PSYC-105 FA4 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Hand Washing, Generalized Anxiety Disorder, Suicidal Ideation
12 Apr 2017
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Wais (17+); wisc (children, 6-16); wppsi (preschool, 3-7) Object assembly: perceptual organization: declines with age, no gender differences, first born is higher). Flynn effect - there is an increase in iq across generations. Standardized tests: gardner and multiple types of intellignence. Gardner: multiple intelligences, one can excel at one or many (linguistic, math, body, interpersonal, music: fluid versus crystallized. Fluid intelligence = ability to learn new information. Brain cells that fire when a person or animal observes another carrying out an action. Involved in empathy, language comprehension, imitation, and reading emotions, recognizing body movements. Right side specialized for the impulse to withdraw or escape. Left side specialized for motivation to approach others. Greater than average activation in left side: more positive feelings, quicker recovery from negative emotions, greater ability to suppress negative emotions. Blood flow increases, heart rate speeds up, muscles tense, less sensitivity to pain, slower digestion so blood can flow to muscles brain and skin, etc.
