Exam 1
His name is mostly closely associated with structuralism
Who is Wilhelm Wundt?
This is a mental shortcut that saves time when solving a problem
What is a heuristic?
This type of motivation arises form factors such as compensation, rewards, or avoidance of punishment
Extrinsic Motivation
Attitudes and feelings toward individuals based solely on their membership in a particular group is known as this
What is prejudice?
This type of learning, in which the stimulus or experience occurs before the behavior and then gets paired or associated with the behavior, is known as
What is classical conditioning?
This type of research can be used to establish cause and effect
What is experimental research?
This is the act of getting information out of long-term memory storage and back into conscious awareness
What is retrieval?
The ______ model integrates the impact of cultural and social norms into treatment.
Sociocultural
The primary psychosocial milestone of infancy that relates to the bond and consistency of a caregiver is _________.
Attachment
Justin is looking to buy a home. He is focused only on the location of the home and does not consider other factors that come with purchasing a home including cost, style, or condition of the home. This type of decision bias is known as:
What is anchoring bias?
The peripheral nervous system includes what two systems?
What are the somatic and autonomic nervous systems?
Every time her husband pays her a compliment, Sarah looks him in the eye and smiles at him. This is an example of:
Positive Reinforcement
This model of psychological disorders asserts that both a genetic predisposition and adverse environmental factors increase the likelihood of developing a psychological disorder.
What is the diathesis-stress model?
What type of attachment is seen most often in children who have been abused?
What is Disorganized attachment?
______ refers to lapses in memory that are caused by breaks in attention or our focus being somewhere else
What is absentmindedness?
The fovea contains these specialized photoreceptors that are responsible for color perception
What are cones?
This type of reinforcement schedule occurs when a behavior is rewarded after an unpredictable number of responses:
What is a variable ratio reinforcement schedule?
This type of therapy helps individuals to change cognitive distortions and self-defeating behaviors
What is cognitive behavior therapy?
Allan is not putting as much effort into his assignment now that he is working in a group, because his individual performance on the assignment is not being evaluated. This is an example of:
What is social loafing?
Mandy’s pupils are dilated, her heart rate is increasing, and her ability to salivate or digest food is inhibited. Her ________ is likely being activated.
Sympathetic nervous system
When Harold first enters his swimming pool, the water feels uncomfortably cold. Five minutes later, it feels comfortable to Harold. This is an example of
What is sensory adaptation?
Kallie was asked to complete a puzzle that she had never seen before. Jackie was asked to compare and contrast cats and dogs. Kallie must rely on ______ while Jackie must rely on _____.
Fluid intelligence; crystallized intelligence
An individual diagnosed with this personality disorder continuously violates the rights of others often lies, fights, and has problems with the law; can be deceitful and manipulative in order to gain profit or pleasure; may be impulsive and irresponsible, lacks feelings for others and shows no remorse over misdeeds
What is antisocial personality disorder?
The Stanford Prison Experiment demonstrated the power of ______
Social roles, norms, and scripts
This psychologist’s theory of personality focused on the balance of opposing forces within one’s personality, archetypes and the significance of the collective unconscious.
Carl Jung