PSYCY exam 1

compulsive handwashing-obsessive fear of germs

beliefs or opinions that are unconscious and can automatically influence behaviors

how we process information in our environment. Thinking and planning judgment

emotions and feelings

the longer your hair grows the more shampoo you will need

Does drinking caffeinated beverages versus decaffeinated impact exam scores? (independent var)

conscious thoughts, behaviors and emotions

remembering words at beginning of list

making information meaningful to you and other knowledge

short term memory is a....

the lower the temperature the more clothes you may wear

variable being measured

organisms that are more adapted to their environment (survive) they pass genetic characteristics to other generations.

bits of information that help more info become available

provides two explanations (yours and someone else's for a behavior or event)

who established the first lab in 1879

achieving ones full potential (Maslow's pyramid)

a change in a persons behavior that occurs in response to direct request

how people combine and organize info into meaningful wholes, become aware of something through the senses

available after retrieval cue (fill in the blank)

well presented arguments, personally relevant

last for 3-4 seconds

The more time you spend running on a treadmill, the more calories you will burn.

beliefs or opinions that are held consciously and can be reported to others

attributing our own or another person's behavior to personality or personal characteristics. (internal)

forgetting new info that interferes with being able to recall older memories

is relaxation level impacted by listening to different types of music? (independent var)

offering an attractive deal then changing the terms of the deal later

information from various events/experiences in your life (a time you were stressed, happy, etc)

Neither participants or experimenters know who is receiving what treatment

observing someone's conscious thoughts and feelings (looking inward)

two variables that show if one increases so does the other

variable that changes

explains your own behavior bad event=situational; good event=dispositional

attributing our own or another person's behavior to situations or environment. (external)

struggle to create new long-term memories

real-world knowledge affecting accuracy of memory

writing exam questions, organizing notes in meaningful ways, teaching others

a negative, learned attitude

retrograde amnesia is the struggle to create new-long term memories

making a large request then when refused making a smaller request that seems reasonable

when a person know they are being observed so their behaviors change

if one variable increases the other decreases

info kept in our mind but not aware we remember it

loss of individual identity and personal responsibility that occurs when one is part of group or experience

method of loci is.. understanding and practicing(lists, visualization, sequence)

asking a small request first then if they agree make a larger request

remembering words at end of list

long-lasting memories, experiences or events, typically emotional

participants don't know if they have been given experiment or control group

the more money you spend the less you may have

the more it rains the less you can water the garden

what kind of task is working memory

Scientific study/method to explain human and animal behaviors (why we act the way we do)

as temperature goes up, ice cream sales go up

presence of other people set backs an individual from helping a victim

factual not life experiences. Statistics

explaining another persons behavior focusing on their dispositional rather than situational

facts or experiences (personal)

only remembering words from beginning and end of list

actions, behavior

elements of consciousness

rote memorization is a...(does not have real meaning associated)

memory remembered when info is encoding/reminded/re-living

forgetting previously learned info that interferes with the ability to recall new info

habits and skills(riding a bike)

last 15-30 seconds

thoughts and beliefs

highlighting, rereading, rewriting notes word for word

in-depth study of one or a few individuals

unconscious processes related to social experiences and past trauma