Theories of Emotion
Theories of Personality
Motivation
Childhood Development
Miscalleneous
100

When others smile, you want to smile. When others frown, you want to frown. What psychological concept is this?

facial feedback

100

Maslow had a certain way to think about personality. What was it?

Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs

100

What is the primary need of all humans, according to Maslow?

shelter, food, water; survival is acceptable

100

What is a sperm and a egg combined?

a zygote

100

What are the stages of GAS?

Alarm, resistance, exhaustion

200

The James-Lange Theory includes both a physiological and psychological reaction. Is that true or false?

false, it doesn't include a psychological reaction

200

You look at a distorting picture, where there is more than one interpretation. You can only pick the one that you notice. What type of test is this?

Rorschach inkblot test

200

What states that the drive fulfills the need, and need reduces the drive?

Drive-reduction theory

200

A girl has parents that let her go out, but she has to be back before midnight. What parenting style do the parents have, and what is one benefit of that parenting style?

Authoritative and self-reliance or social compliance

200

Facts are to what as problem solving is to hat?

Crystalized intelligence, fluid intelligence

300

The physiological and experience of emotion happen at the same time. This theory is...

the Cannon Bard theory

300

China is to what as the United States is to what?

Collectivist, Individualistic

300

You have no problem tying your shoelaces in front of somebody else. However, when it comes to algebra explanation, you completely fail, illustrating what psychological concept?

Yerkes-Dodson Law

300

A baby girl copies her moms face. Her mom gives her favorite food, Soupaloops. What psychological concept did the baby use?

facial mimicry

300

a person's behavior both influences and is influenced by personal factors and the social environment.

Reciprocal Determinism

400

LeDoux states there is a dual pathway, which is like a highway. The high road is what, and the low road is what? (in terms of time of emotion formation and in which biological center it happens in )

the high road is slow, prefrontal cortex and the low road is quick and in the amygdala

400

Rocky just went through his breakup. Similar to him, Apollo went through his breakup as well. Rocky put his energies into learning pickleball while Apollo acts like a baby. How are they dealing with that change, psychologically?

Sublimation, Regression

400

Your niece is an amazing artist. The next time she drew you something, you gave her twenty bucks. you keep doing this, but her drawings are just not as good anymore. Explain how this could be using psychological concepts. 

Extrinsic motivation actually lowers intrinsic, meaning that the product will decline. You need a balance of both. For example, take any sport. You need to be willing (intrinsic) but also want trophies and such (extrinsic)

400

There are two different glasses in front of the boy, one short and one tall. A researcher pours Dr. Pepper into one cup. Then, he pours it into the short cup. When asked which has more, the boy said the tall one. What stage is this boy in?

Preoperational

400

Little Jimmy wants a cookie. When caught, he states he feels bad but clearly doesn't. When Big Timmy wants to take four cookies, he is reminded that three people behind him need a cookie as well, so he only takes one. What stages of Kohlberg are these. 

Preconventional (reward) and Conventional (Interpersonal accord)

500

The stimulus happens, then the physiological reaction, then the psychological reaction, then the emotion itself. What theory is this?

Schachter-Singer Two Factor Theory

500

You want to eat four cookies, but you tell yourself not to. You want to seem like a fit person, even though you might not be. What psychologist might be associated with this, and what concept is this?

Freud, the id, superego, and the ego

500

A boy bullies his classmate. He keeps doing it, until the classmate eventually reports it. When faced with the consequences, the boy states it was his other friend and justifies it by saying that he himself was bullied, and was fine with it. What two psychological concepts are present?

Projection, cognitive dissonance theory

500

Your school counselor asks you what you have done with your life so far, which was a bit harsh. She then asks you if you were having troubles, since a couple boys bullied you because of your gender. What psychological stages are these?

generativity, and identity

500

The marshmallow test clearly demonstrated what? 

delayed gratification

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