Unit 1: Biological Basis of Behavior
Unit 2: Cognition
Unit 3: Learning + Development
Unit 4: Social Psychology
Unit 5: Mental & Physical Health
100
Luna had an incredibly stressful day. When she gets home, she lays on her couch to finally relax. Which division of the nervous system is responsible for bringing her heart rate down, digesting her food, and helping her rest?
Parasympathetic nervous system
rest + digest!
100
Amanda was shown a list of 15 animals for 10 seconds. After 20 seconds, she was asked to name all of the animals, but she could only remember the first four animals on the list. Which concept explains Amanda's ability to only encode the memory of the first four animals on the list?
Primacy effect
100
Pam can name every United States president in chronological order. This is an example of what type of intelligence?
Crystallized intelligence
100
Juliette was watching an advertisement for a vacuum. He already has a vacuum, but the man in the advertisement was incredibly attractive, so she purchased the vacuum. What route of persuasion is responsible for Juliette's decision to purchase the vacuum?
Peripheral route of persuation
100
How would a psychodynamic psychologist explain the cause of schizophrenia?
Delusions, hallucinations, and related schizophrenic behaviors are a result of unresolved childhood trauma or unconscious thoughts and behaviors
200
Which neurons are responsible for sending signals from the brain to the nervous system to help carry out motor movements?
motor efferent neurons
(Efferent = Exit nervous system)
200
People say that once you learn how to ride a bike, you never forget how to ride a bike. What type of memory is this an example of?
Implicit memory
200
Name 3 defining traits/abilities (or lack thereof) of humans in Piaget's pre-operational stage of development
egocentrism
lack of conservation
irreversibility
animism (inanimate objects have life-like qualities)
200
Casey is a woman. She recognizes that in her group of female friends, everyone has different hobbies, interests, and likes/dislikes. When Casey sees a group of male friends, she assumes that they all have the same hobbies, interests, and likes/dislikes. What concept is responsible for Casey's perception that all men have the same hobbies/interests?
Out-group homogeneity
200
Parker just lost her job. She makes a to-do list to try to plan out next steps to find a new job. What type of coping is this an example of?
Problem-focused coping
300
Simon wakes up feeling very strange. He is completely unable to move the right portion of his body, even though the left half of his body is able to move normally. What specific part of the brain is likely damaged?
left motor cortex
300
Andrew got into a car accident. He didn't lose any memories from before the accident, but he can no longer form new memories. What is the name of Andrew's condition?
Anterograde amnesia
300
Dwight was listening to the song "Baby" by Justin Bieber. Every time JB said "baby," his wife Angela would flick water at him, making Dwight flinch. Now, every time someone says "baby," Dwight flinches.
Identify the unconditioned stimulus, conditioned stimulus, unconditioned response, and conditioned response.
UCS: water being flicked
CS: baby
UCR: flinching
CR: flinching
300
Jim and Pam really like chocolate candy. When they find out that their coworkers Ryan and Kelly like gummy candy, Jim and Pam become incredibly adamant that chocolate candy is superior to all desserts, not just candy. What concept explains this behavior?
Group polarization
300
Name three positive symptoms of major depressive disorder, and three negative symptoms of major depressive disorder.
Positive
feelings of sadness/hopelessness, irritability/frustration, sleep disturbances, trouble concentrating, self blame, suicidal thoughts
Negative
loss of pleasure in normal activities (anhedonia), reduced appetite, lack of energy
400
Danielle receives an email from her doctor containing a picture of recent brain imaging she got.
1. What type of brain imaging did Danielle receive?
2. How does that type of brain imaging work?
1. PET scan
2. injects radioactive glucose. areas of the brain that are more active take up more glucose (cells need glucose for energy), and those areas light up appear more red.
400
Connor is pursuing a degree in finance. In his third year of college, he realizes that he hates finance and is really interested in Psychology (go Connor!). But, he tells himself that he has already invested so much time in pursuing his finance degree that it wouldn't be worth it to switch to studying Psychology now. What concept is this an example of?
Sunk cost fallacy
400
Name and describe the last stage of Erikson's stages of development
Integrity vs. despair
Do I feel satisfied with my life (have I lived a full life) or do I have regrets?
400
Create an example of an approach-avoidance conflict.
Any win-lose situation
400
Name two elements of the applied behavior analysis approach to therapeutic treatment. Give a short description of each.
Exposure therapies
Systematic desensitization
Aversion therapies
Token economies
Biofeedback
500
Draw and label the following parts of a neuron:
Dendrites, axon, axon terminals, soma, myelin sheath, synapse, nucleus.
YOU MUST ALSO show the direction in which an action potential travels using an arrow.
500
A prominent psychology has found that over the past century, IQ scores have, on average, experienced a consistent increase in the general population. What is the name of this effect?
Flynn effect
500
In the word "unreachable," identify:
* a morpheme
* a phoneme
morpheme: un, reach, able
phonemen: any of the sounds "uh" "n", "r", etc.
500
Mary goes through a breakup, and suddenly doesn't want to hang out with her friends, go to work, or engage in any new experiences.
Nora just got into a new relationship that she is incredibly happy in, and wants to try new hobbies, has been engaging in social activities, and is excited about her job.
What concept explains this difference?
Broaden-and-build theory
500
Give a two-word description of Cluster A, Cluster B, and Cluster C disorders
Cluster A: odd or eccentric
Cluster B: dramatic or unpredictable
Cluster C: anxious, fearful