Presence of intrusive, anxiety inducing thoughts; and anxiety reducing rituals.
This type of memory lasts only about 20 seconds
Short Term Memory
What is PTSD?
Mental disorder that involves nightmares, anxiety, flashbacks as a result of trauma.
What is the mere exposure effect?
You can start liking something just by being repeatedly exposed to it. (pop song on radio)
Which part of the brain helps the consolidation of short term memories into
long term memories while we sleep?
Hippocampus
What is general anxiety disorder? (GAD)
General feeling of anxiety or uneasiness that does not go away with time
What is a personal attribution?
A personal explanation for why events occur that refers to internal characteristics...mood, abilities, etc.
The function of the dendrites of a neuron is to accept neurotransmitters from
other neurons. True of False?
True
What is a positive symptom and a negative symptom of schizophrenia?
Positive: Hallucinations, Delusions
Negative: Decreased affect, movement, etc.
What is an example of an implicit memory?
Riding a bike, conditioned responses, etc.
What part of the brain is responsible for higher level thinking?
Prefrontal Cortex
When little Timmy did his homework and got good grades, his mom let him
watch television for an hour instead of half an hour after school. This is considered
what?
Positive Reinforcement
After a car wreck, John was unable to remember his wife and kids. John suffers
from what?
Retrograde amnesia
Sandra was late getting home and missed her curfew. Her mother took her car
keys as she did not follow the guidelines. This is an example of?
Negative Punishment
How might anxiety disorders be treated?
SSRIs, CBT, Anxiolytic medication, etc.
What is self-esteem?
How you feel about your sense of self.
Gerardo is 5 months old. He loves to play peek-a-boo because he thinks you
have disappeared behind your hands. This is due to his lack of:
Object Permanance
What is obedience?
When a person follows the orders of a person in authority.
Being able to recall a scene of you at a basketball game when you were small is
what kind of memory?
Episodic
One of the first things we notice about a person is their...
(Body Part)
Face
What is hypomania?
Mildly elevated mood, does not require hospitalization, still might increase risk activities.
The Milgram study was a study to test obedience, true of false?
True
What is an example of a ritual that might be associated with Obsessive Compulsive Disorder?
Hand washing, counting, checking, etc.
What is mania?
Extremely elevated moods, increase in risk behaviors, often leads to hospitalization?
What is social loafing?
People work less hard in groups than on their own.
What is social facilitation?
The presence of others improves performance.
The hippocampus helps transfer short term memory to long term memories. If
this area was damaged, it will result in this, which is the loss of memory for events after an injury.
an injury.
Anterograde Amnesia
This part of a neuron carries the action potential away from the cell body:
Axon
What is the five factor trait theory? (O.C.E.A.N.)
Personality theory that personality is composed of openness to experience, conscientiousness, extroversion vs. introversion, agreeableness, and neuroticism.
What is the fundamental attribution error?
Overemphasizing personality traits to explain behaviors of others.
What is the difference between Bipolar I and Bipolar II?
Bipolar I: Presence of mania: manic episodes are usually main concern
Bipolar II: Presence of hypomania: depressive episodes are main concern.
What is an example of a normative influence?
Wearing a certain type of shoe because everyone else is.
Doing something to be accepted.
What is cognitive dissonance?
Uncomfortable mental state due to contradicting attitudes or between an attitude and a behavior.
What kind of drug is used to treat schizophrenia and bipolar disorder?
Atypical Antipsychotic.
What is panic disorder?
Anxiety disorder that is characterized by sudden attacks of immense terror or a sense of impending doom.
What is the difference between an upward and a downward comparison?
Upward: Comparing yourself to someone more accomplished (Lowers self-esteem)
Downward: Comparing to someone less accomplished (raises self-esteem).
Our consistent pattern of how we think, feel, and behave is:
Personality
What is the actor/observer bias?
When interpreting our own behavior we focus on situational factors instead of personal attributes. (Vice Versa W/ others you focus on personal attributes).
What is a self-schema?
Set of identities, beliefs, and generalizations made about the self.
(I am a student, son, etc.)
What is conformity?
Altering your own behaviors to match the expectations of others.
What is an informational influence? (Type of conformity)
We assume group behavior provides information about the correct way to act.
What is Major Depressive Disorder and what is one treatment option?
Mood disorder, extremely depressed moods, loss of interest.
Treatment: SSRI, SNRI, CBT
John sees a snake and begins to feel afraid. What brain area is most
responsible for this feeling of fear?
Amygdala
What are the three levels of the unconsciousness according to Freud?
Id, ego, superego
What is the difference between an implicit and an explicit attitude?
Explicit: something you're aware of and can report
Implicit: Unconscious influence
(Implicit Bias Test)
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