Memory and misc.
Learning
Abnormal Psych
Consciousness
Ch. 1: theories and research design
100
Zippering your jacket draws upon what type of memory?
Procedural
100
A relatively permanent change in behavior or thinking due to experience is called:
learning
100
The presence of two or more distinct "personalities" (commonly referred to as alters or ego states) is best represented by which psychological disorder?
Dissociative identity disorder (DID)
100
About how many sleep cycles do we cycle through per night?
4-5
100
This perspective of psychology felt that unconscious conflicts were unsuited to scientific study. Instead, emphasis was placed on association, reinforcement, and observation.
Behaviorism
200
Together, the processes whereby the brain collects, stores, and retrieves information is called
memory
200
What happens in observational learning?
Observational learning is inherently social; an individual watches and may replicate the behavior of another.
200
Sometimes, my mood shifts from sadness, lethargy, and depression to this particular feeling of elation-- I feel happy and connected to everyone and everything, and I make sure to tell them! I don't really need much sleep during this time. I'm experiencing _____, a symptom of ____ disorder.
Mania, bipolar disorder
200
Name three drugs that are considered "uppers"
coffee
cigarettes
speed
amphetamine
cocaine
ecstasy
200
What theories or concepts is the psychoanalytic perspective associated with?
Freud's model of the psyche
id, ego, and superego
Ego defense mechanisms
300
Julia believes that a tall skinny glass has more liquid than a short, wide glass, even though they're both the same. She's likely in the _____ stage and this is an issue of _____.
preoperational, conservation
300
Apart from voluntary vs. involuntary behaviors, how is classical conditioning most different than operant conditioning?
Classical: associations between two stimuli
Operant: learning consequences of behavior
300
What is exposure therapy?
Exposure therapy involves exposing the target patient to the anxiety source or its context without the intention to cause any danger. Doing so is thought to help them overcome their anxiety or distress.
300
What are circadian rhythms regulated by?
Patterns of light and dark
300
Mamie Phipps Clark is associated with which school of psychology?
Sociocultural perspective
400
How are sensation and perception different?
Sensation involves the activation of sense receptors.
Perception is the interpretation of sensory stimuli.
400
What is the zone of proximal development?
The difference between what a learner can do without help, and what they can't do without teacher's assistance.
400
What are the 3 Ds and 1 T of considering whether something is abnormal?
distress
dysfunction
deviance
typicality
400
Why is it considered normal that our bodies paralyze themselves during sleep?
So we don't act out our dreams, which occur vividly during REM sleep.
400
When an instrument measures what it intends to measure, this is called:
validity
500
What is massed practice?
Practicing for long intervals without breaks.
500
I offer you an m&m but make you eat a hot chili pepper every time you eat it. Over time, your mouth begins to water with the anticipation of spice whenever you see just an m&m. The m&m is a ________, and I performed _______ to create this association of m&ms with spiciness and salivation.
neutral stimulus, classical conditioning
500
What is the most popular class of antidepressant in use today?
selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs)
500
Cocaine interferes with the regulation of what neurotransmitter, producing a highly elevated mood?
Dopamine
500
The concept of self-actualization is associated with which perspective of psychology?
Humanistic