Social Interaction

Question 1

What attachment style: children will be distressed when a parent leaves, but will soon adjust and realize the caregiver is coming back because they are used to that behavior.

Answer 1

secure

Question 2

What attachment style: children do not really react at all when a parent leaves the room, and this is often associated with caregivers that are unavailable when the child is emotionally distressed.

Answer 2

avoidant (child doesn’t care she left or when she returns)

Question 3

What attachment style: children experience extreme distress when a caregiver leaves and do not usually adjust and calm down. This is because the caregiver is unreliable - they may attend to the child’s needs sometimes, but not others.

Answer 3

ambivalent, child is distressed when mother leaves but not comforted when she returns

Question 4

What attachment style: children will act confused and hesitant when a caregiver leaves and returns, indicating that the caregiver may be abusive to the child or completely neglectful

Answer 4

disorganized

Question 5

The child is completely neglected or abused by the caregivers.

Answer 5

Disorganized attachment

Question 6

The caregivers are often unavailable during times of emotional distress.

Answer 6

Ambivalent attachment

Question 7

The caregivers are inconsistent in the way they attend to the child’s needs.

Answer 7

Avoidant attachment

Question 8

The caregivers are attentive to the child’s needs and do not ignore the child.

Answer 8

Secure attachment

Question 9

What are ways in which humans express emotion?

Answer 9

Body language, word choice, facial expressions

Question 10

True or false: modes of expressing emotion are completely inherent

Answer 10

false, Different cultures display emotion in different ways. For example, some societies may treat funerals as a celebration or party where people should try to be happy, while other people treat funerals as a time for mourning.

Question 11

Front or back stage self: tough MMA fighter tending his garden at home

Answer 11

Back stage

Question 12

Describe the front stage self:

Answer 12

Frontstage self :The front stage self is the image that a person presents to the world, especially when they feel they are being evaluated or judged, such as would be the case with a medical school applicant editing her language.

Question 13

Describe the back stage self:

Answer 13

Back stage self The back stage self is the person someone is when they feel they are not being judged and they can be their authentic self - for example, the football player that should be “tough” listening to Taylor Swift.

Question 14

“As a professional musician, I shouldn’t have to remind you to clean your instrument” is an example of what

Answer 14

Altercasting

Question 15

What is altercasting?

Answer 15

Altercasting involves characterizing people based on some trait that they have, and then expecting them to fit this expectation. In this example, the professor is assuming that medical students should be bookworms that always go to class. A professor says” as a medical sudent, you shouldnt have to be reminded to go to class”

Question 16

What contributes to attraction?

Answer 16

For the MCAT, the three factors of attraction that you have to know are proximity, physical attractiveness, and similarity. “We had the same schedule senior year so we became friends” illustrates proximity.

Question 17

What part of the brain is the major center for processing emotion?

Answer 17

The limbic systems which includes the thalamus, hippocampus, hypothalamus, and amygdala. The amygdala is the main emotion processing center of the brain.

Question 18

WHat are the three kind of supports your social network can provide?

Answer 18

Informational, material, companionship

Question 19

Describe fisherian selection

Answer 19

Fisherian selection is the process by which traits that seem to have no benefit to survival are selected for. The feathers of male peacocks are a perfect example of this.

Question 20

Describe game theory

Answer 20

Generally, game theory involves how people and animals make decisions that are in their best interests. However, the outcome of their decisions depends on the way other animals will react to them
key being the reaction of other animals**

Question 21

What is the difference between altruism and inclusive fitness?

Answer 21

Altruism is the broader term for behaviors that cost the individual something but help others. In this example, the meerkat is putting itself in danger to warn its herd of danger. Its for the good of the group that may or may not share the same genetics.

Inclusive fitness is the specific term for the idea that genes can be selected for on the GROUP level. This is a way to explain altruistic acts; if a bison sacrifices itself so that its family can survive, some of its genes are still being passed on and selected for. Similarly, the lioness sacrifices herself to save her family members, many of whom likely share some of her genes.