Topic- Science Assess Flashcards
Carries information from receptors located in the PNS to the spinal cord and brain
Afferent neurons
Structure in the limbic system responsible or creating long-term memories
Hippocampus
Explicit memory includes ___ and ___
episodic and semantic memory
The type of memory for facts and concepts
Semantic memory
The type of memory for events and experiences
Episodic
Muscle memory is an example of _____ memory
procedural memory
Schachter-Singer theory of emotion
Physiological arousal + cognitive appraisal –> emotion
Lawrence Kohlberg
developed a systematic 3-stage,6-level sequence to explain moral development
Which personality perspective views personality as a product of an individual’s unconscious urges and desires?
Psychoanalytic perspective
Which of the following is/are the characteristics of alzheimers disease:
- defuse cerebral atrophy
- senile plaques
- decreased dopamine in the basal ganglia
- reduced levels of acetylcholine
- defuse cerebral atrophy
- senile plaques
- reduced levels of acetylcholine
when individuals in a group ignore outside ideas and thoughts and focus only on member ideas
groupthink
groups tend to make decisions that are more extreme than the initial inclinations of the members
group polarization
a position in a society based on characteristics beyond the individual’s direct control (race, gender, ethnicity, and family background)
ascribed status
the social networks individuals have in their community which confers certain advantages
social capital
the ability to influence people through real or perceived rewards and punishments
power
rest and digest
parasympathetic nervous system
fight or flight
sympathetic nervous system
Order in which visual information reaches the cerebral cortex
retina, optic nerve, optic chasm, optic radiations, occipital lobe
Process that allows for quick recognition of an object w/o analysis of the details of that object
Top-down processing
individuals experience internal tension that motivates them to take action to reduce the tension
drive-reduction theory
Internal locus of control view
I am the Master of my own destiny
Yerkes-Dodson law
similar tasks = high arousal is associated with peak performance
a change in social status based on the individual’s unique talents and achievements
meritocracy
any positive change in a person’s status (economic or positional)
upward mobility
