Development
What are the stages of development in utero (preferably in order)?
Germinal stage, Embryonic Stage, Fetal Stage
Your friend asks for a couple quarters to help pay for their parking meter and you help them out. Later that day they ask if you can give them $5 for a Starbucks drink, which you give them. What persuasion technique did they use?
Foot-in-the-door
Fear of public speaking is most likely a symptom of which anxiety disorder?
What type of medication is used most frequently to treat depression?
SSRI
What is the name of the manual currently used to classify disorders?
DSM-5
Pre-operational Stage
Maddie thinks it's really important to protect the environment and keep it clean, but still gets disposable coffee cups every day. This is an example of...
Cognitive dissonance
Eden can never predict when she will start having a panic attack, so she rarely leaves home. Eden is suffering from ______.
Agoraphobia
Giving students gold stars which they can exchange for prizes is an example of what technique?
Token economy
Amber has borderline personality disorder. What type of eclectic treatment should Amber receive?
Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
Assimilation
Your friend texted you and you forgot to text them back. Because of this, your friend thinks you're ignoring them and being inconsiderate. What is influencing your friends explanation?
Fundamental attribution error
Which psychodynamic approach to therapy centers on people's relationships with the people in their lives and helps them develop techniques for better interacting with others?
Interpersonal therapy
Dr. Q conducts a study comparing the reading comprehension of a group of 6-year olds with that of a separate group of 10-year olds. What kind of design is he using?
Cross-sectional
Neurons use ____ cells during neural migration to go from the inner most part of the brain to the periphery.
Glia cells
A company uses a celebrity in an advertisement to help sell their product. Which part of the Elaboration Likelihood Model are they using?
Peripheral route
Ben suffers from schizophrenia, and sometimes his limbs get frozen in a given position. This is an example of...
Negative symptoms, catatonic behavior
Which treatment for depression involves rapid pulses of magnetic stimulation from a hand-help coil placed close to the scalp that alters neuronal activity?
rTMS
This theory posits attraction occurs because of biological and evolutionary reasons (Women attracted to older & financially stable, men attracted to young & fertile)
Parental Investment Theory
A mother leaves her child at day-care, and her child becomes consistently distressed. When the mother returns, the child instantly runs to her but struggles to get away when the mother tries to pick her up. What kind of attachment style is this?
Insecure/ambivalent attachment
J has an implicit bias against old people. According to ________, if J interacts with more older people in order to reach a common goal, his prejudice will decrease.
Contact Theory
Alex has a genetic predisposition to a mood disorder. When he is 18, he experiences a natural disaster that destroyed his belongings. What model would say he is at higher risk for developing a mood disorder?
Diathesis-stress model
Kay is having trouble communicating with her boyfriend about difficulties in their relationship. Kay's therapist has her talk to an empty chair as if her boyfriend is there. What type of therapy is this?
Gestalt therapy
What ongoing pattern leads to long-term organ damage as a result of chronic stress?