Psychological, Social, and Biological Foundations of Behavior || with 100% Errorless Answers.
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Absolute Poverty correct answers Poverty wherein people do not have enough resources to acquire basic life necessities.
Absolute Threshold correct answers The minimum of stimulus energy needed to activate a sensory system.
Accomodation correct answers Process by which schemata are modified to...
Psychological, Social, and Biological Foundations of
Behavior || with 100% Errorless Answers.
Absolute Poverty correct answers Poverty wherein people do not have enough resources to
acquire basic life necessities.
Absolute Threshold correct answers The minimum of stimulus energy needed to activate a
sensory system.
Accomodation correct answers Process by which schemata are modified to encompass new
information.
Acetylcholine correct answers A neurotransmitter associated with voluntary muscle control.
Achieved Status correct answers A status gained as a result of direct, individual action.
Acquisition correct answers In classical conditioning, the process of taking advantage of
reflexive responses to turn a neutral stimulus into a conditioned one.
Adaptation correct answers In perception, a decrease in stimulus perception after a long duration
of exposure.
In learning, the process by which new information is processed
Consists of assimilation and accomodataion.
Adaptive Value correct answers The extent to which a trait benefits a species by influencing the
evolutionary fitness of the species
Affect correct answers The experience and display of emotion.
Ageism correct answers Prejudice or discrimination on the basis of a person's age.
Aggression correct answers A behavior with the intention to cause harm or increase relative
social dominance; can be physical or verbal.
Alcohol Myopia correct answers The inability to think about consequences and possible
outcomes of one's actions due to alcohol intoxication.
Alertness correct answers State of consciousness in which one is aware, able to think, and able to
respond to the environment.
Also referred to as arousal
,Aligning Actions correct answers In impression management strategy in which one makes
questionable behavior acceptable through excuses.
Alter-Casting correct answers An impression management strategy in which one imposes an
identity onto another person.
Alturism correct answers A form of helping behavior where someone benefits another person at
the cost of him or herself.
Amphetamine correct answers A central nervous system stimulant that increases activity of both
dopamine and norepinephrine in the brain.
Amygdala correct answers A portion of the limbic system that is important for memory and
emotion, especially fear.
Anomie correct answers A state of normlessness
Anxiety Disorders correct answers Disorders that involve worry, fear, unease, and apprehension
about future uncertainties based on real or imagined events that can impair physical and
psychological health.
appraisal model of emotional expression correct answers A similar theory to the basic model,
accepting that there are biologically predetermined expressions once an emotion is experienced.
Accepts that there is a cognitive antecedent to emotional expression.
Achetype correct answers In Jungian psychoanalysis, a thought or image that has an emotional
element and is part of the collective unconsciousness.
Arcuate fasciculus correct answers A bundle of axons that connect Wernicke's Area with Broca's
Area
Arousal correct answers A psychological and physiological state of being awake or reactive to
stimuli; nearly synonymous with alertness.
Arousal Theory correct answers A theory of motivation that states there is a particular level of
arousal required in order to perform actions optimally
Yerkes-Dodson Law
Ascribed Status correct answers A status that one is given at birth, such as race, ethnicity, or sex.
Assimilation correct answers In psych - the process by which new information is interpreted in
terms of existing schemata
,in soc - the process by which the behavior and culture of a group or an individual begins to
merge with that of another group.
Associative Learning correct answers The process by which a connection is made between two
stimuli or a stimulus and a response
classical and operant conditioning
Attachment correct answers A very deep emotional bond to another person, particularly a parent
or a caregiver.
Attitude correct answers A tendency toward expression of positive or negative feelings or
evaluations of a person, place, thing, or situation.
Attribute Substitution correct answers A phenomenon observed when individuals must make
judgements that are complex but instead substitute a simple solution or perception.
Attribution Theory correct answers A theory that focuses on the tendency for individuals to infer
the causes of other people's behavior.
Authentic self correct answers Who someone actually is, including both good and bad attributes
automatic processing correct answers the brain process most closely resembling autopilot,
enabling performance of multiple activities at the same time
autonomic nervous system correct answers the involuntary branch of the peripheral nervous
system that controls involuntary functions like HR, bronchial dilation, temperature, and digestion
to name a few
autonomy correct answers the ethical tenet that the physician has the responsibility to respect
patient's choices about their own healthcare
availability heuristic correct answers a shortcut in decision-making that relies on the information
that is most readily available, rather than the total body of information on a subject
avoidance learning correct answers a form of negative reinforcement in which one avoids the
unpleasantness of something that has yet to happen
back stage self correct answers in dramaturgical analysis, where players are free from their role
requirements and not in front of the audience; usually behavior deemed inappropriate
barbiturate correct answers a drug that acts as a central nervous system depressant
often used for anxiety, insomnia, and antiseizure medication
, basal ganglia correct answers a portion of the forebrain that coordinates muscle movement and
routes information from the cortex to the brain and the spinal cord
basic model correct answers a theory that states that emotional expression involves a number of
systems
emotions are universal and should be similar across cultures
belief correct answers an acceptance that a statement is true or that something exists
beneficence correct answers the ethical tenet that the physician has a responsibility to act in the
patient's best interest
benzodiazepine correct answers a central nervous system depressant that is often used to reduce
anxiety or promote sleep
biomedical approach correct answers an approach to psychological disorders that considers only
pathophysiological causes and offers pharmaceutical and medical solutions for symptom
alleviation
biopsychosocial approach correct answers an approach to psychological disorders that considers
conditions and treatments to be dependent on biological, psychological, and social causes
birth rate correct answers the number of births per population in a period of time
bisexual correct answers a sexual orientation wherein individuals are attracted to members of
both sexes
brainstem correct answers the most primitive protion of the brain which includes the midbrain
and hindbrain
controls autonomic nervous system and communication between the spinal cord, cranial nerves,
and brain.
broca's aphasia correct answers loss of the motor function of speech, resulting in intact
understanding with an inability to correctly produce spoken language
broca's area correct answers brain region located in the inferior front gyrus of the frontal lobe
largely responsible for motor function of speech
bureaucracy correct answers a formal organization with the goal of performing complex tasks as
efficiently as possible by dividing the work among a number of bureaus
bystander effect correct answers the observation that, when in a group, individuals are less likely
to respond to a person in need.
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