Unit 3 Vocab

Question 1

Prototypes

Answer 1

Best examples or mental images of a category

Question 2

Confirmation Bias

Answer 2

A tendency to search for information that supports our preconceptions and to ignore or distort contradictory evidence

Question 3

Availability Heuristic

Answer 3

Judging the likelihood of events based on their availability in memory; if instances come readily to mind (perhaps because of their vividness), we presume such instances are common

Question 4

Homeostasis

Answer 4

A tendency to maintain a balanced or constant internal state; the regulation of any aspect of body chemistry, such as blood glucose, around a particular level

Question 5

Health Psychology

Answer 5

A subfield of psychology that provides psychology’s contribution to behavioral medicine

Question 6

Internal Locus of Control

Answer 6

The perception that we control our own fate

Question 7

Optimism

Answer 7

Expecting control, coping ability, and better health - positive attitude towards life

Question 8

Serotonin

Answer 8

Neurotransmitter that focuses on sleep, mood, memory, etc.

Question 9

Endorphins

Answer 9

Hormones that block perception of pain and increase feelings of well-being

Question 10

Serial or Oxford Comma

Answer 10

The final comma in a list of things