Research
This is the extent to which a study measures what it claims to be measuring
What is validity
This branch of study seeks to identify how the environment can cause genes to become either active or inactive (or how molecules that trigger or block genetic expression function).
What is epigenetics.
Achariya is lost. She quickly scans the crowd and decides to ask an elderly woman for directions because she believes the woman will be kind. Which method of problem solving did Achariya most likely use?
What is the representativeness heuristic.
What type of parenting is categorized as being high in demand and high in warmth.
What is authoritarian parenting
A clinical psychologist believes that Caroline’s problems stem from the lack of consistency between her self-concept and reality. According to the psychologist, this discrepancy makes Caroline feel anxious and threatened. Caroline’s psychologist most likely adheres to which of the therapy orientations?
What is humanistic
What type of research method assesses changes in a group at different intervals over a lengthy period of time?
What is longitudinal research
This neurotransmitter stops neuronal messages to reduce anxiety and induce calm. It is the most widely distributed neurotransmitter in the body.
What is GABA (gamma-aminobutyric acid)
To remember that Mr. Schnicker is a principal at Waynesville School is a _______ memory; to remember the first time you were in Mr. Schnicker’s office (being told off for doing donuts in the parking lot) is a ______ memory.
What is semantic
What is episodic
A young child shown a nine-inch round bowl and a six-inch round bowl containing equal amounts of popcorn says he is certain the smaller bowl has more popcorn than the larger bowl. This child has yet to acquire what Jean Piaget called
What is conservation.
These three requirements are a necessity for any and all mental illness diagnoses.
What are atypical, disturbing, and maladaptive
What is cause and effect.
After a stroke, Alice applies make-up only to the right side of her face and generally ignores all objects in her left visual field. her neglect syndrome is due to damage to…
What is the right parietal lobe.
Matthew’s parents are physicists, and so are the parents of several of his best friends. Therefore, Matthew believes that many people are employed as physicists. Matthew’s reasoning is based on
What is the availability heuristic
According to Jean Piaget, what is the earliest stage at which a child is capable of using simple logic to think about objects and events?
What is concrete operational
During a therapy session, a client acts very angry toward the therapist, just as she acts toward her mother. A psychoanalytically oriented therapist would say the client’s behavior is an example of
What is transference
This is a measure of the direction and strength of the relationship between two variables...
What is correlation coefficient
Your life would be most immediately threatened if you suffered destruction of the…
What is the medulla.
One is defined as “gifted” if their IQ rests at or above...
What is two standard deviations above the mean, at 130
Two individuals are most likely to differ in intelligence if they are ________ twins who were raised ________.
What is fraternal and apart
These medications are used to slow the synaptic vacuuming of serotonin, thereby increasing its availability.
What is antidepressant medications
A specification of how a researcher measures a research variable is known as a(n)...
What is operational definition.
Though there is no single “control center” for emotions, their regulation is primarily attributed to the brain region known as the…
What is the limbic system.
Phoebe loses her former interest in playing the violin after her mother promises to pay her 3 dollars for each hour of practice. This is an example of _____.
What is the overjustification effect
The stage of prenatal development during which the building blocks of the brain are fully developed.
What is the fetal stage
Which drugs appear to produce therapeutic effects by blocking receptor sites for dopamine?
What is antipsychotic