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Psych exam 2
ex 2
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Psychology
Undergraduate 1
10/17/2013

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subliminal
Definition
sensations that occur below ones threshhold
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priming
Definition
threshold barely activates, usually unconciously
Hot/Cold drin EX
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Cones
Definition
Light, color, detail
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rods
Definition
dark, no color or detail
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trichromatic theory
Definition
humans only see RGB
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serial processing
Definition
processing items one at a time
EX. Math equation
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parallel oricessing
Definition
processing multiple items at once
EX. a flying bird
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How we perceive pain
Definition
BioPsychoSocial
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Dream theory 1
Definition
Freud beleives we supress our violent and sexual urges and release them in our sleep
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Dream theory 2
Definition
Activation synthesis model-
Neurons in your brain randomly activate and your brain tries to make sense of it by creating a story
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3 things that influence a high
Definition
race
gender
weight
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evolutionary theory of motivation
Definition
our survival instincts cause motivation
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drive reduction theory of motivation
Definition
we have internal drives (hunger,sex,thirst,etc.) and we want our drives to meet homeostasis
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Arousel theory of motivation
Definition
we seek stimulation
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Trait theory
(Big 5)
Definition
O C E A N

Openness
Consientiousness
extraversion
agreeableness
neuroticism
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agreeableness
Definition
(BUZZ) good health, smokes less, happier relationships
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openness
Definition
more creative/open minded, more likely to use drugs, better problem solver
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extraversion
Definition
social, outgoing, higher happiness, lives longer/better health, more popular/attractive
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concientiousness
Definition
responsible,dependable, happier, healhy, avoids risky behavior, better job performance
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neuroticism
Definition
emotional instability, stress, bad health, unhappy, more criminal, low job performance
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