Joe's mental age is 15 and his chronological age is 10. According to Binet's IQ test, what is Joe's IQ score?
(15/10)*100 = 150
100
Amy just learned the difference between an iPhone and an Android. This represents...
a) creation of a schema
b) assimilation
c) accommodation
d) basic learning of technology
c) accommodation
100
How many morphemes are in the word "unpresentable"
3
100
This theory of emotion talks about how body changes and emotions occur together and are rooted through the thalamus.
Cannon-Bard
100
Which area of the brain generates immediate emotional and behavioral reactions?
Amygdala
200
What are the problems with using Binet's IQ test and mental age?
It breaks down around age 16-18. It makes it look like IQ decreases as age increases.
200
Susie is shown 2 glasses that are filled with the same amount of liquid. One is then poured into a taller glass. Susie believes that the taller glass has more liquid in it. What has Susie not achieved?
Conservation
200
Julia was babysitting a child that would panic and get upset when his mother left for work and would be angry at the mother when she came back home. What type of attachment style is this?
Ambivalent
200
Chris was on his way to school today, but encountered a lot of traffic. To cope with the situation, Chris turned on the radio. What type of coping mechanism is this?
Emotion-focused coping
200
Non-fluent aphasia has connections with what area of the brain?
Broca's area
300
What are the 3 pieces of evidence that show a genetic contribution to intelligence?
1) MZ apart is equal to +.75.
2) MZ together and DZ together intelligence scores go from .86 to .60.
3) The less similar genetically you are with someone, the lower the similarity in IQ scores there is.
300
Janice's infant no longer cries when she leaves the room. What has her child mastered?
Object Permanence
300
Name the factors that affect attachment and explain each/give an example
Bob is 45 years old, works a high stress job, has a poor diet, and does not exercise. His cardiac activity has increased over the years. What is a possible health reaction to Bob's lifestyle?
Heart Disease
300
Sophie's child shows some distress when she leaves the room, however when Sophie returns, her child becomes very happy and clings onto her leg. What type of attachment style is this?
Secure
400
What are the 3 pieces of evidence for an environmental contribution to intelligence?
1) Child and adoptive mother (r=+.16).
2) Impoverished environment leads to a negative correlation between IQ and age.
3) Enriched environment can increase IQ (could be due to the decrease in family size, technology, healthcare)
400
In this stage of a child's life, children can think symbolically, however their thinking is egocentric meaning that they have a difficult time with understanding someone else's perspective.
Pre-operational Stage
400
This type of parenting style is when a parent loves their child unconditionally and has no control over what their child does.
Permissive
400
Kristen has 1 quiz and 3 tests coming up next Monday and Tuesday. She has been studying late at night and suffers headaches the next morning. In this situation, what does the headache represent?
Stress (response)
400
Tom's parents show no love to him or his siblings and this parents control every aspect of their lives. What type of parent style is this?
Authoritarian
500
Describe reliability, validity, and standardization.
Reliability: consistency of a measure.
Validity: truthfulness of a measure.
Standardization: uniform testing procedures
500
Billy was asked to fill in the blank for the following: Hawk is to war as _____ is to peace. Billy was unable to fill in the blank. Which stage of cognitive development do we know Billy is not in?
Formal Operational Stage
500
Name the 5 Stages of Death and Dying and explain what occurs at each stage.
Denial, Anger, Bargaining, Depression, and Acceptance
500
Hazel was scuba diving in Hawaii when she suddenly encounters a shark. According to a certain theory of emotion, only Hazel's thought at that moment dictate the emotion she will feel. Which theory of emotion is this?
Cognitive Appraisal
500
Jerry had a stroke and damaged an area of his brain. He attended a funeral and began uncontrollably laughing. What area of the brain did Jerry's stroke damage?