Thought and Emotion

Question 1

what is the term referring to processing several different pieces of information at the same time

Answer 1

parallel processing

Question 2

what part of the brain does most of the processing

Answer 2

cerebral cortex

Question 3

the frontal lobe is responsible for …

Answer 3

motor control, decision making aka executive functions

Question 4

the parietal lobe is responsible for …

Answer 4

processes touch, pain and temperature through the somatosensory cortex

Question 5

the temporal lobe is responsible for…

Answer 5

olfaction, audition, language and emotion

Question 6

what is the neurological tool used to measure brain activity by blood flow

Answer 6

functional magnetic resonance imaging

Question 7

what are the two A words that Jean Piaget believes in

Answer 7

assimilation = new information is incorporated without external plans
accommodation = a new schema that is developed about the world, this means that their internal schema can change

Question 8

what are the four stages of cognitive development, their relative ages and who invented them

Answer 8

sensorimotor (0-2): children are focused on simple sensory and motor stimuli; children learn that things exist even if they can’t see them
preoperational (2-7): literal thinking, egocentric and centration
conrete operational (7-11): development of logical thinking, inductive reasoning (grab the general concepts from specific situations) and conservation
formal operational (>11) : development of abstract logical thinking and deductive reasoning (grab specific concepts from general situations)

Jean Piaget

Question 9

whose theory is complete opposite of Jean Piaget and why

Answer 9

Lee Vygotsky = believes curiosity and development is inspired by the environment and socioculture
Piaget = believes curiosity and development is innate and internal

Question 10

what theory states that language is learned by trial and error in life and a part of the operant conditioning method of learning

Answer 10

the learning/behaviourist theory

Question 11

what is the theory that the development of language is from innate biological mechanisms

Answer 11

nativist theory

Question 12

Chomsky believed there is an innate language system, what is this called

Answer 12

language acquisition device

Question 13

which theory suggests that language development comes from the interaction between nature and nuture

Answer 13

interactionist theory

Question 14

true or false - the Wernicke’s area is associated with speech production

Answer 14

false - it is associated with the comprehension of language

Question 15

what is the Broca’s area responsible for and where

Answer 15

speech production in frontal lobe

Question 16

if a person can hear information but can’t process it, is this Wernicke’s or Broca’s aphasia

Answer 16

wernicke’s

Question 17

true or false - intelligence is an aspect of cognitive function

Answer 17

true

Question 18

what type of intelligence refers to the knowledge of facts and stays throughout your life

Answer 18

crystallized intelligence

Question 19

what type of intelligence declines as you grow older

Answer 19

fluid intelligence

Question 20

who proposed the theory of general intelligence

Answer 20

charles spearman

Question 21

who proposed the theory of multiple intelligences

Answer 21

howard gardner

Question 22

what are two examples of barriers to problem solving

Answer 22

confirmation bias, belief perseverance, causation bias, functional fixedness, representativeness heuristic

Question 23

what are the three components of emotion

Answer 23

cognitive, psychological and behavioral

Question 24

true or false - the psychological component of emotion involves the limbic system and the SNS

Answer 24

false - it involves the limbic system and the autonomic nervous system

Question 25

what is the amygdala responsible for

Answer 25

fear and anger

Question 26

what is the name of the theory that suggested motivation is caused by the need to resolve internal arousal

Answer 26

drive reduction theory

Question 27

is personal satisfaction an example of extrinsic or intrinsic motivation

Answer 27

intrinsic

Question 28

who suggested the theory that all people strive to meet a hierarchy of needs

Answer 28

abraham maslow

Question 29

what are the three components of attitude

Answer 29

affective, behavioural and cognitive

Question 30

if someone agrees to a larger favour after they agree to a smaller one first, what are they practicing

Answer 30

foot in the door phenomenon