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personality ch 9
chapter 9
| word | Definition |
|---|---|
| nuisance variables | variables assumed to be causes of group or individual differences irrelevant to the theory of an invesitgator |
| extraversion | .54 heritablility |
| agreeableness | .42 heritability |
| conscientiousness | .49 heritablility |
| neuroticism | .48 heritability |
| openness | .57 heritability |
| synesthesia | a condition in which the senses are mingled so that the affected person tastes a shape, or sees a color in a sound or a number |
| achromotopsia | seeing the world in shades of gray, like a black and white film |
| social anxiety | an experience of fear, apprehension or worry regarding social situations and being evaluated by others. |
| reduce complexity | control or eliminate variability |
| parsimony | using a few things to explain alot- you have alot&reduce to a little |
| phenotype | the thing we observe |
| genotype | genetic makeup |
| diathesis | risk=stress model-genetic vulnerability |
| morbidity risk | risk of getting the disorder |
| co morbid | more than one disorder |
| 2 schizo parents | 35% risk of getting disease |
| no parents schizo | 1%chance of getting disease |
| concordance rates | rates of similarity ex. you have blue eyes, your sibling has blue eyes |
| discordance rates | rates of differences ex. you have blue eyes your sibling has brown eyes |
| Mz Twins | 53% |
| Dz Twins | 22% |
| Adopted brothers | 11% |
| reaction range | capacity of a characteristic to change in response to changes in the environment |
| specific response level | ex. man laughing and talking with friends for a day |
| habitual response | ex. man laughing and talking with friends for multiple days |
| anxiety to novelty | vulnerable to a specific form of anxiety generated by unfamiliar people and situations |
| activity level | general level of motor activity during such periods as eating, playing, walking, or crawling |
| thythmicity | predictable or unpredictable patterns of behaviors such as sleeping and hunger. also known as regularity |
| approach or withdrawal | initial response to new situations or experiences, either to pproach eagerly or to pull away and wait |
| adaptability | ability to respond to a new or altered situation (after the initial reaction_ |
| threshold of responsiveness | amount of stimulation necessary to evoke a presponse. includes reactions to new sensations objects or people |
| intensity of reaction | amount of energy behind response regardless of type of response |
| quality of mood | general mood level either pleasant and friendly or unpleasant and unfriendly |
| distractability | ability to stay with ongoing behavior in the face of environmental distrators |
| attention span and persistence | how long child can focus his or her attention on one task: how long child persists at a task in the face of obstacles |
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