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AP Psy. Chapter 8
Flashcards for Mrs. Scott's AP Psychology Chapter 8 Test
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Psychology
11th Grade
11/12/2012

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What is emotion?
Definition
a four part process that involves physiological arousal, subjective feelings, cognitive interpretation, and behavioral expression which interact
Term
Who said that there were 7 basic/universal emotions?
Definition
Ekman
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What are Ekman's basic/universal emotions?
Definition
Sadness
Fear
Anger
Disgust
Contempt
Happiness
Surprise
Term
What are display rules?
Definition
the permissible ways of displaying emotions in a particular society
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How many emotions are in the dictionary?
Definition
over 500
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Who said that there are 8 universal emotions?
Definition
Plutchik
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What were Plutchik's emotions?
Definition
Joy
Acceptance
Fear
Surprise
Sadness
Disgust
Anger
Anticipation
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What is the Lateralization of emotion?
Definition
the 2 brain hemispheres influence emotions differently
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What does the left hemisphere of the brain do in lateralization of emotion?
Definition
it controls positive emotions
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What does the right hemisphere of the brain do in lateralization of emotion?
Definition
it controls negative emotions
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What is the James-Lange Theory?
Definition
proposal that an emotion-provoking stimulus produces a physical response that produces an emotion
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What is the Cannon-Bard Theory?
Definition
counter proposal theory that an emotional feeling and an internal physiological response occur at the same time
Term
In the Cannon-Bard Theory, the emotional feeling and internal physiological response are the result of what?
Definition
the cognitive appraisal of the situation
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What is the Two-factor Theory?
Definition
claims that emotion results from the cognitive appraisal of both physical arousal and an emotion-provoking stimulus
Term
Who developed the Two-factor theory?
Definition
Schachter
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What is the Cognitive Appraisal Theory?
Definition
theory that says that individuals decide on an appropriate emotion following the event
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What is the Opponent-process Theory?
Definition
theory that says that emotions have pairs-when one is triggered, the other is suppressed
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What is the Inverted U Function?
Definition
describes the relationship between arousal and performance
Term
According to the Inverted U function, at what level does arousal produce lower performance?
Definition
Low and High levels
Term
What is a sensation seeker?
Definition
individual who has a biological need for higher levels of stimulation than other people
Term
Who came up with the Cognitive Appraisal theory?
Definition
Frijda and Lazarus
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Who said individuals have a biological need for high levels of stimulation?
Definition
Zuckerman
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Who said that we conquer emotional responses by changing the way we think about the events?
Definition
Lazarus
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What is Emotional Intelligence?
Definition
the ability to understand and control emotional responses
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What is a Polygraph?
Definition
device that records and graphs many measures of physical arousal
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What are some of the specific things that polygraphs measure?
Definition
heart rate, breathing, perspiration, and blood pressure
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What is motivation?
Definition
all the processes involved in starting, directing, and maintaining physical and psychological activities
Term
What is drive?
Definition
Biologically instigated motivation
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What is Motive?
Definition
internal mechanism that selects and directs behavior; urges that are mainly learned
Term
What are the two types of motivation?
Definition
Drive and Motive
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Waht are the two types of motive?
Definition
Intrinsic and Extrinsic
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What is Intrinsic Motivation?
Definition
desire to engage in an activity for its own sake; there is no reward
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What does intrinsic motivation arise from?
Definition
internal qualities
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What is extrinsic motivation?
Definition
desire to engage in an activity to achieve a reward
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What are the two causes of motives and drives?
Definition
Conscious Motivation
Unconscious Motivation
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What is Conscious Motivation?
Definition
having the desire to engage in an activity and being aware of the desire
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What is Unconscious Motivation?
Definition
having a desire to engage in activity but being consciously unaware of the desire
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Who emphasized Unconscious Motivation?
Definition
Freud
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What is the Instinct Theory?
Definition
certain behaviors are determined by innate factors, experience can modify some behaviors
Term
What did the Instinct Theory overlook?
Definition
the effects of learning
Term
What was the theory that was adopted after the Intstinct theory?
Definition
Fixed-Action Patterns
Term
Who tested emotional intelligence with marshmellows?
Definition
Daniel Goleman
Term
What were the results of the children that Goleman tested when they were teens?
Definition
Those who waited had higher SAT scores, better relationships, and were more self-reliant; while those who didn't wait were shy, stobborn, and indecisive
Term
Who also studied emotional intelligence?
Definition
Mayer and Salovey
Term
What are four facts to help detect deception?
Definition
1. Some lies involve false information
2. Lie involves hiding one's true feelings
3. The face is easier to control than the body
4. The ability to look you straight in the eyes
Term
What 3 things to Polygraphs usually contain?
Definition
1. Critical questions
2. Irrelevant questions
3. Control questions
Term
How accurate are Polygraphs?
Definition
95%
Term
What are fixed-action patterns?
