Paugrades1479

Cognition - ANSWERSall the mental activities associated with thinking, knowing, remembering, and communicating How is Cognitive Psychology different from other theories? - ANSWERS• It accepts the use of the scientific method, and generally rejects introspection as a valid method of investigation - in contrast with such approaches as Freudian psychology. • It explicitly acknowledges the existence of internal mental states (such as belief, desire, idea, knowledge and motivation). Coined...

Concept - ANSWERSMental representation that is used for variety of cognitive functions (memory, reasoning) Categorization - ANSWERSProcess by which things are placed into groups called categories ** essential for understanding the world Definitional Approach to Categorization - ANSWERSsomething is a member of a category based on it meeting the definition of the category. Does not work for natural/ human made objects. EX think chairs. There are different types of chairs Family Resemblanc...

What is the cognitive approach? - ANSWERSThe term 'cognitive' has come to mean 'mental processes', so this approach is focused on how our mental processes (e.g. thoughts, perceptions, attention) affect behaviour. What are internal mental processes? - ANSWERS'Private' operations of the mind such as perception and attention that mediate between stimulus and response. What are schema? - ANSWERSA mental framework of beliefs and expectations that influence cognitive processing...

Attention, perception, memory, and decision making are all different types of meats processes in which the mind engages. These are known as different types of: a. models b. cognition c. reaction times d. savings - ANSWERSb. cognition In the Stroop effect, what task is automatized? a. naming colors b. naming shapes c. reading d. all of the above - ANSWERSc. reading With the Stroop effect, you would expect to find the longest response times when: a. the color and the name ma...

artificial intelligence - ANSWERSA branch of computer science concerned with creating computers that mimic human performance on cognitive tasks. association - ANSWERSA connection or link between two units or elements. attention - ANSWERSCognitive resources, mental effort, or concentration devoted to a cognitive process. behaviorism - ANSWERSA school of psychology that seeks to define psychological research in terms of observable measures, emphasizing the scientific study of behavior. ...

Mediator - ANSWERSA process or event within the individual which comes between a stimulus and a response Cognitive Map - ANSWERSTolman's Term for the mental representation of learned relationships among stimuli Insight - ANSWERSA sudden change in the way one organizes a problem situation, typically this is characterized by a sudden chnage in behavior from random responding to rule based responding Mental Set - ANSWERSIn Gestalt Psychology, the cognitive Schema an individual uses to o...

Analytic introspection - ANSWERSA procedure used by early psychologists in which trained participants described their experiences and thought processes elicited by stimuli presented under controlled conditions. Behavioral approach to the study of the mind - ANSWERSWhen the mind is studied by measuring a person's behavior and by explaining this behavior in behavioral terms. Behaviorism - ANSWERSThe approach to psychology, founded by John B. Watson, which stated that observable behavior i...

attitude - ANSWERS*refers to the posturing (flexion or extension) of the joints and the relationship of fetal parts to one another *the most common fetal attitude when labor begins is with all joints flexed-the fetal back is rounded, the chin is on chest, the thighs are flexed on the abdomen, and the legs are flexed at the knees dilation - ANSWERSthe opening or enlargement of the external cervical os duration - ANSWERSrefers to how long a contraction lasts and is measured from the beginni...

A client is about 16 weeks' pregnant and is concerned because she feels her "abdomen" contracting. She calls the primary care provider's office and speaks to the nurse. What is the nurse's most appropriate response to this client's concern? pg. 336 - ANSWERS"What you are feeling are called Braxton Hicks contractions. They are considered practice contractions during pregnancy." What is the major concern for a lactose intolerant woman who is pregnant? pg. 353 - ANSWERSca...

alpha-fetoprotein - ANSWERS amniocentesis - ANSWERS biophysical profile (BPP) - ANSWERS chorionic villus sampling (CVS) - ANSWERS gravid - ANSWERSthe state of being pregnant gravida - ANSWERS*a pregnant woman *gravida I (primigravida) during the first pregnancy *gravida II (secundigravida) during the second pregnancy, and so on high-risk pregnancy - ANSWERS linea nigra - ANSWERS natural childbirth - ANSWERSa birth without pain-relieving medication para - ANSWERSthe n...