Psych Exam #2 Flashcards
(53 cards)
A mental container we build to hold our experiences. (a child sees a furry dog and calls it a cat)
Schemas
Theory of Mind
The ability to understand that others have their own thoughts and perspectives.
Emotional bonds formed with others. (in children, attachment is a physical closeness with caregiver)
Social Development
Attachment Variation
styles of dealing with separation
What is a strange situation?
Child is left alone with in an unfamiliar room with stranger and is labeled as a certain attachment variation based on their behavior.
What are the three different attachment variations?
- Secure Attachment
- Insecure Attachment (anxious style)
- Insecure Attachment (avoidant style)
60% of children distressed when their mother leaves, and they feel better when she returns.
Secure Attachment
The child clings to their parents, they are less likely to explore, and they are mad when parent leaves and returns.
Insecure Attachment (anxious style)
The child is indifferent on the departure and return of their parent.
Insecure Attachment (avoidant style)
What are the four parenting styles?
- Authoritarian
- Authoritative
- Permissive
- Neglectful/Uninvolved
Authoritarian
The parent has high behavior standards, strict punishments, and little communication.
Authoritative
The parent sets limits, but listens to child’s concern, and they are flexible with rules.
Permissive
The parent is very nurturing and communicative, they give little discipline, guidance, and control.
Our awareness of ourselves and our environment.
Consciousness
What are the three states of consciousness?
- Spontaneous States
- Physiologically Induced States
- Psychologically Induced States
Spontaneous States Examples
day dreaming, drowsiness, dreaming
Physiologically Induced States Examples
drug hallucinations, orgasms, food or oxygen starvation
Psychologically Induced States Examples
sensory deprivation, hypnosis, meditation
Conscious vs Unconscious
Dual Track Mind
Conscious “high” Track
a) Our minds take deliberate actions; we know what we are doing
b) ex: problem solving, naming an object, defining a word
Unconscious “low” Track
a) Our minds perform automatic actions, often without being aware of them
b) ex: walking, acquiring phobias, processing sensory details to memories
Change Blindness
Occurs when a change in a visual stimulus is introduced and the observer does not notice it.
ex: light flickering off, then on quickly again
People are blind to their own choices and preferences.
ex: giving a reason why you like what you originally did not.
Choice Blindness
In Attentional Blindness
Psychological lack of attention that is not associated with any vision defects or deficits.
