Questions from modules 1-25 V1
Jonah and Cathy were sure that they had correctly answered most of their exam questions. However, they each scored less than 60 percent on the exam. This BEST illustrates the flaw in thinking known as _____.
Overconfidence
Mary often challenges herself to be aware of preconceptions and assumptions and to engage in reflective thinking. Her friends sometimes accurately refer to her as a(n) ______ thinker.
Critical
Carol Dweck describes the belief that intelligence is changeable, determined, and improves with practice and training as a(n) _____ mindset.
Growth
The perspective on motivation that focuses on genetically predisposed behaviors is known as:
Instinct Theory
Focusing conscious awareness on a particular stimulus to the exclusion of others is called _____ attention.
Selective
In conditioned taste aversion, spoiled or poisoned food is a powerful ____ stimulus.
Unconditioned
Two-year-old Dirk's sentences—"Dad come," "Mom laugh," and "Truck gone"—are examples of:
Telegraphic Speech
A lesion in this part of the brain would MOST likely result in a disruption of language expression.
Broca's Area
Every time Martin opens the cabinet door where he stores his dog's treats, his dog begins to bark in anticipation of getting a treat. This best illustrates______ learning.
Associative
An attorney uses misleading questions to distort a court witness's recall of a previously observed crime. This BEST illustrates the _____ effect.
Misinformation
Maia has plenty of food and lives in a nice house. Now, she feels she needs to find a soul mate, or even a close friend or two, with whom she can share her life. According to Abraham Maslow, Maia is currently motivated by ____ needs.
Belongingness and Love
In Gardner's theory, _____ intelligence is the ability to ponder large questions about life, death, and existence.
Existential
Perceptual sets are the result of _____, which are concepts that people form to organize and interpret unfamiliar information.
Schemas
The _____ is to the limbic system as an alarm is to a building.
Amygdala
The role of repressed childhood conflicts in personality disorders is MOST clearly emphasized by the _____ perspective.
Psychoanalytic
To solve a problem, we often make use of simple thinking strategies. These strategies will allow us to make judgments and solve problems efficiently by following a(n) _____.
Heuristic
Pamela is a 15-year-old White teen who lives in the suburbs. She is likely to have her _____ influence her clothing selection and her _____ influence her college choice.
Peers;parents
Viv's father demands total obedience from his children. When he speaks, he expects his children to listen. There is no discussion and no arguing. He has zero tolerance for anyone breaking the rules he has decreed. Viv's father has a(n) _____ parenting style.
Authoritarian
In a positive mood, a person will experience increased activity in her or his:
Left Frontal Lobe
The theory of emotion that emphasizes the simultaneous experience of body response and emotional feeling is the _____ theory.
Cannon-Bard