Definition
genetically based behaviors that can be set off by a specific stimulus
Term
What is Need?
Definition
a biological imbalance that threatens survival if the need is left unmet
Term
What is the Drive Theory?
Definition
Theory that a Biological need produces a drive that is seen as an urge to meet that need, and an animal seeks to be in balance
Term
What is Drive Reduction in the Drive Theory?
Definition
the process of acting to reduce the drive level
Term
What is homeostasis?
Definition
the body's tendency to maintain a biologically balanced condition, especially with regard to nutrients, water, and temperature
Term
What is the Locus of Control?
Definition
an individual's sense of where his or her life influences originate
Term
What are the two types of Locus of Control?
Definition
internal and external
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What is the social-learning theory?
Definition
states that the likelihood of our selecting a certain behavior is determined by the expectation of attaining a goal and the personal value of the goal
Term
Who developed the Social-Learning Theory?
Definition
Rotter
Term
What theory is the Social-Learning Theory and the Locus of control put together?
Definition
the Cognitive Theory
Term
What is Freud's Psychodynamic Theory?
Definition
motivation comes from the unconscious mind and produces the two desires eros and thanatos
Term
What is the unconscious mind in Freud's Psychodymanic Theory called?
Definition
the id
Term
What is eros?
Definition
the desire for sex
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What is thanatos?
Definition
agressive distructive iimpluses
Term
What connects observable behavior and internal state?
Definition
motivation
Term
What accounts for variation in behavior?
Definition
motivation
Term
What does motivation explain?
Definition
perseverance despite adversity
Term
What does motivation relate?
Definition
biology to behavior
Term
When do motive change according to Freud?
Definition
from childhood to adulthood
Term
What is the hierarchy of needs?
Definition
the notion that needs occur in priority order
Term
Whose theory is based on the hierarchy of needs?
Definition
Maslow
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List the order of the needs.
Definition
1.Biological
2. Safety
3. Attachment and Affiliation
4. Esteem
5. Self-Actualization
Term
What is overjustification?
Definition
the process which external rewards can sometimes displace internal motivation
Term
Who developed overjustification?
Definition
Lepper
Term
What is the proper use of justification?
Definition
when a person is rewarded on a job well done
Term
What is the need for achievement?
Definition
mental state that produces a psychological motive to excel or to reach some goal
Term
Who helped develop the need for achievement and Thematic Apperception Test?
Definition
Murray and McClelland
Term
What is the Thematic Apperception Test?
Definition
test that measures achievement motivation where people are asked to tell stories in response to pictures
Term
What is individualism?
Definition
the view that places a high value on individual achievement and distinction
Term
What is Collectivism?
Definition
the view that values group loyalty and pride over individual distinction
Term
Where is individualism most common?
Definition
Euro-American world
Term
Where is Collectivism most common?
Definition
Asia, Africa, Lantin America, and the Middle East
Term
What is Set-Point?
Definition
refers to the tendency of the body to maintain a certain level of body fat and body weight
Term
What are the three things that initiate eating?
Definition
1. Internal cues
2. Biologically based food preferences
3. Environmental factors
Term
What are the 4 things that stop or prevent eating?
Definition
1. Internal cues
2. Biologically based food aversions
3. Environmental Factors
4. Factors of mixed origins
Term
What is volumetric thirst?
Definition
a drop in extracellular fluid levels
Term
What is Osmotic Thirst?
Definition
a drop in intracellular fluid levels
Term
Who was the first to credibly study human sexuality?
Definition
Kinsey
Term
Who observed the physical reactions during sex while the people were having sex?
Definition
Masters and Johnson
Term
What is the Sexual Response Cycle?
Definition
the four stage sequence of
1. Arousal
2. Plateau
3. Orgasm
4. Resolution
occurring in both men and women
Term
What is the major human sex orgain?
Definition
the brain
Term
What are sexual scripts?
Definition
socially learned ways of responding in sexual situations
Term
What is Approach-approach conflict?
Definition
a conflict in which one must choose between two equally attractive options
Term
What is Approach-avoidance conflict?
Definition
a conflict in which there are both appealing and negative aspects to the decision to be made
Term
What is avoidance-avoidance conflict?
Definition
a conflict in which there are both appealing and negative aspects to the decision to be made
Term
What is Multiple approach-avaoidance conflict?
Definition
a conflict in which one must choose between options that have both many attractive and many negative aspects
Term
What is sexual orientation?
Definition
one's erotic attraction toward a member of the same sex, member of the opposite sex, or both sexes
Term
What is stress?
Definition
a physical and mental response to a challenging or threatening situation
Term
What is a stressor?
Definition
a stressful stimulus, a condition demanding adaption
Term
What are the 3 primitive stressors?
Definition
starvation, exposure to the elements, and mortal attack
Term
What are traumatic stressors?
Definition
situations that threaten one's physical safety, arousing feelings of fear, horror, or helplessness
Term
What are the 5 stages experienced when a disaster happens?
