Psychology 101 Exam 2 Study Guide Spring 2015
Psychology 101 Exam #2 Study Guide
Spring Semester 2015
John Patella, Ed. D.
Be able to identify, describe, analyze, and evaluate the following terms:
Low/High Road Pathways
Definition: Fear responses
Page #: 271
Well-Being
Definition: used to judge our quality of life
Page #: 302
Perception
Definition: The way we organize all our perceptions
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3 Steps of Cognition/Memory
Definition: encoding, storage, and material
Page #: 194
Absolute Threshold
Definition: minimum stimulus needed to predict 50% of the time
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Perceptual Set
Definition: a mental predisposition to
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Parts of the Eye
Definition: rods, cones, etc
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Visual Cliff
Definition: depth perception in infant & animals
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Generalization
Definition: Afraid of one dog all dogs
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Memory Retrieval
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Set Point
Definition: survival response
Page #: 259
Narcissism
Definition: Desire to be center of attention
Page #: 268
Sympathetic/Para-sympathetic Systems
Definition: para relaxes us and sympathetic ramps us up
Page #: 34
Effortful Processing
Definition: encoding that requires attention and quality effort
Page #: 195
Implicit/Explicit Memory
Definition: implicit with conscious awareness. Explicit memories of facts you can consciously retrieve
Page #: 195
Memory Capacity
Definition:
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Flashbulb Memory
Definition: clear moment of a memory of event
Page #: 201
Deja’ Vu
Definition: eerie sense of experiencing a sensation before
Page #: 211
Ebbinghaus Forgetting Curve
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Algorithm
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Heuristics
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Confirmation Bias
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Overconfidence
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Language
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Noam Chomsky/
Universal Grammar
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Motivation
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Arousal Theory
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Maslow’s Hierarchy
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Ear Parts/Function
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Spontaneous Recovery
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Spring Semester 2015
John Patella, Ed. D.
Be able to identify, describe, analyze, and evaluate the following terms:
Low/High Road Pathways
Definition: Fear responses
Page #: 271
Well-Being
Definition: used to judge our quality of life
Page #: 302
Perception
Definition: The way we organize all our perceptions
Page #: 134
3 Steps of Cognition/Memory
Definition: encoding, storage, and material
Page #: 194
Absolute Threshold
Definition: minimum stimulus needed to predict 50% of the time
Page #:135
Perceptual Set
Definition: a mental predisposition to
Page #: 138
Parts of the Eye
Definition: rods, cones, etc
Page #:141
Visual Cliff
Definition: depth perception in infant & animals
Page #: 146
Generalization
Definition: Afraid of one dog all dogs
Page #: 172
Memory Retrieval
Definition:
Page #: 195
Set Point
Definition: survival response
Page #: 259
Narcissism
Definition: Desire to be center of attention
Page #: 268
Sympathetic/Para-sympathetic Systems
Definition: para relaxes us and sympathetic ramps us up
Page #: 34
Effortful Processing
Definition: encoding that requires attention and quality effort
Page #: 195
Implicit/Explicit Memory
Definition: implicit with conscious awareness. Explicit memories of facts you can consciously retrieve
Page #: 195
Memory Capacity
Definition:
Page #: 201
Flashbulb Memory
Definition: clear moment of a memory of event
Page #: 201
Deja’ Vu
Definition: eerie sense of experiencing a sensation before
Page #: 211
Ebbinghaus Forgetting Curve
Definition:
Page #: 207
Algorithm
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Heuristics
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Confirmation Bias
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Overconfidence
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Language
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Noam Chomsky/
Universal Grammar
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Motivation
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Arousal Theory
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Maslow’s Hierarchy
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Ear Parts/Function
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Spontaneous Recovery
Definition: