Social Identity

Question 1

What is social control ? What are the three processes that promote it?

Answer 1

Social control: all of the processes necessary to maintain social order in a society.
promote social control:
1. Conformity
2. peer pressure
3. Obedience (submit to an authority figure)

Question 2

What is socialization ?

Answer 2

Socialization :refers to individuals learning to behave in a socially acceptable manner.

Question 3

What is singer-schacter theory ?

Answer 3

Schachter-Singer theory is a cognitive theory of emotion in which emotion is labeled once an individual experiences physiological arousal, and then tries to find meaning behind the arousal through the interpretation of his or her experience

Question 4

What is James-Lange theory ?

Answer 4

The James-Lange theory suggests that physiological and behavioral responses to a given situation determine emotions

Question 5

What is Cannon-Bard theory ?

Answer 5

. The Cannon-Bard theory suggests that physiological arousal and emotions occur simultaneously

Question 6

What is the theory of reliability for experimental studies?

Answer 6

principle of reliability means that a similar experiment with similar participants would produce similar results.

Question 7

When is self-affirmation most useful?

Answer 7

Self-affirmation is most useful when it allows individuals to preserve their sense of self-worth after receiving information that is a threat to self-integrity

Question 8

What brain structure Produces oxytocin

Answer 8

HYPOTHALAMUS

Question 9

Which structure RELEASES oxytocin ?

Answer 9

Posterior Pituitary

Question 10

What is role of thalamus ?

Answer 10

The thalamus is mainly responsible for regulating consciousness and sleep, as well as sensory and motor signals;

Question 11

What are the hormones produced by anterior pituitary ?

Answer 11

There are numerous hormones produced by the anterior pituitary (FLATPIG) (including ACTH, TSH, FSH, LH, growth hormone, and prolactin),

Question 12

Which system is activated by increased parasympathetic nervous system ?

Answer 12

Digestive system

Question 13

What occurs during Erikson’s trust vs mistrust ?

Answer 13

Trust vs. mistrust occurs during the infancy stage, which is characterized by feeding

Question 14

what occurs during Erikson’s Autonomy vs Shame or doubt?

Answer 14

Autonomy vs. shame and doubt occurs in the early childhood stage, which is characterized by toilet training

Question 15

What occurs during Erikson’s Initiative vs guilt?

Answer 15

Children at preschool age experience Erikson’s initiative vs. guilt stage as their main conflict, and the preschool stage is characterized by EXPLORATION (of surroundings)

Question 16

What occurs during Erikson’s Intimacy vs Isolation ?

Answer 16

. Intimacy vs. isolation occurs in the young adulthood stage, which is characterized by relationships

Question 17

What occurs in Feral children ?

Answer 17

Feral children are those deprived of social processes due to neglect or abandonment
- These children are raised without human interaction, which results in terrible consequences;

Question 18

What cluster is Borderline personality disorder? What other disorders are in this cluster ?

Answer 18

Cluster B
other disorders in cluster B:
-antisocial PD
-histrionic PD
-narcissistic PD

Question 19

What are the three predictors for aggression?

Answer 19

1. Biochemical (substances like alcohol can lead to aggression
2. Genetic (parent who experienced abuse can be abusive to their child)
3. Neural (use of substance affects neural control of aggression)

Question 20

Which components are important for an experimental design ?

Answer 20

-random sampling
- Inclusion of a control group Creating an operational definition for the dependent variable

Question 21

What occurs in the humanistic perspective of personality ?

Answer 21

The humanistic perspective of personality is a growth model, describing how people strive towards their highest potential.
- authenticity and self-acceptance,
discovery and realization would be in keeping with the humanistic perspective as they are related to idea of striving towards one’s highest potential—self-realization.

Question 22

What is a taboo?

Answer 22

Taboos are norms that, when violated, result in extreme disgust – (such as cannibalism and incest)

Question 23

What is a more ?

Answer 23

Mores are strictly enforced rules that govern moral and ethical conduct within a society.

Question 24

What are folkways?

Answer 24

Folkways are essentially customs within a culture that carry no great moral significance

Question 25

What is associated with higher statistical power ?

Answer 25

Large sample sizes and low variability are associated with higher statistical power

Question 26

What is diffusion of responsibility ?

Answer 26

Diffusion of responsibility describes an instance in which a person does not intervene in a situation because he or she thinks someone else will intervene