Special Topics Flashcards
What is cog psych’s role in abnormal psych
identify’s differences in abnormal v. normal, does not say how impairment occurred
What is cog psych’s role in abnormal psych
identify’s differences in abnormal v. normal, does not say how impairment occurred
Define schizophrenia physical symptoms v. cog symptoms (NOT CAUSES)
Partial cause= physical: widening of vesicles in brain atrophies portions of PFC; Cog symptom: impaired executive functioning/attention
Define RSVP
Rapid serial visual presentation; stimuli appear in a stream in one location very quickly; used to study visual attention
Define attentional blink
when something captures our attention, we unintentionally focus on it (miss things that happen directly after); normally 200-500 ms (less for video game players)
Who studied the attentional blink for phobias
Farshid et al. (2013)
How long is a phobia related attentional blink?
200-800 ms
What does a phobic attentional blink imply?
people with phobias cannot disengage from phobia-specific info
How many objects can people usually remember in change detection?
4 objects
When phobic item on screen, how many objects can phobic people remember in change detection?
Why are phobias formed?
classical conditioning
What is the critical factor to maintaining a phobia?
attention
after 1970s, what do therapists used for anxiety disorders?
Cognitive and behavioral therapy (CBT); attempts to treat the simple/complex associations while also addressing attention, thoughts, and emotional processing
Define schizophrenia physical symptoms v. cog symptoms (NOT CAUSES)
Partial cause= physical: widening of vesicles in brain atrophies portions of PFC; Cog symptom: impaired executive functioning/attention
Define RSVP
Rapid serial visual presentation; stimuli appear in a stream in one location very quickly; used to study visual attention
Define attentional blink
when something captures our attention, we unintentionally focus on it (miss things that happen directly after); normally 200-500 ms (less for video game players)
Who studied the attentional blink for phobias
Farshid et al. (2013)
How long is a phobia related attentional blink?
200-800 ms
what does the WAIS test provide?
insights into learning strengths/weaknesses when processing information
How many objects can people usually remember in change detection?
4 objects
When phobic item on screen, how many objects can phobic people remember in change detection?
Why are phobias formed?
classical conditioning
What are treatments for phobias
flooding/systematic desensitization
What is the critical factor to maintaining a phobia?
attention
after 1970s, what do therapists used for anxiety disorders?
Cognitive and behavioral therapy (CBT); attempts to treat the simple/complex associations while also addressing attention, thoughts, and emotional processing
define PTSD
traumatic event causes psychopathology via: fear conditioning and subsequent generalization; distortion of beliefs related to safety, blame, etc
what are some symptoms of PTSD?
intrusive memories, avoidance of specific thoughts/feelings, negative alterations in cognition/mood, alterations in arousal/reactivity
What tests are used to study PTSD?
Emotional stroop, emotional counting stroop
what are neurocognitive findings of ECS?
Threat words are associated with less recruitment of neural networks known to be associated with attentional control among those with PTSD and other anxiety disorders
What parts of the brain are associated with PTSD
Anterior cingulate cortex (ACC); dorsolateral prefrontal cortex
what does the WAIS test provide?
insights into learning strengths/weaknesses when processing information
What is the underlying principle of Comparative Cognition?
C. Darwin’s The Decent of Man; behavior across species is on a spectrum
What is the function of dreams
long term memory consolidation
Define activation synthesis
the brain tries to make sense of random activity that occurs throughout sleep
