Psychology 101 - Midterm 3
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Franz Mesmer - Answer hypnosis, patients entered a "crisis" mode with crying, wild
laughter, etc
Marquis de Puysegur - Answer Found that placing patients in a sleeplike trance was as
effective in alleviating ailments as was Mesmer's approach, which necessitated a crisis.
He also discovered a number of basic hypnotic phenomena.
Stage hypnosis - Answer uses tricks such as the heavy dictionary test to select those
who "respond" to hypnosis, uses stage whispers to tell instructions to volunteers,
volunteers feel pressure to perform
sociocognitive theory of hypnosis - Answer proposes that hypnosis is based on people's
attitudes, beliefs and expectations
dissociation theory of hypnosis - Answer proposes that hypnosis is based on a
separation or dissociation between personality functions that are normally well
integrated
afterlife hypothesis - Answer some NDEs reported claims of seeing things at a distance
that they could not have possibly known about, this taken as evidence that soul lives on
Dying Brain Hypothesis - Answer scientific evidence states that tunnels and lights are
caused by disinhibition in visual cortex; OBEs and life reviews caused by temporal lobe
stimulation; positive emotions and lack of pain caused by actions of endorphins;
AFFECTED BY CULTURAL UPBRINGING
factors affecting drug influence - Answer chemical makeup and dosage, genetics of the
individual, mental sets (beliefs and expectations) and environmental contexts (setting
where people take drugs)
substance abuser - Answer A person who overuses and relies on drugs to deal with
everyday life; have used abusive substance for at least a month, has caused legal,
social or vocational problems, recurrent use in hazardous situations
sedative drugs - Answer exert calming effects
hypnotic drugs - Answer exert sleep-inducing effects
effects of alcohol - Answer a depressant that decreases inhibitions, decreases motor
coordination and responses, legal limit is 0.08mg alcohol/100ml blood
, Korsakoff's syndrome - Answer a degenerative brain disorder caused by lack of
thiamine (Vitamine B1) in the brain, causes loss of neurons in the thalamus, may result in
amnesia, confabulation (invented memories to make sense of time lost in blackouts) and
apathy (indifference): CAUSED BY LACK OF NUTRITION WHICH MAY BE CAUSED BY
ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION
stimulant drugs - Answer tobacco, caffeine, cocaine, amphetamines, meth
Opiate Narcotic Drugs - Answer heroin, morphine, codeine, OxyContin
heroine effects - Answer dulling of senses, relieves pain, tranquilizes, induces euphoria,
light headed feeling, sense of alertness, increased energy, sexual arousal, short-lived
sense infallibility
psychedelic drugs - Answer called hallucinogenic because they cause dramatic
alterations of perception, mood and thought; includes LSD, PCP (angel dust), ecstasy,
weed
Marijuana - Answer alleviates depression, sense of elation and well-being; causes
sleeplessness, bad dreams and paranoia, impairs intellectual, motor performance,
attention, memory.
conscious mind - Answer being aware of our internal and external environments,
contents available for introspection
unconscious mind - Answer consists of the processes in the brain that occur
automatically and contents are not available for introspection
"standard" information processing in the unconscious mind - Answer perceptual,
cognitive, motor abilities; language, memory, reasoning, decision making; exerts impact
on behaviour
"nonstandard" information processing in the unconscious mind - Answer recently
studied, biases and heuristics; desires, motivations, interests, fears and prejudices
Sigmund Freud (1856-1939) - Answer divided mind into three parts: id, superego, ego
Id (unconscious) - Answer strives to satisfy basic drives to survive, reproduce and
aggress... operates on pleasure principle
Superego (mostly unconscious) - Answer part of the personality that acts as a moral
center
Ego (partly conscious, partly unconscious) - Answer the largely conscious, "executive"
part of personality that, according to Freud, mediates among the demands of the id,
superego, and reality. The ego operates on the reality principle, satisfying the id's
desires in ways that will realistically bring pleasure rather than pain.
