History/Research
Which psychologist would be most likely to emphasize the role of the unconscious in affecting behavior?
Freud
Sleep researchers are most likely to use this type of brain scan?
EEG
The UCR is Pavlov's famous experiment was
salivation
Which stage of Piaget's development would a child be able to grasp the concept of conservation?
Concrete Operational
Exhibiting two or more distinct personalities is a symptom of
DID
With the introduction of the computer people became more interested in how our brain stores and interprets information. This led to the development of the ________ school of Psych.
Cognitive
Mrs Valdez's heart beat starting to increase and she began to perspire. Her ______ nervous system was activated.
Sympathetic
You react with anxiety to the sound of a dentist's drill but not to the sound of a construction drill. You have ____________ between the two stimuli.
discriminated
role confusion vs. identity
Antipsychotics are useful for the treatment of
Schizophrenia/DID
To test if income levels have an effect on happiness a psychologist would use which type of research method?
survey/correlational
The part of the brain that is responsible for speech.
Broca's Area
You buckle your seatbelt to put an end to the annoying beeping sound. Which operant conditioning technique have you employed?
negative reinforcement
Pedro wasn't sure whether or not he should join the food fight. He decided to throw the food at lunch because his friends would approve of him. Pedro is on which level of moral reasoning.
Conventional
Those who stay at home due to a lingering fear of having a public panic attack are diagnosed with
agoraphobia
Which professional that treats psychological disorders is most likely to have an MD (medical degree)?
psychiatrist
What type of drug blocks the reuptake of serotonin?
anti-depressant
You cast your fishing line into the pond time after time hoping to catch something. After a few hours you finally catch a trout. Which reinforcement schedule were you on?
Variable - Ratio
What is the process by which boys resolve the Oedipus Complex, stop competing with Dad, and begin imitating him.
identification
This medication would be used to treat BiPolar II
Lithium Salts
In Dr Garcia's drug study the control group received a red and white sugar pill and the exp. group received the red and white pill with a psychoactive substance. What is one reason the control group rated the pill as being more effective?
the placebo effect
After a few hours of sleep Mike's heart rate increases, breathing becomes rapid, and eyes start to move rapidly. Mike is likely _______________.
dreaming
A police officer asked questions to Mary regarding the robbery. The questions caused Mary to fill in the gaps of her memory with false information. This concept is known as...
Misinformation Effect
Trait personality theorists believe that you become more like who as you age?
biological parents
This disorder features a low level of autonomic and frontal lobe activity