Types of Intelligence - ANSWER-Practical, analytical, creative, emotional
Practical Intelligence - ANSWER-Related to overall success in living. Learned mainly
through diservation of others' behavior as opposed to academic success.
Able to learn gender norms and principles and apply them appropriately (adapts to
situations)
Analytical Intelligence - ANSWER-Good at evaluating, comparing, and analyzing info.
Correlates with IQ and academic success
Creative Intelligence - ANSWER-Involves the generation of novel ideas and products
(experimental)
Emotional Intelligence - ANSWER-Abilities to to read others' emotions accurately,
respond to others' emotions appropriately, be aware of one's own emotions, and
regulate one's own emotional responses
Fluid Intelligence - ANSWER-The ability to think logically and flexibly without the need to
use learned knowledge
Crystal Intelligence - ANSWER-Ability to apply acquired/learned information
Locus of Control - ANSWER-The extent to which people believe they have power over
events in their lives
Internal Locus of Control - ANSWER-Belief that events and their outcomes can be
influenced
External Locus of Control - ANSWER-Blames outside forces for everything
Self Efficacy - ANSWER-One's belief in one's ability to succeed in specific situations or
accomplish a task
Constructive Process Memory - ANSWER-Processes in which memories are influenced
by the meaning one gives to events
Negative Reinforcement - ANSWER-When a stimulus is removed and the behavior
increases
Positive Reinforcement - ANSWER-When a stimulus is added and the behavior
increases
Reliability - ANSWER-Consistancy
, Validity - ANSWER-Accuracy
Linguistic Relativity Hypothesis - ANSWER-How language affects one's outlook on the
world
Semantics - ANSWER-What dictates the meanings of words
Divergent Thinking - ANSWER-Figuring out new or different ways of solving a problem
Confirmation Bias - ANSWER-The tendency to interpret new evidence as confirmation of
one's existing beliefs or theories
Mental Set - ANSWER-A framework for thinking about a problem
Infantile Reflexes - ANSWER-Rooting, sucking, gripping, moro, babinski
Rooting - ANSWER-When you touch a baby's face and it turns towards that direction
Sucking - ANSWER-Results from pressure to the mouth
Moro - ANSWER-Arms stretched out when falling
Gripping - ANSWER-Cute so parents will care
Babinski - ANSWER-Helped hairy baby cling to hairy mom
Mary Ainsworth - ANSWER-Psychologist known for the strange situations experiment
Strange Situations - ANSWER-Experiment observing attachment relationships between
a caregiver and child
Attachment Styles - ANSWER-Secure, avoidant, ambivalent, disorganized-disoriented
Secure Attachment - ANSWER-When the infant treats the mother as a secure base for
which they can explore the world
Avoidant Attachment - ANSWER-Seeks little contact with mothers and does not notice
when mother leaves
Disorganized-disoriented attachment - ANSWER-Appear confused about approaching or
avoiding mother
Obsession - ANSWER-A recurring thought
Compulsion - ANSWER-A recurring action
Schizophrenia - ANSWER-Refers to a class of disorders in which severe distortion of
reality occurs
Diathesis - ANSWER-A tendency to suffer from a particular medical condition
Assimilation - ANSWER-Taking in new information into previously existing schemas
Accommodation - ANSWER-Changing existing schemas to incorporate new information
Kohlberg - ANSWER-Studied moral development by asking people to respond to moral
dilemmas
Erik Erickson - ANSWER-Theory of psychological development (eight stages, each
characterized by a crisis)
Cognitive Dissonance - ANSWER-When one's actions don't line up with their beliefs
Door-in-the-Face - ANSWER-Making a large request with the intent of getting turned
down to then
Prejudice - ANSWER-An attitude towards an individual based on the individual's
membership of a social group
Discrimination - ANSWER-Treating individuals unequally and unjustly on the basis of
their group memberships
Behavioral Psychology - ANSWER-Understanding the behavior of humans and other
animals
Cognitive Psychology - ANSWER-The approach that studies how humans process
information
Practical Intelligence - ANSWER-Related to overall success in living. Learned mainly
through diservation of others' behavior as opposed to academic success.
