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PYSCH EXAM 3 PT. 1
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| This value is considered to be the average IQ | 100 |
| The idea that minorities may score lower on tests of intelligence if they are worried about being judged in some way | Stereotype Threat |
| This 'effect' highlights the idea that humans in the 20th century seemed to grow increasingly more capable of scoring highly on an IQ test | Flynn Effect |
| While an IQ score below 70 may indicate that an individual is intellectually disabled, a score above this value could indicate someone who is intellectually gifted | 130 |
| This is the name of the very first IQ test ever developed, designed to assess for individual children's weaknesses when entering school | Stanford-Binet Test |
| This can be described in infants by using terms such as "easy", "difficult", and "slow to warm up" | Temperament |
| Erikson developed a stage-theory of human development, hypothesizing that at every stage an individual is faced with this, which could be resolved positively or negatively | Development Crisis |
| This term describes developmental changes which occur gradually over time, with no clear separations between developments | Continuous Development |
| This parenting style is considered to have the most positive outcomes for American children | Authoritative Parenting |
| According to Kohlberg, an individual at this level of morality would be most likely to see 'right' and 'wrong' in terms of rewards and punishments | Preconventional Stage |
| In addition to physiological arousal and behavior, this third component completes any emotional state | Conscious Experience (Thoughts) |
| This structure of the brain can process emotional information through both a "slow" and a "fast" pathway, creating a potential situation where individuals react quickly without thinking | Amygdala |
| This theory of the relationship between the body and the mind with regards to emotions suggests that physiological arousal and cognitive experience occur independently of one another and at the same time | Cannon-Bard Theory |
| These "lie detector" machines have been shown to not be a reliable method of detecting deception due to their over-reliance on physiological arousal as an indicator of falsehood | Polygraph Machines |
| This currently accepted theory of human emotion suggests that a cognitive label is necessary in order to complete an emotional experience | Schachter-Singer Two-Factor Theory |
| Most mammals will regulate their weight according to this, suggesting the body will automatically adjust in order to create a homeostatic effect on weight | Set Point |
| Doctors recommend that an individual diet and exercise in order to lose weight - this is due to the fact that dieting alone will simply reduce this | Metabolism |
| Masters and Johnson were notable for their discovery that both men and women reacted physiologically to sex in virtually the same way, calling this pattern of arousal this | Sexual Response Cycle |
| This region of the brain is involved with both hunger and sex, and is often considered to be the 'drive-center' of the brain | Hypothalamus |
| This hormone seems to be at the root of sexual desire in both men and women | Testosterone |
| This term, one part of Freud's three-part structure of the mind, is what Freud described as an equivalent to the morality-centered conscience | Superego |
| This term suggests that most people tend to overestimate the amount of attention others will pay to their own perceived flaws | Spotlight Effect |
| This bias describes the idea that people will often attempt to preserve their self-esteem by claiming credit for any successes, while also downplaying any failures | Self-Serving Bias |
| This term was coined by Martin Seligman, who found that dogs who had been prevented from escaping electric shocks would lose their motivation to try escaping in the future | Learned Helplessness |
| When someone possesses this, they tend to see themselves as most directly in control of their own life, and will more likely blame themselves when something goes wrong | Internal Locus of Control |
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