Psyc 305 - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

History of Personality Psychology correct answers -walter michelle- he believed that personality changes between situations -before this was not believed and people thought personality was entirely stable (innaccurate) -Michelle says idea of personality is a myth- he is a "situationist" -Data collected and it is shown that: personality is a real thing-- cant predict everything but the situation does matter (there is an interaction between situation and personality) -Michelles idea was ...

What are the stages of the two stage process for shaping behavior? How do they serve a role in shaping our behaviors? correct answers Stage 1: Avoiding high-risk situations. - For example, don't go to parties where you will be strongly tempted to smoke, or don't confront yourself with high-calorie food. Your plan should include reinforcement for this avoidance and a way of substituting other pleasant activities. Stage 2: Building new behaviors - Few situations can be avoided permanent...

Law of Effect correct answers behaviors leading to a satisfying state of affairs are strengthened or "stamped in". ______________________________ Behaviors leading to an unsatisfying or annoying state of affairs are weakened or "stamped out". Consequences of a behavior determine whether that behavior will be repeated. Thorndike believed... correct answers that the intellectual ability of animals could be properly assessed inly through systematic investigation. First ex...

behavior correct answers any response to external and internal stimuli observable, cognitive correct answers behavioral responses typically refer to _____ responses (like movement) and ____ responses (like thought patterns) thoughts correct answers _____ have a profound effect on observable behavior; change these patterns => change how we act adjustment correct answers behavioral process by which humans and animals maintain equilibrium among their various needs or between their needs...

Traits correct answers universal dimensions (exist in all people around the world) with individual differences (any adjective or noun), that describes the way some are and others are not internal causal properties correct answers Traits are internal (carried across situations) and influence or cause behaviour via the Big 5 Models (and personality psych in general) - more difficult to measure (look at observable behaivour AND internal experiences) descriptive summaries of behaviour correct ...

Frued's definition of personality correct answers Personality is largely unconscious. It's hidden and unknown. Skinner's definition of personality correct answers It is an unnecessary construct Allports definition of personality correct answers It is something real within an individual that leads to characteristic behavior and thought. Course definition of personality correct answers the set of psychological types/traits/factors and mechanisms within the individual that are org...

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context- dependent learning correct answers A pattern of data in which materials learned in one setting are well remembered when the person returns to that setting, but are less well remembered in other settings. context reinstatement correct answers A procedure in which a person is led to the same mental and emotional state he or she was in during a previous event; context reinstatement can often promote accurate recollection of that event. encoding specificity correct answers The tendenc...

Personality correct answers Personality is the set of psychological traits and mechanisms within the individual that is organised and relatively enduring and that influences interactions with, and adaptations to the environment, including the intrapsychic, physical and social environment. Psychological traits correct answers characteristics that describe ways in which people are different from each other or how they are similar to some others; characteristics that seem to define an individual...

Cognitive psychology is defined as correct answers the branch of psychology concerned with the scientific study of the mind. Name the correct sequence for the Atkinson & Shiffrin Memory Model correct answers input -> transient memory (sensation) --> sensory memory (senses) --> short-term memory <-----> Long term memory Two types of interference correct answers Proactive - when information from earlier may get in the way of remembering new information. * proactive interfe...