Being friends with someone because they are adventurous and make you laugh is having a friend for their _____ value.
Stimulation
What is naturalistic observation?
A research method where someone/something is observed in their environment without interfering in order to eliminate bias.
Which part of the brain is found in the frontal lobe and is responsible for the understanding spoken language?
Broca's area
What is signal detection theory?
Having the ability to focus on certain stimuli over others due to motivation (i.e. Being able to chat with your friends in a loud cafeteria)
When analyzing data, what is the "mean"?
Analyzing items by finding the average all of the scores/date.
What is ethnocentrism?
When someone believes their culture is the best, and they use their culture to compare with other cultures.
Being friends with someone because they offer resources is having a friend for their _____ value.
Utility
When analyzing data, what is the "mode"?
The piece of data/number that occurs most often.
What is actor-observer bias?
As the actor, I blame external factors for behavior, but as the observer, I blame internal behaviors. (Fall - Actor: slippery pavement Observer: clumsy)
What is a case study?
An in-depth study of a specific person (journals, interviews, observation, etc.)
What is social learning theory?
Bandura; we learn how to behave by observing others.
Which lobe of the brain is responsible for sound?
Temporal lobe
What does it mean if two variables have a positive correlation?
Those two items tend to move in the same direction (getting enough sleep and doing well in school have a positive correlation).
What is the term for the portions of the human body responsible for taking in the world around them?
The Senses
What is cognitive dissonance?
The perception of contradictory evidence (saying one thing, but seeing a contradicting behavior like a doctor smoking).
What are the three stages of Kohlberg's stages of moral development, and what attitude do people in that stage typically have?
Pre-Conventional: Do it but don't get caught; Conventional: Law is law; Post-Conventional: question laws
Which part of the brain is responsible for sending hunger signals throughout the body?
Lateral Hypothalamus
The Pons/Medulla are responsible for...
...breathing properly
Which lobe of the brain is responsible for vision?
Occipital lobe
What is sensory adaptation?
The ability for your senses to adapt to the stimuli around you (wearing your watch on the same wrist; not feeling your clothes touch your skin all day)
What does the Central Nervous System control?
The Brain and Spinal Cord which act as the "center" control that coordinates your body.
What are the other divisions of the Peripheral Nervous System?
Autonomic (Automatic) Nervous System; Somatic (Involuntary) Nervous System; Parasympathetic (rest) and Sympathetic (fight/flight) systems
Where is vestibular system found within the body?
Within the inner ear
What is a schema?
A cognitive framework or concept that helps organize and interpret information (typically the "thing" that we base new experiences upon)
Which lobe of the brain is responsible for our sense of touch & the processing of that information?
Parietal Lobe
Being friends with someone because they offer life advice & comfort is having a friend for their _____ value.
Ego-support
Which lobe of the brain is responsible for voluntary movement, language, and higher level functioning?
Frontal Lobe
What term is a perceptual phenomenon in which an appearance of motion (or lack of motion) occurs when the stimulus is not viewed continuously but in distinct separate stages?
Stroboscopic
What is social loafing?
When group members tend to slack off on the group work due to the size of the group.
Why is REM sleep important?
REM sleep allows the body to rest and create important memory formation. (This is also when we dream).
What is the vestibular system?
A system of balance found within the inner ear; three semi-circular canals are filled with fluid to accommodate balance.
What makes a test reliable?
If you can repeat the test and receive similar results each time.
What does the Peripheral Nervous System control?
All of the nerves that flow from the spine to the rest of the body; they communicate movement to the brain.
What does it mean if two variables have a negative correlation?
Those two variables are related and move in opposite directions have a negative correlation (babies being held decreases crying)
At what stage in the sleep cycle does REM sleep happen?
Stage IV
When analyzing data, what is the "median"?
The piece of data/number found in the direct center.
Which medical imaging captures brain waves via electrodes?
Electroencephalograph (EEG)
What makes a test valid?
If it measures what it is intended to measure.
What is the theory of Identity Crisis?
Erikson; identity crisis is a time of intensive analysis and exploration of different ways of looking at oneself; stage 6 of 'Stages of Psychological..."
What term is used to describe our ability to take in and make judgements via our senses?
Perception
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