Definition
1. Psychic numbness
2. Automatic Action
3. Communal effort
4. Letdown
5. recovery
Term
What is psychic numbness?
Definition
includes shock and confusion and victims cannont comprehend what has happened
Term
What is automatic action?
Definition
victims have little awareness of their own experiences and later show poor recall for what has happened
Term
What is communal effort?
Definition
where people pool resources and collaborate, proud of their accomplishments, but also weary
Term
What is Letdown?
Definition
depleted of energy, survivors comprehend and feel the tragedy's impact
Term
What is recovery?
Definition
survivors adapt to the changes created by the disaster
Term
What is Posttraumatic Stress Disorder?
Definition
delayed stress reaction in which an individual involuntarily reexperiences emotional, cognitive, and behavioral aspects of past trauma
Term
What is stress?
Definition
a physical and mental response to a challenging or threatening situation
Term
What is a stressor?
Definition
a stressful stimulus, a condition demanding adaption
Term
What are the 3 primitive stressors?
Definition
starvation, exposure to the elements, and mortal attack
Term
What are traumatic stressors?
Definition
situations that threaten one's physical safety, arousing feelings of fear, horror, or helplessness
Term
What are the 5 stages experienced when a disaster happens?
Definition
1. Psychic numbness
2. Automatic Action
3. Communal effort
4. Letdown
5. recovery
Term
What is psychic numbness?
Definition
includes shock and confusion and victims cannont comprehend what has happened
Term
What is automatic action?
Definition
victims have little awareness of their own experiences and later show poor recall for what has happened
Term
What is communal effort?
Definition
where people pool resources and collaborate, proud of their accomplishments, but also weary
Term
What is Letdown?
Definition
depleted of energy, survivors comprehend and feel the tragedy's impact
Term
What is recovery?
Definition
survivors adapt to the changes created by the disaster
Term
What is Posttraumatic Stress Disorder?
Definition
delayed stress reaction in which an individual involuntarily reexperiences emotional, cognitive, and behavioral aspects of past trauma
Term
What are the 4 physical responses to any stressor?
Definition
1. Arousal
2. Fight-or-Flight
3. Internal response of the autonomic nervous system
4. decrease in the effectiveness of the immune system
Term
What is acute stress?
Definition
temporary pattern of stressor-activated arousal with a distinct onset and limited duration
Term
What is chronic stress?
Definition
continuous stressful arousal persisting over time
Term
What is Fight-or-Flight response?
Definition
sequence of internal processes preparing an organism ofr struggle or escape
Term
What is General Adaption Syndrome (GAS)?
Definition
Pattern of general physical responses that take essentially the same orm in resonding to any serious chronic stressor
Term
What are the three stages of GAS?
Definition
1. Alarm reaction
2. Resistance
3. Exhaustion
Term
What is alarm reaction?
Definition
first stage of the GAS, during which the body mobilizes its resources to cope with a stressor
Term
Where does the Alarm reaction start?
Definition
in the hypothalamus
Term
What is the stage of resistance?
Definition
second stage of the GAS during which the body adapts to and uses resources to cope with a stressor
Term
What is the stage of exhaustion?
Definition
third stage of the GAS during which the body depletes its resources in responding to an ongoing stressor
Term
Who believed that the Fight-or-Flight Response mainly applied to men and not to women?
Definition
Shelley Taylor
Term
Who came up with the Tend-and-befriend model?
Definition
Taylor
Term
What is the Tend-and-befriend model?
Definition
stress response model proposing that females are biologically predisposed to respond to threat by nurturing and protecting offspring and seeking social support
Term
What is the immune system?
Definition
bodily organs and responses that protect the body from foreign substances and threats
Term
What is Psychoneuroimmunology?
Definition
multidisciplinary field that studies the influence of mental states on the immune systems
Term
What is Cytokines?
Definition
hormonelike chemicals facilitating commnication between the brain and immune system
Term
What is Type A?
Definition
behavior pattern characterized intense, angry, competitive, or perfectionistic responses to challenging situations
Term
What is Type B?
Definition
Behavior pattern characterized by relaxed, unstressed approach to life
Term
What is Learned helplessness?
Definition
Pattern of failure to respond to noxious stimuli after an organism learns its responses are ineffective
Term
Who experimented with learned helplessness and dogs?
Definition
Hiroto
Term
Who experimented with students and learned helplessness?
Definition
Seligman
Term
What are the 6 processes of experiencing the resilient mindset?
Definition
1. Feeling in control of your life
2. Communicating and interacting effectively with others
3. Establishing realistic goals and expectations
4. Learning from both successes and failures
5. Feeling empathy and compassion for others
6. Feeling special
Term
Who came up with the idea of "flow"?
Definition
Csikszentmihalyi
Term
What is Flow?
Definition
an intense focus on an activity accompanied by increased creativity and near-ecstatic feelings; involves intrinsic motivation
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