Psych U4 Q's Thread!

[Slumdawg]

Can all types of negative punishment also be referred to as 'response cost'?
Response cost is the removal of a valued stimulus, but what kind of stimulus is negative punishment removing then?

Negative punishment = Response Cost. Just two terms describing the same thing.

So negative punishment also removes a valued stimulus.

[Slumdawg]

What about one trial learning?

I'd say yes however one trial learning (when talking about taste aversion) requires the person to actually go and eat something. While classical conditioning sometimes merely involves blinking, which is less participation on behalf of the learner. So I'd say classical conditioning is probably the slightly better answer..

[Camo]

What about one trial learning?

I'd say yes however one trial learning (when talking about taste aversion) requires the person to actually go and eat something. While classical conditioning sometimes merely involves blinking, which is less participation on behalf of the learner. So I'd say classical conditioning is probably the slightly better answer..

Wouldn't it be a better answer to say that while classical conditioning requires a passive response of the learner, in one trial learning the learner must be at least partially active, e.g eating a piece of food (taste aversion).

[Slumdawg]

What about one trial learning?

I'd say yes however one trial learning (when talking about taste aversion) requires the person to actually go and eat something. While classical conditioning sometimes merely involves blinking, which is less participation on behalf of the learner. So I'd say classical conditioning is probably the slightly better answer..

Wouldn't it be a better answer to say that while classical conditioning requires a passive response of the learner, in one trial learning the learner must be at least partially active, e.g eating a piece of food (taste aversion).

hmm no, don't refer to active when talking about one trial learning. It is after all regarded as a passive process. Also my explanation wasn't supposed to be a suggested solution, it was just there to help explain to Louie why classical is a slightly better answer than one trial learning

[SamiJ]

Explain how allostasis integrates biological, psychological and social factors to explain an individual’s response to stress. Thanks

[REBORN]

Psychological - appraising the situation as stressful
The potential stressor - psychological/social/biological
Biological - the HPA axis/sympathetic NS activated as part of the allostatic response

[billius1]

How much do we need to know about the DSM-IV and the ICD-10? do we need to know the different axes?
study design says only strengths and limitations, but every resource i have goes into detail!

[Camo]

How much do we need to know about the DSM-IV and the ICD-10? do we need to know the different axes?
study design says only strengths and limitations, but every resource i have goes into detail!

How safe do you want to be going into the exam. You never know they might just chuck an extended response at you and go blargh solve this for 10 marks!

[billius1]

lol yeah very true. thanks
and i just had a look at the sample questions, theres a pretty big emphasis on the DMS, so i'd say it will make some kind of an appearance.
but going on unit 3, the extended response will be on a topic that's from the multiple choice

also, another question: do we need to know differences between physical health/illness and comparing these to mental? because the textbook goes into it, but psych notes doesn't and it's not really specified in the study design

[REBORN]

There is no emphasis on the DMS. It does not exist

and i just had a look at the sample questions, theres a pretty big emphasis on the DMS, so i'd say it will make some kind of an appearance.

[SamiJ]

There is no emphasis on the DMS. It does not exist

and i just had a look at the sample questions, theres a pretty big emphasis on the DMS, so i'd say it will make some kind of an appearance.

there's a pretty big emphasis on DMS. multiple questions in multiple forms is what i'd call an emphasis, no?

It's DSM not DMS

[SamiJ]

There is no emphasis on the DMS. It does not exist

and i just had a look at the sample questions, theres a pretty big emphasis on the DMS, so i'd say it will make some kind of an appearance.

Just don't do it on the exam

there's a pretty big emphasis on DMS. multiple questions in multiple forms is what i'd call an emphasis, no?

It's DSM not DMS

LOL oops. sorry

[SamiJ]

Another one...
Explain how GABA may contribute to phobic anxiety and make some people more predisposed to developing a specific phobia.
Thanks

[playsimme]

Well GABA is an inhibitory neurotransmitter meaning it counterbalances glutamate, meaning low levels of it (due to genetics, environmental factors such as lack of vitamin b6, excessive caffeine for example) can cause one to become more prone to anxiety--> hence developing an anxiety disorder such as a specific phobia. GABA contributes to phobic management as its the source of what needs to be controlled in order to suppress or alleviate a phobic response; this is evident in the use of Benzodiazepines to activate the GABA receptors.
Hope that helps

[hotdog169]

what threat information does the movie jaw transmit?