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Brain & Body
Development
Personality
Mental Disorders
100

In what type of study does a researcher study an individual subject in depth?

Case Study

100

Damage to the hippocampus is most likely to impair:

memory

100

During the Piagetian preoperational stage, ________ represents the inability to perceive reality from the perspective of another person.


Egocentrism

100
What is behavior that remains consistent in a variety of situations?
Personality
100
What are the main two childhood mental disorders?
Autism and ADHD
200

What is the main difference between classical and operant conditioning?

Classical focuses on involuntary behaviors but operant conditioning focuses on voluntary behaviors.

200

The limbic system includes the:

amygdala, hypothalamus, hippocampus

200

According to Piaget, as the infant progresses from reflexive, instinctual action at birth to the beginning of symbolic thought, the infant is in the _______ stage of cognitive development.

Sensorimotor

200
What personality theory believes we are influenced mostly by hidden forces?
Psychoanalysis
200

What is used to diagnose mental disorders?

Diagnostic and Statistical Manual

300
What approach believes that the environment shapes us?
Behaviorism
300
What are the two parts of the central nervous system?
Brain and spinal cord
300

Erikson's psychosocial developmental stage in which success is achieved by having a secure social attachment with a caregiver is known as:

trust versus mistrust

300
What psychological theory believes we are influenced by the environment and does not acknowledge the existence of the unconscious?
Behaviorism
300
What is the mood disorder involving extreme changes in mood?
Bipolar Disorder
400

A psychologist using ‘’an early system of psychology studies people’s internal and unresolved childhood wishes and desires; what system do you believe this psychologist is using?

Psychoanalysis

400

Electrical stimulation of the reticular formation would most likely cause an animal to:

Wake up if the animal is sleeping

400

According to Kohlberg’s theory of moral development, on the last stage of moral reasoning a person’s intention to behave morally is

To be true to universal principles and feel oneself part of a cosmic direction that transcends social norms

400
How does Albert Bandura's theory of modeling differ from B.F. Skinner's theory of behaviorism?
Modeling allows for people to think and interpret rewards and associations; allows for people to learn from associations and helps to reduce fears
400
How is schizophrenia not the same as multiple personality disorder?
People with multiple personality disorders are aware of reality, while schizophrenics often are not.
500

Believes that people have free will, the freedom to choose their own destiny, and strive for self-actualization. Focuses on people’s ability to direct their own lives.


Humanistic

500
What brain structure allows the left hemisphere and the right hemisphere to communicate?
Corpus Callosum
500

According to Freud, the mind’s three components are:


Id, Ego, Superego

500

What are the characteristics of someone who is self-actualized?

Creativity, Confidence, Spontaneity

500

How would a person with OCD act in a stressful situation?

Compulsive intrusive thoughts become stronger and more difficult to deal with. They may find it more difficult to leave the house than usual because they need to continually check if everything is in order.

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