Daniel Kahneman - Answer cognitive psychologist who divided the mind into two
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Franz Mesmer - Answer hypnosis, patients entered a "crisis" mode with crying, wild
laughter, etc
Marquis de Puysegur - Answer Found that placing patients in a sleeplike trance was as
effective in alleviating ailments as was Mesmer's approach, which necessitated a crisis.
He also discovered a number of basic hypnotic phenomena.
Stage hypnosis - Answer uses tricks such as the heavy dictionary test to select those
who "respond" to hypnosis, uses stage whispers to tell instructions to volunteers,
volunteers feel pressure to perform
sociocognitive theory of hypnosis - Answer proposes that hypnosis is based on people's
attitudes, beliefs and expectations
dissociation theory of hypnosis - Answer proposes that hypnosis is based on a
separation or dissociation between personality functions that are normally well
integrated
afterlife hypothesis - Answer some NDEs reported claims of seeing things at a distance
that they could not have possibly known about, this taken as evidence that soul lives on
Dying Brain Hypothesis - Answer scientific evidence states that tunnels and lights are
caused by disinhibition in visual cortex; OBEs and life reviews caused by temporal lobe
stimulation; positive emotions and lack of pain caused by actions of endorphins;
AFFECTED BY CULTURAL UPBRINGING
factors affecting drug influence - Answer chemical makeup and dosage, genetics of the
individual, mental sets (beliefs and expectations) and environmental contexts (setting
where people take drugs)
substance abuser - Answer A person who overuses and relies on drugs to deal with
everyday life; have used abusive substance for at least a month, has caused legal,
social or vocational problems, recurrent use in hazardous situations
sedative drugs - Answer exert calming effects
hypnotic drugs - Answer exert sleep-inducing effects
effects of alcohol - Answer a depressant that decreases inhibitions, decreases motor
coordination and responses, legal limit is 0.08mg alcohol/100ml blood
, Korsakoff's syndrome - Answer a degenerative brain disorder caused by lack of
thiamine (Vitamine B1) in the brain, causes loss of neurons in the thalamus, may result in
amnesia, confabulation (invented memories to make sense of time lost in blackouts) and
apathy (indifference): CAUSED BY LACK OF NUTRITION WHICH MAY BE CAUSED BY
ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION
stimulant drugs - Answer tobacco, caffeine, cocaine, amphetamines, meth
Opiate Narcotic Drugs - Answer heroin, morphine, codeine, OxyContin
heroine effects - Answer dulling of senses, relieves pain, tranquilizes, induces euphoria,
light headed feeling, sense of alertness, increased energy, sexual arousal, short-lived
sense infallibility
psychedelic drugs - Answer called hallucinogenic because they cause dramatic
alterations of perception, mood and thought; includes LSD, PCP (angel dust), ecstasy,
weed
Marijuana - Answer alleviates depression, sense of elation and well-being; causes
sleeplessness, bad dreams and paranoia, impairs intellectual, motor performance,
attention, memory.
conscious mind - Answer being aware of our internal and external environments,
contents available for introspection
unconscious mind - Answer consists of the processes in the brain that occur
automatically and contents are not available for introspection
"standard" information processing in the unconscious mind - Answer perceptual,
cognitive, motor abilities; language, memory, reasoning, decision making; exerts impact
on behaviour
"nonstandard" information processing in the unconscious mind - Answer recently
studied, biases and heuristics; desires, motivations, interests, fears and prejudices
Sigmund Freud (1856-1939) - Answer divided mind into three parts: id, superego, ego
Id (unconscious) - Answer strives to satisfy basic drives to survive, reproduce and
aggress... operates on pleasure principle
Superego (mostly unconscious) - Answer part of the personality that acts as a moral
center
Ego (partly conscious, partly unconscious) - Answer the largely conscious, "executive"
part of personality that, according to Freud, mediates among the demands of the id,
superego, and reality. The ego operates on the reality principle, satisfying the id's
desires in ways that will realistically bring pleasure rather than pain.
Daniel Kahneman - Answer cognitive psychologist who divided the mind into two
