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Calinda is a hardworking mother. Sometimes, however, she says her name is Meelo, a pop star. on other occasions, she says she is an 8-year-old boy named Curtis. Her symptoms are most typical of this diagnosis.
What is dissociative identity disorder?
This is one storage within the multi-store model of memory.
What is sensory memory, short-term memory, or long-term memory?
Researchers are studying how music affects brain activity. Participant Marie is exposed to music intended to evoke feelings of fear, joy, and sadness while undergoing a PET scan. Researchers are most likely focused on this deep structure in the brain.
What is the amygdala?
What is negative reinforcement?
After Suzy decided to go to the prom with Dylan, Max was unconsciously furious. Max channeled all his energies into his artwork, using this defense mechanism.
What is sublimation?
Gonzo raises his hand to answer his teacher's question. This part of his nervous system most directly allowed him to perform this behavior.
What is the somatic nervous system?
Saluja decides she wants to hang out with a new group of friends. She used to be on the debate team but now tries out for the musical. She is in this Erikson stage.
What is identity vs role confusion?
If a test measures the idea it is supposed to measure, it is said to be this.
What is valid?
Banu scored 130 on the WISC. He is in approximately this percentile.
What is 98th?
Roscoe works for a nasty and abusive boss but tells everyone what a wonderful woman she is. He is using this defense mechanism.
What is reaction formation?
After staring at a painting of a red and yellow parrot in a birdcage for a full minute, Saju turns his gaze to an empty birdcage painted on a white wall. He sees a parrot of these two colors in the empty cage.
What are green and blue?
Jenna invited Mari to a Benson Boone concert. Mari hates Benson Boone but loves Jenna. She is experiencing this type of conflict.
What is approach-avoidance conflict?
Armand is president of the local chapter of the NRA. He incorrectly believes only a tiny fringe element of Americans favor stronger gun control laws. His mistake is best explained by this.
What is false consensus effect?
Mr. Kan is making soup. After tasting it, he decides it needs more salt and slowly adds some until he can first detect the soup is saltier than before. The amount of salt he needs to add depends on this.
What is difference threshold? (just-noticeable difference)
This concept states that an optimal, moderate level of arousal is best for performance.
What is the Yerkes-Dodson Law?
This concept refers to when thinking about a stereotype leads to its fulfillment, due to the cognitive resources depleted by attention to the stereotype.
What is stereotype threat?
Paolo is school phobic. His therapist helps him by teaching him calming techniques, then having him imagine increasingly anxiety-inducing school-related situations. The therapist is using this behavioral approach.
What is systematic desensitization?
Three-year-old Emma went to see a Yankees game. From her seat in the bleachers, the players looked like tiny men. As she walked toward the field, the players seemed to grow, as if by magic. Emma has not yet developed this perceptual concept.
What is size constancy?
A child is developing the cognitive skill of conservation at this age.
What is 2-7?
Adolescents' belief that they are special and unique and that typical challenges or limits of their behavior will not apply to them.
What is personal fable?
Your knowledge of skills such as how to tie your shoes or ride a bicycle is thought to be stored in this part of the brain.
What is the cerebellum?
Conrad studies hours for finals before two weeks. Right after finals, Conrad comes down with the flu. This concept explains why Conrad was more vulnerable to illness after a long period of stress.
What is general adaptation syndrome?
A child who says "I goed to school" is making this mistake.
What is overgeneralization?
According to this theory, our behavior is motivated by biological needs.
What is drive-reduction theory?
In the past when Nuara's computer wouldn't print, she remedied the situation by restarting the computer. One day, Nuara's printer came unplugged. Instead of checking the connections, she repeatedly restarted the computer. Her behavior can be best explained by this.
What is a mental set?