Help
Options
Didn't know it?
click below
click below
Knew it?
click below
click below
Don't Know
Remaining cards (0)
Know
retry
shuffle
restart
0:00
Embed Code - If you would like this activity on your web page, copy the script below and paste it into your web page.
Normal Size Small Size show me how
Normal Size Small Size show me how
Psych Ch 5-7, 12
intro to psych
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Pavlov | Classical conditioning |
| Insight | Learning by making connections |
| Conditioned Stimulus | Experiment in which the desired result is eventually elicited by an originally neutral stimulus |
| Positive Reinforcement | Behavior will usually continue |
| Negative Reinforcement | Behavior will usually decrease or stop |
| Bandura's Studies | The more aggressive children saw the model being rewarded. The less aggressive children saw the model being punished. |
| Fixed-Ratio | Payment for each task completed; "Commission LMT pay" |
| Variable-Ratio | Slot machine |
| Short-term Memory | Working memory |
| Retrograde Amnesia | The events shortly prior to the accident or injury are forgotten |
| Proactive Interference | Information in memory interferes with learning new material |
| Alzheimer's Disease | Degenerative disease with progressive memory loss |
| Procedural Memories | Storage of information about skills, habits, and perceptual motor tasks |
| Episodic Memories | Storage of personally experienced events |
| Rote Rehearsal | Process of retaining information in your memory simply by repeating it over and over |
| Long-term Memory | Memories are stored according to meaning |
| Chunking | Grouping information into meaningful units |
| Short-term Memory Retention | Only as much information as can be repeated or rehearsed in 1.5 to 2 seconds |
| Flashbulb Memories | Vivid memory of a certain event and the incidents around it even after a long time |
| Retrieval Cue | One thought leads to another until the answer to the original question is reached |
| Long-term vs Short-term Memories | Different parts of the brain are specialized for memory storage |
| Downs Syndrome | Hereditary mental retardation due to an extra 21st chromosome |
| Phenylketonuria or PKU | Hereditary mental retardation due to a failure of the liver to produce an enzyme necessary for early brain development |
| Fragile X Syndrome | Hereditary mental retardation due to a defect in the X chromosome |
| Creativity | Forming new ideas |
| Morphemes | Prefixes and suffixes; the smallest meaningful units of speech |
| Phonemes | Basic sounds that make up any language |
| Cognition | Thinking |
| Syntax | Rules for arranging words into sentences in the English language |
| Culture | Influenced by BOTH language and thought |
| Algorithm | Has a guarenteed solution |
| Trial and Error | Getting to the solution out of a limited number of options |
| Heuristics | Rule of thumb |
| Functional Fixedness | Box and thumbtacs; seeing beyond the limiting view that has become custom |
| Brainstorming | Generating new ideas |
| Compensatory Model | Rational decisions between choices; "picking a house" |
| IQ Score | Tests mental ability of one person against those of the same generation |
| Agoraphobia | Fear of public places |
| Cognitive-Behavior Model | Self-defeating expectaions that can be unlearned and overcome |
| Somataform Disorders | Physical symptoms persist without any identifiable physical cause |
| Dependent | Can't make decisions or choices independently |
| 1/3 | Fraction of the American population that suffers from a mental disorder at some point in their lifetime |
| Narcissistic | Exaggerated sense of self-importance, "Never my fault" |
| Delusional | False beliefs about reality that have no basis in fact; "I'm the King of England" |
| Paranoid | Extremely suspicious with bizarre complex delusions; "The CIA is trying to kill me" |
| ADHD | Childhood disorder characterized by inattentiveness, impulsiveness, and hyperactivity |
| Suicide in the US | 11th leading cause of death |
Created by:
selfstudy08
Popular Psychology sets