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pschy ch.4 part2
Question | Answer |
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What is a mental representation of a specific event or object called? | Answer: Image |
What is a sound or design that represents an object or quality? | Answer: Symbol |
What is a class of objects or events with certain common attributes or the attributes themselves? | Answer: Concept |
What is a representative example? | Answer: Prototype |
What is a statement of a relation between objects? | Answer: Rule |
What is a systematic and logical attempt to reach a specific goal, such as the solution of a problem? | Answer: Directed Thinking |
What is a free flow of thoughts with no particular goal or plan? | Answer: Nondirected Thinking |
What is thinking about thinking? | Answer: Metacognition |
A subjective feeling provoked by real or imagined objects or events that have high significance to the individual. | emotion |
The first level of needs on Maslow’s hierarchy is that people have to satisfy _____________ needs to live. | Fundamental or biological |
This refers to engaging in activities to reduce biological needs or obtain external rewards | Extrinsic motivation |
The need to belong, and to give and receive love are part of an individual’s ______________. | Psychological needs |
This includes the various psychological and physiological factors that cause people to act a certain way at a certain time. | motivation |
According to Maslow, needs such as the pursuit of knowledge and beauty are part of an individual’s ______________ needs. | Self-actualization |
This refers to engaging in activities because they are personally rewarding or because they fulfill our beliefs or expectations. | Intrinsic motivation |
This is an internal condition that orients an individual toward a specific goal | drive |
These are natural or inherited tendencies | Instincts |
The result an individual is trying to achieve through his or her motivated behavior is _________ also known as a reinforcer. | An incentive |
Actor-observer bias - | An actor attributes a behavior to the situation. An observer attributes the same behavior to internal causes. |
Self-server bias - | an internal attribution |
Social facilitation - | The tendency to perform better in front of a group |
Bystander effect - | the tendency of individuals to put forth less effort |
Social loafing - | a person refrains from taking action because of the presence of others |
Group think - | Groups do not make the best decisions because they do not get all the information necessary |
Group polarization - | Your opinion becomes stronger because a majority of your group agreed with you |
Obedience - | An individual acts in response to a direct order |
Conformity - | You engage in a behavior because of direct or indirect group pressure |
Primary group - | Your family makes up this group |