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Which neurotransmitter is most directly associated with the regulation of mood and is the primary target of SSRI medications?
Answer: Serotonin
Serotonin regulates mood, appetite, and sleep, and SSRIs work by blocking its reuptake to increase availability in the synapse.
In Piaget's theory of cognitive development, during which stage do children first develop the ability to think abstractly and reason hypothetically?
Answer: Formal operational stage
The formal operational stage, beginning around age 12, is characterized by abstract thinking, hypothetical reasoning, and systematic problem-solving.
What term describes the phenomenon where individuals perform better on simple tasks and worse on complex tasks when others are watching?
Answer: Social facilitation
Social facilitation, studied extensively by Robert Zajonc, shows that the presence of others enhances dominant responses, improving simple task performance while impairing complex task performance.
A researcher finds a correlation of -0.85 between hours of sleep and number of errors on a cognitive task. What does this indicate?
Answer: There is a strong negative relationship between sleep and errors
A correlation of -0.85 indicates a strong negative relationship, meaning as sleep increases, errors tend to decrease, though causation cannot be established from correlation alone.
Which perspective in psychology emphasizes the role of unconscious conflicts and childhood experiences in shaping behavior?
Answer: Psychodynamic perspective
The psychodynamic perspective, rooted in Freud's work, focuses on how unconscious desires, early childhood experiences, and internal conflicts influence behavior and mental processes.
What is the primary difference between retrograde amnesia and anterograde amnesia?
Answer: Retrograde involves loss of old memories while anterograde involves inability to form new ones
Retrograde amnesia involves the inability to recall previously formed memories, while anterograde amnesia involves the inability to create new memories after the onset of the condition.