zzmc psychology

______ is a language learning technique in which subjects repeat speech immediately after hearing it.

brain areas that process linguistic info is lateralized in the left hemisphere

verbal inputs to left air processed in left hemisphere go to auditory cortex of right hemisphere

the WISC for intelligence IQ is normalized to a mean of 100 and standard deviation of 15 so 68% of people will score between 85 and 115

stress = glucose metabolism in brain (cocaine)

______ bind to receptors on the post synaptic membrane within the CNS

_______ is the tendency of an animal to revert to instinctive behaviors that interfere with a conditioned response.

when a behaviour is no longer exhibited after the reinforcer is removed

_______ is said to occur if, after a particular CS has come to elicit a CR, another similar stimulus will elicit the same CR

____ reinforcement, unlike continuous reinforcement, is only reinforced at certain intervals or ratio of time, instead of reinforcing the behavior every single time.

the ability to retreive general info is or is not effected by age?

Cultural _______ has to do with passing down culture from one generation to the next.

 _______ is the process whereby a minority group gradually adapts to the customs and attitudes of the prevailing culture and customs

______ is the personal disorientation a person may feel when experiencing an unfamiliar way of life due to immigration or a visit to a new country, a move between social environments, or simply travel to another type of life.

________: material culture (technology) changes faster than symbolic (beliefs, values). Eg: we can clone humans, but we feel it’s unethical to do so.

distal stimulus lies outside of the body in the distance or outside world

proximal stimulus impinges directly on sensory receptors

when people receive news on something traumatic and can remember every detail of what they were doing or when receiving news about something emotionally arousing this is called

_______ refers to the collection of memories that we collect about ourselves over a lifetime. Such memories include life events, relationships with people, emotions, etc.

______ capital is the knowledge, skills , education , style of dress, and speech

_____ capital usually refers to network circles. An example is how rich/successful people tend to have rich/successful friends who can help them with career opportunities. Or a blue-collar worker might have social capital by being friends with mechanics and plumbers, and thus never has to pay for repairs.