Psych 120 Exam 3

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Triarchic Theory

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Robert Sternberg's theory of intelligence, it proposes 3 types of intelligence: analytic, creative, and practical

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Deviation IQ

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An intelligence score that is derived from determing where your performance sits in an age based distribution of test scores

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Tacit Knowledge

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Unspoken practical knowledge about how to perform well on the job

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emotions

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physiological, expressive, subjective

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Homeostasis

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Process through which the body maintains a steady state, such as a constant internal temperature or an adequite amount of fluids

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Satiation Signals

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interanl chemical signals, such as a hormone CCK, that reduce our desire to eat

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Set Poiint

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Natural body weight, perhaps produced by genetic factors, body seeks to maintain

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Phases of Arousal

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Excitement, Plateau, Orgasmic, Resolution

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Facial-Feedback Hypothesis

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Proposal that muscles in the face deliver sigansl to the brain that are then interpreted, depending on the pattern, as a subjective emotional state

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James Lange Theory

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Theory of emotion that argues that body reactions precede and drive teh subjective experience of emotions

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Cannon Bard Theory

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Theory of emotion that argues that body reactions and subjective experiences occur together but independently

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Two Factor Theory

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Theory of emotion that argues that the cognitive interpretation, or appraisal of a body reaction drives the subjective experience of emotion

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Personality

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distinguishing pattern of psych characteristics - thinking, feeling, and behaving - that differenciates us from others and leads us to act consistently across situations

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Trait

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stable disposition to act or behave in a certain way

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Trait Theories

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Formal systems for assessing how people differ, particularly in their predispositions to respond in certain ways across situations

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BIG 5

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5 deminsions of personality, EXTROVERSION, AGREEABLENESS, CONSCIENTIOUSNESS, NEUROTICISM, OPPENNESS

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Cardinal Traits

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Allports term to describe personality traits that dominate an individuals life, such as passion to surve or chasing wealth

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Central Traits

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Allports term to describe the 5 to 10 traits taht you would use to describe someone (friendly, trustworthy)

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Secondary Traits

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less obvious characteristics of personality (testiness while dieting)

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Projective Personality Test

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Type of personality test in which individuals are asked to interpret unstructured or ambiguous stimuli

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Psychodynamic Theory

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An approach to personality development, based laregely on the ideas of Freud, holds that much behaviour is governed by unconscious forces

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id

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Freud's theory, portion of personality that is governed by inborn instinctual drives, particularly those related to sex and aggression

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Superego

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Freud, portion of personality that motivates people to act in an ideal fashion

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ego

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Freud, portion of personality that induces ppl to act w reason and deliberation and helps their conform to their requirements of the external world

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Repression

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Defense mechanism used to bury anxiety - producing thoughts and feelings in the unconscious

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Collective Unconscious

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Notion proposed by Carl Jung that certain kinds of universal symbols and ideas are present in the unconscious of all people

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Humanistic Psychology

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Approach to personality that focuses on peoples unique capacity for choice, responsibility, and growth

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Conditions of Worth

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Expectations or stimulants that we believe others place on us

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Incongruence

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Discrepency between the image we hold of ourselves - our self concept - and the sum of all our experiences

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Self Actualization

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Desire to reach full potential as a human being

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Social Cognitive Theories

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Approach to personality that suggests it is human experiences, and interpretations of those experiences that determine personality growth and development

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Self - Efficasy

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Beliefs that we hold about our own ability to perform a task or accomplish a goal

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Reciprocal Determinism

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Idea that beliefs, behavior, and environment interact to shape what is learned from experience

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Person-Situation Debate

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Controversial debate centering on whether ppl really do behave consistently across situations

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Self-Monitoring

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Degree to which a person monitors a situation closely and changes his or her behavior accoringly; high self monitors may not be consistent across situations behaviorly

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Phenology

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Rules governing how sound should be combined to make words in a language

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Syntax

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Rules governing how words should be combined to make sentences

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Semantics

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Rules used in language to communicate meaning

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Phonemes

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Smallest significant sound units in speech

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Morphenes

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Smallest units in language that carry meaning

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Pragmatics

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Practical knowledge used to comprehend the intentions of a speaker and to produce an effective response

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Grammar

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rules of language that enable the communicator to combine symbols to convey meaning

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Prototype

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Best or most representative member of a category (robin in bird category)

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Category Exemplars

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specific examples of category members that are stored in long term memory

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Functional Fixedness

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Tendency to see objects, and their functions, in certain fixed and typical ways

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Heuristics

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Rules of thumb we use to solve problems, heuristics can usually be applied quickly, don't guarantee a solution is found

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Mental Set

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Tendency to rely on well established strategies when attempted to solve problems

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Insight

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Moment when a problem solution seems to pop suddenly into ones mind

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Framing

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way in which the alternatives in a decision making situation are structured

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Confirmation Bias

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tendency to seek out and use info that supports and contains a prior decision or belief

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Belief Persistence

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Tendency to cling to initial beliefs when confronted with cisconfirming evidence

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Representiveness Heuristic

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Tendency to make decisions based on alternatives similarity in relation to an ideal (people decide a sequence is random based on how irregular the sequence looks)

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Avaliability Heuristic

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Tendency to base estimates on the case with which examples come to mind

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Primary Emotions

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Anger, Happiness, Fear, Surprise, Contempt, Sadness