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How would a correlation of -0.87 be described? Use direction and strength
a negative, strong correlation
_______ is the process of receiving stimulus energies from the external environment, and ______ is the process of organizing and interpreting sensory information.
Sensation, Perception
What is the correct sequential order of Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs? (From the most basic to the highest level of need).
Physiological, safety, love/belonging, esteem, self-actualization, self-transcendence
Why do we use defense mechanisms?
To protect ourselves from anxiety and help us feel better
What are the three criteria that define abnormal behavior?
Devience, dysfunction, distress
communication between neurons is ____, while communication within a neuron is ____
chemical; electrical
What is the capacity of our short-term memory?
7 +/- 2
What is the correct order of Piaget’s four stages?
Sensorimotor --> preoperational --> concrete operational --> formal operational
__ is the following of direct commands, usually from an authority figure.
Obedience
TA Mason has anxiety that has persisted for 7 months and is unable to give a specific reason why he is dealing with the anxious thoughts. Which Anxiety Disorder would Mason likely be diagnosed with?
Generalized Anxiety Disorder
the _____ approach is the assumption that unconscious forces drive behavior, arguing there is a conflict between biological drives and the demands of society, and that early childhood experiences influence our late behavior
psychodynamic
A man wants to teach his dog to roll over. He reinforces the dog for sitting, then for lying down, then eventually for rolling over. This is an example of
Shaping
What is the description of a child’s behavior that describes an anxious avoidant attachment from Mary Ainsworth’s Strange Situation experiment?
Shows little to no emotion when mother leaves AND returns
You hear of a case that involved a sexual assault, and you assume that the victim put themselves in that situation because of what they were wearing that day. This is an example of:
Defensive attribution
Name three common symptoms that can develop as a result of exposure to a traumatic event.
flashbacks, avoidance of emotional experiences, emotional numbness, anxiety, excessive arousal, difficulties with memory and concentration, and impulsive outbursts.
a ____ is a system of ideas that attempts to explain observations and make predictions about future observations
Theory
Remembering which classes you had yesterday, what buildings they were in and something that you learned in each class would be an example of _______
Episodic Memory
Which reflex in babies occurs when a sudden movement or sound, such as gently dropping their head, startles them?
Moro
What is the assumption that makes up the psychodynamic perspective?
Childhood experiences shape our personality & personality is primarily unconscious
Someone experiences a significant depressive episode that lasts for three weeks. Their daily function is impaired, and they’re experiencing fatigue, reduced interest, and a loss of appetite. This person most likely has a _________ disorder, more specifically _________.
Depressive; Major Depressive Disorder
____ carry information out of the brain and spinal cord to other areas of the body
Efferent nerves
When you get in the car and start driving without your seatbelt on, the seatbelt alarm starts to go off. When you put your seatbelt on, the alarm stops. This is an example of:
Negative Reinforcement
A student came to class to take an exam, and they had a healthy amount of anxiety. They were neither too stressed nor too relaxed. The student performed very well on the exam. This scenario best illustrates the ________________ law.
Yerkes-Dodson Law
Which theory refers to the tendency of an observer to overestimate the importance of internal traits and underestimate the importance of external factors when trying to explain another person’s behavior?
Fundamental attribution error
An individual lies constantly to those around him; he is easily irritable and very impulsive. One day, on a whim, he decides to break into a store and steal money out of the register, but he does not feel any guilt. This person may be diagnosed with ________ disorder, and potentially classified as a _______.
Antisocial Personality Disorder; Psychopath