Able to learn gender norms and principles and apply them appropriately (adapts to
situations)
Analytical Intelligence - ANSWER-Good at evaluating, comparing, and analyzing info.
Correlates with IQ and academic success
Creative Intelligence - ANSWER-Involves the generation of novel ideas and products
(experimental)
Emotional Intelligence - ANSWER-Abilities to to read others' emotions accurately,
respond to others' emotions appropriately, be aware of one's own emotions, and
regulate one's own emotional responses
Fluid Intelligence - ANSWER-The ability to think logically and flexibly without the need to
use learned knowledge
Crystal Intelligence - ANSWER-Ability to apply acquired/learned information
Locus of Control - ANSWER-The extent to which people believe they have power over
events in their lives
Internal Locus of Control - ANSWER-Belief that events and their outcomes can be
influenced
External Locus of Control - ANSWER-Blames outside forces for everything
Self Efficacy - ANSWER-One's belief in one's ability to succeed in specific situations or
accomplish a task
Constructive Process Memory - ANSWER-Processes in which memories are influenced
by the meaning one gives to events
Negative Reinforcement - ANSWER-When a stimulus is removed and the behavior
increases
Positive Reinforcement - ANSWER-When a stimulus is added and the behavior
increases
Reliability - ANSWER-Consistancy
, Validity - ANSWER-Accuracy
Linguistic Relativity Hypothesis - ANSWER-How language affects one's outlook on the
world
Semantics - ANSWER-What dictates the meanings of words
Divergent Thinking - ANSWER-Figuring out new or different ways of solving a problem
Confirmation Bias - ANSWER-The tendency to interpret new evidence as confirmation of
one's existing beliefs or theories
Mental Set - ANSWER-A framework for thinking about a problem
Infantile Reflexes - ANSWER-Rooting, sucking, gripping, moro, babinski
Rooting - ANSWER-When you touch a baby's face and it turns towards that direction
Sucking - ANSWER-Results from pressure to the mouth
Moro - ANSWER-Arms stretched out when falling
Gripping - ANSWER-Cute so parents will care
Babinski - ANSWER-Helped hairy baby cling to hairy mom
Mary Ainsworth - ANSWER-Psychologist known for the strange situations experiment
Strange Situations - ANSWER-Experiment observing attachment relationships between
a caregiver and child
Attachment Styles - ANSWER-Secure, avoidant, ambivalent, disorganized-disoriented
Secure Attachment - ANSWER-When the infant treats the mother as a secure base for
which they can explore the world
Avoidant Attachment - ANSWER-Seeks little contact with mothers and does not notice
when mother leaves
Disorganized-disoriented attachment - ANSWER-Appear confused about approaching or
avoiding mother
Obsession - ANSWER-A recurring thought
Compulsion - ANSWER-A recurring action
Schizophrenia - ANSWER-Refers to a class of disorders in which severe distortion of
reality occurs
Diathesis - ANSWER-A tendency to suffer from a particular medical condition
Assimilation - ANSWER-Taking in new information into previously existing schemas
Accommodation - ANSWER-Changing existing schemas to incorporate new information
Kohlberg - ANSWER-Studied moral development by asking people to respond to moral
dilemmas
Erik Erickson - ANSWER-Theory of psychological development (eight stages, each
characterized by a crisis)
Cognitive Dissonance - ANSWER-When one's actions don't line up with their beliefs
Door-in-the-Face - ANSWER-Making a large request with the intent of getting turned
down to then
Prejudice - ANSWER-An attitude towards an individual based on the individual's
membership of a social group
Discrimination - ANSWER-Treating individuals unequally and unjustly on the basis of
their group memberships
Behavioral Psychology - ANSWER-Understanding the behavior of humans and other
animals
Cognitive Psychology - ANSWER-The approach that studies how humans process
information
