Unit 1
Activation of the parasympathetic nervous system results in which of the following?
A decrease in heart rate
What part of the brain is important for storing classically conditioned memories?
The cerebellum
What is the type of social learning where individuals acquire new behaviors, attitudes, or skills by observing the actions of others and their consequences?
Observational Study
Frank comes out of his monthly meeting of conspiracy theorists even more convinced than ever that there is a secret group trying to take over the world. Frank’s experience best illustrates
group polarization
A type of stress that is unpleasant, resists control, and generally is not appraised to have a benefit.
Distress
The perceived pitch of a tone is largely determined by its
frequency
WHATS THE TERM? - Maintaining memory through repetition self report biases: someone's own opinion and bias; based off what you think.
Maintenance rehearsal
What is the name of the developmental stage called when children are aged 2-7?
Preoperational stage
A psychologist who classifies an individual’s personality according to the person’s manifestations of traits such as emotional stability, openness, and extraversion probably believes in which theory of personality?
Five-factor
Carmen’s psychiatrist has prescribed a selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor to help Carmen feel better. Carmen has most likely been diagnosed with what disorder?
Major depressive
The biological clock that operates in human beings to adjust their functioning to night-and-day periodicity is referred to as
a circadian rhythm
David was studying some important historical dates for a test. He noticed that the day and month of one of the dates was the same as his own birthday, and he tried to use that fact to help him remember the date for his test. What is David using to enhance his memory?
Self-reference
What is the study: A study where people of different ages are compared with on another.
Cross-Sectional Study
The primary difference between the central route and the peripheral route to persuasion is whether the persuasion focuses on
the content of the message
Why do psychologists find it challenging to conduct experiments on individuals diagnosed with personality disorders?
People with psychological disorders cannot be randomly assigned to groups.
Which of the following is the correct sequence of the reflex arc of events set in motion by an environmental stimulus?
Receptors, sensory neurons, interneurons, motor neurons
How do explicit and implicit memories differ?
Through parallel processing, the human brain processes many things simultaneously, on dual tracks.
What is the ability to understand that things stay the same even if their appearance changes?
Conservation
Chuck asked Jane out on a date and he offered her two possible options—to see a movie or to go ice skating. Jane felt a bit stressed about making the decision because she liked both activities. Which of the conflicts was Jane experiencing?
Approach-approach
The body and mind have limited resources, they cannot fight stress, the stress response and infection forever.
Exhaustion
When people consume large amounts of alcohol, they are often unable to recall what they did and said while they were drinking. This occurs because alcohol interferes with the brain’s ability to form new memories in the
hippocampus
WHATS THE TERM?: Associated with storing and retrieving information.
AMNESIA
When a ten month old child throws a toy out of sight, and looks to see where it falls. Developmental psychologists would say that the child's behavior indicates that they have developed what?
Object Permanence
Katie wants a new phone but is worried that her parents might not buy the one she wants. She asks her parents to purchase the most expensive phone in the store. When they refuse, she asks for the less expensive phone she wanted to begin with. Katie’s strategy is an example of
the door-in-the-face technique
What teaches adaptive thinking because our thoughts affect our feelings?
Cognitive therapies