Social Psych
Fritz Heiderʻs theory of how we explain otherʻs behavior is the _______ theory. According to this theory, we attribute behavior either to a personʻs disposition, or external circumstances.
What is Fundamental Attribution theory
THIS BOOK LISTS HUNDREDS OF DIFFERENT PSYCHOLOGICAL DISORDERS OR CONDITIONS
What is DSM 5
After agreeing to wear a small "Enforce Recycling" lapel pin, a woman agrees to collect signatures on a petition to make recycling required by law. This is an example of ________ phenomenon
What is FOOT IN THE DOOR?
The tendency of organisms to associate a response and its consequence forms the basis of _______ conditioning.
OPERANT
To help Sam quit smoking, his therapist blew a blast of smoke into Samʻs face each time Sam inhaled. Which technique is the therapist using?
Aversive Conditioning
Before she gave a class presentation favoring gun control legislation, Wanda opposed it. Her present attitude favoring such legislation can be best explained by
Cognitive Dissonance Theory
Jessica doesnʻt wear her seatbelt, so her car sounds a annoying BEEP BEEP. She puts her seatbelt on to make it stop. This is an example of _____ reinforcement.
NEGATIVE (because an unpleasant stimulus is removed)
THE PROCESS IN WHICH THE CLIENT CONFRONTS THE ACTUAL FEARED OBJECT OR SITUATIONS
What is DESENSITIZATION (also acceptable: EXPOSURE THERAPY)
Irene occasionally experiences unpredictable episodes of intense dread accompanied by heart palpitations and a sensation of smothering. Since her symptoms have no apparent cause, they would probably be classified as:
Panic attack
The nerve fibers that enable communication between the right and left cerebral hemispheres and that have been severed in split-brain patients form a structure called the
CORPUS CALLOSUM
This effect states that a particular person is less likely to help someone else if other people are present
What is BYSTANDER EFFECT
AN EXAMPLE OF A REINFORCER
What is MONEY?
Jake has an intense, irrational fear of airplanes. He is suffering from
a phobia
Following a wound to the head, Jack became more uninhibited, irritable, dishonest, and profane. It is likely that his personality change was the result of injury to his
FRONTAL LOBE
This type of persuasian uses attention-getting cues to trigger emotion-based snap judgments, such as endorsements by beautiful or famous people.
What is PERIPHERAL ROUTE
Punishment is a controversial way of controlling behavior because
- behavior is not forgotten and may return
- punishment often creates fear
- punishment often increases aggression
A patient saying whatever comes to mind in an attempt to bring awareness to their unconscious is a technique used by WHO?
Who is FREUD?? Also acceptable: psychoanalysis
Though there is no single "control center" for emotions, their regulation is primarily attributed to the brain region known as the
LIMBIC SYSTEM