Unit 2 Psychology Semester 2 - Exam revision

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Across
  1. 2. complying with commands which are often given by a source of authority
  2. 3. perception the different mental processes used to understand and form impressions of other people
  3. 5. a relationship between variables
  4. 7. a testable prediction about the outcome of an investigation
  5. 9. proposition or principles used to explain or predict relationships between concepts
  6. 11. highly sensitive to flavour, including bitterness and sweetness
  7. 13. a statement outlining the purpose of the investigation
  8. 14. the degree to which repeated measurements show the same result
  9. 16. a type of protein extracted from the ‘miracle berry’ which alters taste perception in humans
  10. 17. when one variable results in a change in the other
  11. 18. information- processing strategies or ‘mental shortcuts’ that enable individuals to make decisions and solve problems
  12. 20. down perception is driven by prior knowledge and expectations, moving from general knowledge to specific stimulus information
  13. 23. an evaluation of something, such as a person, object, event, or idea which is described using the tri-component model
  14. 25. up perception is determined by incoming sensory information, moving from specific stimulus information to general knowledge
  15. 26. a widely held belief and generalisation about a group, such as people, animals or objects
  16. 28. an often negative preconception held against people within a certain group or social category
  17. 29. adjusting one’s thoughts, feelings, or behaviours to match those of others, a social group, or a social situation
  18. 30. how close a measurement is to the true value
Down
  1. 1. dissonance, the psychological tension that occurs when our thoughts, feelings, and/ or behaviours do not align with one another
  2. 4. random and systematic are types of
  3. 6. a deliberate refusal to comply with social norms or standards for thoughts, feelings, or behaviours
  4. 8. an evaluation made about the causes of behaviour and the process of making this evaluation
  5. 10. two or more people who interact and influence each other and share a common objective
  6. 12. the process of selecting, organising, and interpreting sensory information
  7. 15. the unjust treatment of people due to their membership within a certain social category
  8. 19. the feeling of shame or disgrace experienced by an individual for a characteristic that differentiates them from others
  9. 21. actively focusing on particular information while simultaneously ignoring other information
  10. 22. the extent to which successive studies produce the same result when carried out under identical conditions
  11. 24. a simplified representation of a concept, process or behaviour
  12. 27. the process of receiving and detecting raw sensory stimuli via sensory organs and sending this information to the brain