Test A Flashcards
Substantia niagra cell loss is associated with which disorder?
Parkinson’s
Circadian clock is associated with which brain structure?
Suprachiasmic nucleus (SCN). A cluster of nerves which signals pineal gland to produce melatonin
Reticular Activating System
Filters incoming sensory information. A set of cells in medulla, pons, hypothalamus, and thalamus
L, F, K on the MMPI measure what?
L: lie
F: faking bad/good; infrequently endorsed symptoms
K: guardedness, moderator variable
James-Lange
Canon-Bard
Schacter 2 Factor
Selye’s General Adaptation Syndrome
- Emotional reasoning
- Emotions and bodily reactions occur simultaneously
- Internal bodily sensations and external (context) lead to emotions
- Response to severe stress which involves alarm, resistance, exhaustion
Thalamus
Integrates and processes ALL sensory information EXCEPT for olfaction
Pituitary gland
Endocrine gland releases hormones
Zeigarnik effect
Tendency to remember uncompleted tasks versus completed
Standard error of estimate is affected by…
- SD of criterion
2. Criterion related validity
Hippocampus is located where and involved in consolidation of long or short term memory?
In temporal lobe, involved in consolidation of long term memory.
Medulla is part of brain stem - basic functions
Hypothalamus and pituitary - endocrine (temp regulation, sleep-wake cycle, arousal, movement)
Threat of history on research design
History- coincidentally occurring event not part of tx which influences outcome.
Threat of history best taken care of in ABAB design where tx is administered at two time points
Kappa coefficient
Measure of interrater reliability
Protocol analysis
Subjects verbalize thought process as they perform a task
Sleep waves
Alpha- period of relaxed wakefulness predominant just before sleep
Theta- early stage 1 sleep
Delta- slow waves in stage 3 and 4, deepest non dreaming part
REM- dreaming sleep
Self-in-relation
Women develop sense of self through relationships with others
Vs male themes emphasizing autonomy and separation
Response cost
When someone loses something for misbehavior.
Negative punishment
Taylor-Russell tables
Used to evaluate incremental validity. Key variables include base rate, selection ratio, and criterion related validity
Base rate
Rate of successful hiring
Moderate base rate optimizes incremental validity
Hypnosis and false memories
Produces more false memories with a high degree of confidence
Preadolescent sibling relationships characterized by what
Conflict/friendship
Less emotional inhibition with sibling
Neurotransmitters associated with:
Schizophrenia
Depression
Anxiety and epilepsy
SZ- excess of dopamine
Depression- (and eating disorders) decrease in norepinephrine and serotonin, involved in regulation of appetite, mood, sleep
Anxiety and epilepsy- decrease in GABA
Alzheimer’s- decrease in acetylcholine
Parkinson’s- decrease in dopamine
Parkinson’s due to loss of cells in…
Substantia nigra, located in basal ganglia
Decrease in dopamine
Huntington’s
Degeneration of caudate nucleus
Hippocampus
Limbic structure involved with memory and emotion
Damage can result in problems with consolidation of memory
