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Psychology
Undergraduate 1
11/13/2012

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Term
steps to human memory
Definition

1. encoding-forming memory

2. storage-maintaing coded info over time

3. retrieval- recovering info from memory storage

Term
attention
Definition
focusing awareness on a narrowed range of stimuli or events 
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selective attention
Definition
can't give multiple things same amount of attention
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divided attention
Definition

bad

examples) texting while driving

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structural encoding
Definition
emphasizes physical structure of stimulus
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phonemic encoding
Definition
emphasizes what a word sounds like
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levels of processing theory
Definition
deeper levels of processing result in longer lasting memory codes
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elaboration
Definition
linking a stimulus to other info at time of encoding (put personal experience in it)
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dual coding theory
Definition
memory is enhanced by forming semantic/visual codes since either can lead to recall
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self referent encoding
Definition
involves deciding how/whether info is personally relevant
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sensory memory
Definition
preserves info in its original sensory form for a brief time, usually only a fraction of a second
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short-term memory
Definition
limited capacity store maintain info about 10-20 seconds 
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flashbulb memories
Definition
unusually vivid recollections of circumstances in which people learned about momentous, newsworthy events
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conceptual hierarchy
Definition
multilevel classification system based on common properties among items
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schema
Definition
organized cluster of knowledge about a particular object/event from previous experience with object/event
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semantic network
Definition
nodes representing concepts joined together by pathways that link related concepts
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misinformation effect
Definition
occurs when participants recall of an event they witnessed is altered by introducing misleading postevent info
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reality monitoring
Definition
process fo deciding whether memories on external sources(events) or internal sources(thoughts/imagination)
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source monitoring
Definition
making attributions about origins of memory
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source error
Definition
when memory derives from one source is misattributed to another source
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distination memory
Definition
recalling to whom one has told what
Term
motor memory
Definition

riding a bike, driving a car (practiced things)

formed in the cerebellum

Term
Declarative memories
Definition

1. episodic: episodes of your life-time ordered

new neurons in hippocampus are time stamped

2. Semantic: knowledge of outside world outside of you

a-sensory (physical rep. in your mind)

b-short term 20 seconds very fragile duplicative 7 items

c-long term lifetime durable reconstructive large capacity

Term
proactive
Definition
best to study B test B
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retroactive
Definition
best to learn A rest test A
Term
motivated forgetting
Definition
Freud believes it's when there is something too painful to remember you forget it
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biological motivation
Definition

1. breathe

2. liquids

3. food

4. sleep

5. temperature

6. sex

Term
lateral hypothalamus
Definition
involved in hunger, thirst, aggression, reward
Term
Signals to stop eating
Definition

1. stomach distention

2. CCK (gut peptide reduces appetite)

3. glucose at high levels

4. insulin

5. leptin

6. ghrelin

Term
eating signals from society
Definition

ADS-business in food, to lose weight, US throws away tons of food

Taste- carbs, salts, fats, proteins

Camaraderie- join the group

Time of day- think you should eat even if not hungry

cultural norms- holidays like yom kippur

 

Term
motivation
Definition
goal directed behavior
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homeostasis
Definition
state of physilogical stability
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drive
Definition
internal state of tension that motivates organism to engage in activities that reduce this tension in order to go back to homeostasis
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incentive
Definition
external goal that has capacity to motivate behavior
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glucostatic theory
Definition
fluctuations in blood glucose level measured by brain influence experience of hunger
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insulin
Definition
hormone secreted by pancreas
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ghrelin
Definition
causes stomach contractions
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leptin
Definition
long term regulation of hunger
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palatability
Definition
better it tastes more people eat it
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variety in food
Definition
more variety more people will eat
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presence of others around food
Definition
more people around more you will eat
Term
externality hypothesis 
Definition
obese people super sensitive to external cues that affect hunger
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setting point theory
Definition
weight tends to drift at which food consumption/energy expenditure achieve equlibrium
Term

Sexual motivation behavior(SMB)

excitement phase

Definition

arises rapidly

engorgement of blood vessels

Term

SMB

orgasm phase

Definition
sexual arousal reaches peak
Term

SMB

resolution phase

Definition
physiological changes produced by sexual arousal subside
Term

SMB

refractory period

Definition
time following orgasm--unresponsive to further stimulation
Term
acheivement motive
Definition
need to master difficult challenges/outperform others/meet higher standards of excellence
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situational determinents for motivation
Definition

-strength of motivation

-probability of success

-incentive value of success

Term
human development stages
Definition

1. germinal stage

2. embryonic stage

3. fetal stage

Term
teratogens
Definition
external agents such as drugs/viruses that can harm embryo/fetus
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cephalocaudel trend
Definition
motor development in head to foot direction
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proximodistal trend
Definition
motor development center to outward direction
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object permeance
Definition
when child recognizes that objects continue to exist even when they are no longer visible
Term
Motor development 8 steps
Definition

1. lift head up

2. lifts torso

3. roll over

4. support self on limbs

5. crawl

6. stand

7. stand alone (balance)

8. walk

Term
maladaptive behavior
Definition
everyday adaptive behavior is impaired
Term
sensory motor
Definition

intelligence based on action

object permeance

Term
preoperational
Definition

can play make believe/imagination

langauge develops

egocentricity of thought

Term
concrete operations
Definition

develop capacity to reverse processes

conservation: certain things remain the same regardless of how they appear (example: same amout of water in glass whether up straight or tipped)

Term
formal operations
Definition

hypothetical reasoning

ability to look inwardly, contemplate life and death

Term
Erickson
Definition

1. trust vs. mistrust-is my world supportive?

