Research
In a study testing whether study habits affect test anxiety, this is the dependent variable.
What is test anxiety
This approach believes behavior is influenced by unconscious drives and childhood conflicts.
What is Psychoanalytic
After 20 laps Noah gets a reward from his coaches.
What is Fixed Ratio
After a bad day at school, you yell at your sibling instead of confronting your teacher. This defense mechanism is at play.
What is Displacement
A disorder involving extreme highs (mania) and lows (depression).
What is Bipolar
This method of research is used to quickly gather data from a large number of individuals. One negative is that there are not any follow up questions, and that individuals can lie in their responses.
Acting overly nice to someone you dislike is an example of:
What is reaction formation
In Pavlov’s experiment, this stimulus originally caused the salivation response.
What is Unconditioned Stimulus
This is the most basic level of Maslow’s hierarchy.
What is Physiological Needs
A disorder in which people experience persistent, unwanted thoughts and/or repetitive behaviors.
What is Obsessive Compulsive Disorder
In an experiment, this is the variable that the researcher manipulates.
This part of personality is the "devil on your shoulder" and wants instant gratification.
What is the ID
Taking aspirin to relieve a headache is this type of reinforcement.
What is Negative Reinforcement
Mrs. Brown says others gossip too much, but she’s actually the one who gossips most.
What is projection
Matt’s anxiety stems from watching his mother’s anxious behaviors growing up. This approach best explains his disorder.
What is behavioral perspective
A detailed study of one individual, often rare or unique.
Cognitive therapists focus on changing these to improve mental health.
After pairing a CS and UCS repeatedly, the response is learned. This is called:
What is Acquisition
When your real self closely matches your ideal self, this state is achieved.
What is a fully functioning individual
A disorder marked by a break from reality, including hallucinations and delusions.
What is Schizophrenia
This is the group that receives the treatment in an experiment.
What is the experimental group
In classical conditioning, this occurs when the conditioned stimulus is repeatedly presented without the unconditioned stimulus, leading the response to fade.
What is extinction
Mary shook when pulled over by a police officer. Now she shakes when she sees a police car. Name the CS.
What is the police car
The part of personality that balances primal urges with moral standards.
What is the Ego
A client has a phobia of public speaking. The therapist helps them build a fear hierarchy, starting with imagining speaking in front of a small group, then gradually working up to giving a presentation. Along the way, the client uses relaxation techniques to stay calm.
What is Systematic Desensitization