Biological
Justin is listening to the radio when he hears the sound of sirens, which he mistakes for the police turning on their sirens behind him. He immediately presses on the brakes, has an accelerated heartbeat and higher blood pressure, as well as sweaty palms. His reaction is known as
What is Fight or Flight?
What is the set of processes used to encode, store, and retrieve information over different periods of time?
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What is Memory?
The theory of psychosexual development was created by
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Who is Sigmund Freud?
What is modification of the opinions of members of a group to align with what they believe is the group consensus?
What is groupthink?
Taylor is a social worker. He is overworked, his caseload is overwhelming, and he no longer believes that what he does on a day-to-day basis has any real impact or improves anyone’s life. Taylor is probably suffering from ________.
What is burnout?
The endocrine system consists of a series of glands that produce chemical substances known as ________.
What are hormones?
Ben is asked to memorize the words canine, feline, and avian. He remembers the words by associating them with their synonyms: dog, cat, and bird. This is an example of ________ encoding.
What is Semantic?
Rhonda, mother of three, insists that development takes place gradually and at its own pace, whereas Carolyn, mother of four, insists that development happens in distinct stages. Rhonda argues for ________ development but Carolyn sees development as ________.
What is continuous and discontinuous?
Mandy grew up believing that everyone from California was “weird.” But at school, Mandy’s new roommate and best friend is from California, so she reasons that maybe Californians aren’t all that bad. What best accounts for her attitude shift?
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What is cognitive dissonance theory?
Amir was a first responder in an accident. His fight-or-flight response kicked in right away. This would result in the release of ________ and the short-term effect of ________.
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What is cortisol and improving immune system functioning
If I am looking at a snake and processing the fear caused by the snake, what part of my brain am I using?
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What is Amygdala?
What type of memories do we consciously try to remember and recall?
What are explicit memories?
Hideki tells a lie and is grounded. He does this several times, finally learning that his behavior (lying) is associated with a consequence (being grounded). Which kind of learning is this?
What is operant conditioning?
A man in a blue Audi speeds into a parking spot right in front of Lena. She is annoyed and thinks, “What a spoiled jerk that guy is.” Her thinking best demonstrates the
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What is fundamental attribution error?
Pierre has had a difficult childhood. He fled a civil war in his home country before settling in France, and has a unique perspective about the importance of his extended family. A psychologist working with Pierre should be aware of his situation and background in order to provide the best possible treatment. This awareness is known as
What is cultural competence?
The terms autonomic and somatic refer to the two main subdivisions of the
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What is Peripheral Nervous System?
When experiencing ________ amnesia, you experience loss of memory for events that occurred prior to the trauma. When experiencing ________ amnesia, you cannot remember new information.
What is retrograde and anterograde?
In classical conditioning, the ________ is an unlearned reaction to a given stimulus. For example, if you have an allergy to pollen and sneeze, sneezing is an unlearned reaction to the pollen (i.e., the stimulus).
What is unconditioned response?
Believing that women with blonde hair are dumb is an example of ________, while refusing to hire a woman with blonde hair is an example of ________.
What is stereotype and discrimination?
If a psychologist does little talking during his appointments and typically has his patients talk about their past, childhood, and whatever else comes to mind at that moment, he probably uses the ________ therapy approach.
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What is psychodynamic?
is a thick band of neural fibers enabling communication between the two brain hemispheres.
What is the corpus callosum?
Holly was sitting on her bed when she remembered she needed to call her mom about what to do for her grandma’s birthday. She got up and did a few dishes before calling her mom, but then she forgot why she had needed to call. She retraced her steps back to her bed, then suddenly remembered the purpose of the call. This can be explained by the
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What is encoding specificity principle?
According to Erikson, which conflict might 14-year old Hannah face in her developmental stage?
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What is identity vs. role confusion?
Social psychologists are more likely to examine how external influences determine behavior. This is called ________; whereas personality psychologists are likely to promote the idea that internal factors determine behavior. This is called ________.
What is situationism and dispositionism?
In order to overcome an eating disorder, Sevilla’s therapist works to change her cognitive distortions and self-defeating behaviors by helping her learn to identify such behaviors. What kind of psychotherapeutic orientation does this exemplify?
What is cognitive-behavioral therapy?