2. autonomy vs. shame-can i take personal responsibility?

3. initiative vs. guilt- can I take my actions independently?

4. industry vs. inferiority-how do i measure up to others?

5. identity vs. confusion-so i have a clear self image?

6. intimacy vs isolation-do i share my emothins w/ others?

7. generality vs. self absorption- what to do w/ my most productive yrs?

8. integrity vs. despair-did I live a good life?

Term
mental retardation
Definition

cna be due to chromosomal abnormalities or drugs/alcohol during pregnancy 

 

measure with IQ tests

Term
personality disorders
Definition

1. anxious/fearful

2. odd/eccentric

3. dramatic/impulsive

 

Term
anxiety disorders
Definition

1. generalized anxiety

2. phobic

3. panic

4. ocd

5. PTSD

Term
generalized anxiety
Definition
fear of things in your life you can't adequately deal with, no specific thing you fear, free floating anxiety
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phobic disorder
Definition
person takes anxiety and attaches it to object
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panic disorder
Definition
usually normal with bursts of really high levels of anxiety
Term
OCD
Definition
anxiety of something always on your mind, obsessive thoughts disrupt behavior, ritualistic acts to ward off anxiety
Term
PTSD
Definition
single event so traumatic still dealing with it years later, unresolved anxiety
Term
Somatoform disorders
Definition

1. hypochondriasis

2. conversion disorder

Term
hypochondriasis
Definition
person who organizes his/her world around illnesses, thinks body is falling apart
Term
conversion disorder
Definition
loss of sensory motor function, blind/deaf associated with anxiety-trying to cope with it
Term
Dissociative disorders
Definition

1. amnesia

2. fugue

3. multiple personality

Term
amnesia
Definition
lose sense of identity/personality
Term
fugue
Definition
to go somewhere-anxiety associated with escape, move to different city/dif job-don't know what happened before
Term
multiple personality
Definition
different identities in mind they dont know about each other
Term
mood disorders
Definition

1. depressive disorder

2. bipolar

 

Term
depressive disorder
Definition

lack of pleasure in life=anhedonia

not enough norepinephrine

insomnia

anorexia

withdrawn

low self esteem

idea of suicide

Term
bipolar mood disorder
Definition

manic phase-energetic, high self esteem, productive

depression phase - low self esteem

Term
acute (positive) symptoms
Definition
(noticable) shorter, expressed, delusions, hallucinations, emerge from behavior
Term
chronice (negative) symptoms
Definition
longer, withdrawn, freezing
Term
schizophrenia
Definition

1. disruption of thought- delusions(false beliefs)

2. perception-hallucinations, hearing voices

3. emotion-blunted emotions, cant show empathy

4. movement-rocking, catatonic

5. identity-loss of personality

6. volition-wishes/intentions abnormal

7. relation to the world- withdrawal, inappropriate responses

Term
biomedical therapy
Definition

get down to what is causing the problem

fix the structure

Term
drug therapy
Definition

1. antianxiety drugs

2. antipsychotic drugs

3. antidepressants

4. mood stabilizers

Term
antianxiety drugs
Definition

treat high levels of anxiety, panic disorder, insomnia

replaces barbiturates

Term
antipsychotic drugs
Definition
reduce transmission across dopamine synapse
Term
antidepressants
Definition
inhibit uptake of seratonin
Term
mood stabilizers
Definition
inhibits calcium/sodium channel
Term
insight therapies
Definition

talk therapies: function and thought

1. psychanalysis

2. directive counseling

3. client centered therapy

4. group therapies

 

Term
psychoanalysis
Definition
therapist=interpreter
Term
directive counseling
Definition
therapist=advisor, with practical problems
Term
client centered therapy
Definition
therapist=mirror, non-direct, uncondt. positive regard
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group therapy
Definition

therapist=organizer

people start agressive hostile eventually get to group trust

Term
behavior therapies
Definition

1. reinforcement

2. extinction

3. aversive therapy

4. desensitation

5. exposure/implosive therapy

Term
reinforcement
Definition
somewhere you were lead astray so redirect behavior, proper behavior is reinforced
Term
extinction
Definition
fixing bad behavior
Term
aversive therapy
Definition

for OCD, drug abuse

punish bad behavior (ex. nausea pills with alcohol for alcoholics)

Term
desensitization
Definition

"sneaking up" on a phobia 

start at bottom level of phobia and work up from there

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exposure/implosive therapy
Definition
dives into phobia so client realizes phobia isn't bad
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cognitive-behavioral therapy
Definition

both insight and behavioral therapy

"this wasn't your fault" 

most effective

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