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quiz 6
psychology of personality
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| In Cloninger’s tridimensional model, lack of which neurotransmitter is associated with novelty seeking? | dopamine |
| In Cloninger’s tridimensional model, lack of which neurotransmitter is associated with harm avoidance? | serotonin |
| In Cloninger’s tridimensional model, lack of which neurotransmitter is associated with reward dependence? | norepinephrine |
| Does morningness-eveningness change much over time? | no |
| individuals with a shorter rhythm tend to be _______ people | morning |
| individuals with a longer rhythm tend to be _______ people | night |
| What does alpha wave activity measure? | the brain activity during that time period |
| What two tasks did our ancestors complete? | they survived to reproductive age and they reproduced. |
| What is natural selection? | the process by which adaptations are created and changes take place over time |
| What are adaptations? | Inherited solutions to survival and reproductive problems posed by hostile forces of nature |
| What did the theory of sexual selection add to Darwin’s theory? | These traits evolved because they contributed to an individual’s mating success |
| what is intrasexual selection? | Members of the same sex compete with each other, and the outcome of their contest gives the winner greater sexual access to members of the opposite sex |
| what is intersexual selection? | Members of one sex choose a mate based on their preferences for particular qualities |
| What is differential gene production? | Reproductive success relative to others |
| What is inclusive fitness? | the number of offspring you produce + the effects you have on the reproduction of your genetic relatives, weighted by the degree of genetic relatedness |
| What is domain specificity? | Adaptations are designed by the evolutionary process to solve specialized adaptive problems |
| What are examples of evolutionary analysis at the human nature level? | the need to belong, helping and altruism, and universal emotions. |
| What is frequency-dependent selection? | focusing on individual differences |
| What are the roles of the conscious mind? | Contains thoughts, feelings, and images that one is presently aware of |
| What are the roles of the unconscious mind? | Part of the mind that holds thoughts and memories that a person is unaware about. May be about sexual and aggressive urges, thoughts, and feelings |
| what are the roles of the preconscious mind? | Contains information one is not currently aware of but can easily be retrieved and made conscious |
| Why do slips of the tongue and other “little accidents” occur? | often expressions of the motivated unconscious |
| what is the pleasure principle? | the desire for an immediate gratification |
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