| Biological | ||
| #1 | Define independent variable, dependent variable, and control group. | IV-a variable that does not depend on another DV-a variable that does depend on another CG-a baseline group that receives neutral or no treatment |
| #2 | Frontal Lobe functions | planning, problem-solving, personality, decision making, controlling emotions and speech production |
| #3 | Explain how neurons communicate | communicate through neurotransmitters, through a synapse. They contact to make a synapse at the dendrite of one neuron and the terminal of another. |
| #4 | Outline principles of biological | There are biological correlates of behavior;Animal research can provide insight into human behavior;Human behavior is genetically based |
| #5 | Adrenaline is known for... | 'flight or fight' reaction and arousal. |
| Cognitive | ||
| #1 | Outline principles that define the cognitive level of analysis | Human beings are information processors and that mental representations guide behavior;Mental processes can and should be studied scientifically by developing theories and by using a variety of research methods;Social and cultural factors affect cognitive processe |
| #2 | Define schema theory | explains how people group things together, so that it would be easier for them to recall things, as the groups that the brain sorted things out into |
| #3 | Aim of Bartlett Reconstructive Memory study | To investigate the effects of unfamiliarity when recalling a folk story |
| #4 | What does MRI & fMRI stand for? | magnetic resonance imaging/ functional magnetic resonance imaging |
| #5 | Name 4 social factors | Religion,wealth,family,education |
| SocioCultural | ||
| #1 | What are the four principles of the sociocultural level of analysis? |
Principle 1: Humans are social animals and thus have the need to 'Belong' |
| #2 | Identify 2 case studies related to the sociocultural level of analysis. |
Zimbardo (1971) Asch's conformity (1951) |
| #3 | What is Social learning theory? |
Based on the assumption that people learn behaviors, attitudes, emotional reactions and norms through direct experiences but also through observing other humans. |
| #4 | What is the name of the reseacher associated with the bobo doll? |
Bandura |
| #5 | What ethical consideration must be done at the end of the reseach study? |
Debriefing |
| Human Relationships | ||
| #1 | Define altruism. |
When one helps another person for no reward, and even at some cost to oneself. It doesn't make sense that a person would risk his or her life for a stranger. |
| #2 | Whats does Kin-Selection theory state? |
That the degree of altruism depends on the number of genes shared by individuals. The closer the relationship between the helper and those being helped , the greater the chance for altruistic behavior. |
| #3 | Define Pro-Social behavior. |
Behavior that benefits another person or has a positive social outcome. Prosocial behavior refers to acts intended to benefit others. |
| #4 | Identify two factors that influence bystander-ism. |
Choose between: diffusion of responsibility, arousal-cost-reward, social norms, and pluralistic ignorance. |
| #5 | What was the 1950 Festinger case study trying to prove? |
To investigate the extent in which proximity can affect the likelihood of relationship. |
| Mix | ||
| #1 | State explicit memory two subsystems | Semantic and episodic |
| #2 | How does someone receive information | Through sensory and perception |
| #3 | What does Wernicke's area deal with? |
Speech Production |
| #4 | What kind of attribution do people use to describe their failures? |
Situational attributions |
| #5 | What kind of attribution do people use to descirbe their success? |
Dispositional Attribution |
| Final Question | |
| State the 6 main research methods | Experiment, case study, interviews, observational studies, survey/questionnaire, correlational studies |