnel vision

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Focus just on objects within your central field
- part of fight-or-flight response (by sympathetic nervous system) to acute stress

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Electroencephalogram (EEG)

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measure brain activity through electrodes placed on the scalp

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computed tomography (CT)

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Taking X-ray in 360 degree to yield 3D image.
Good for static structure

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Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)

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strong magnetic field to image structures within body. MRI is better at imaging soft tissue and does not involve ionizing radiation.

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Positron emission tomography (PET)

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radiolabeling glucose as fludeoxyglucose (FDG), which emits positrons as it decays.
More decay = more glucose being metabolized = more intense neural activity
PET can help visualize both bran structure and activity.

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functional MRI (fMRI)

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  • based on difference in magnetic properties btw oxygenated and deoxygenated hemoglobin in venous blood to visualize blood flow.
  • image brain structure and measure brain activity
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What is “Reliability” of a test?

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Reliability = consistently produce the same results over time

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What is “Validity” of a test?

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Validity = the test measures what is intended to be measured

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Spreading of activation theory

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When the representation of a concept is activated in memory, the activation spreads to concepts that are semantically or associatively related to it.

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Effect of GABA on anxiety

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GABA is an inhibitory neurotransmitter, exerting anti-anxiety effect.

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Hawthorne effect
(Observer effect)

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A phenomenon where individuals modify their behavior or performance due to the awareness of being observed.

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Looking-glass self

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People shaping their self-concepts based on their understanding of how others perceive them.

20
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Self-serving bias

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A set of biases in which people take credit for their successes and deny responsibility for failures.

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“I” and “me” according to psychologist George Mead

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“I” = the part of self with desires, freedom and creativity. The one’s response to the “me”

“Me” = the social self. The attitude, roles, meanings, pressures and role takings.

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Self-handicaping

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The process of developing (anticipating failure) behavioral rnx and expectations that minimize personal responsibility for the failure.

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Self-perception theory

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People observe themselves in order to figure out the reasons they act as they do.

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Egocentric bias

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Tendency to overstress changes btw the past and present to make oneself appear more worthy and competent than one actually is.

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Actor-observer bias

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We often blame our own actions on external situations but the actions of others on their personality.

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T/F
Sex is a biological category assigned at birth while gender is a social construct.

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True

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Craving (a drug-related symptom)

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A strong desire to ingest a drug

28
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Theories of emotions

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29
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Operant conditioning
Positive/ Negative reinforcement
Positive/ Negative punishment

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