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Psychological Perspectives and Research Methodology
Neuroscience
Developmental Psychology
Learning Theories
Social Psychology and Psychoanalysis
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What is the difference between participant and social desirability bias?
Participant bias is when the participant thinks they know what the study is about and answers/acts accordingly. Social desirability is a participants innate desire to be viewed favorably
100
What four brain structures make up the limbic system?
Pituitary gland, Hippocampus, amygdala, and hypothalamus.
100
List 4 key developmental events that take place during Piaget's preoperational stage of cognitive development.
Language development, pretend play, egocentrism, theory of mind, animistic thinking, morality of constraint.
100
What does ABC stand for?
Antecedent (stimulus), Behavior (response), and Consequence (result)
100
During which stage of Freud's psychosexual stages of development are you most likely to see growth in identity development and interpersonal relationships?
Latent stage
200

The variable that should cause something to happen is the _____________. The variable that shows the effect of this variable is the ______________. .

Independent; dependent

200

List and give the function of 3 types of neurons that are part of the neural chain.

Sensory , motor, interneruon

200
What are harmful toxins that can permeate the placenta called? Give an example.
Teratogens. Radiation, STI's, alcohol, infections, tobacco, ect.
200
Who came up with observational learning "social learning theory"?
Albert Bandura
200
You ask your mother for $200 knowing you only really need $15. You do this because you are attempting to use which persuasion tactic?
Door in the face phenomenon
300
What are the 7 psychological perspective. Which one focuses on reinforcement, punishment, and observation?
Cognitive, biological, social-cultural, BEHAVIORAL, psychodynamic, evolutionary, humanistic.
300
This brain structure is responsible for allowing the left and right hemisphere to communicate. A large band or neural fibers. Extra points (100) - What does contralateral mean?
Corpus Callosum - left is controlled by right and vice versa
300

This stage of morality development focuses on peer loyalty and approval. What is the age range?

Conventional

300
What are four types of partial reinforcement. Give an example of 1
Fixed interval, fixed ratio, variable interval, and variable ratio. Getting an increase in your salary every 6 months is an example of fixed interval.
300
Write down an example of self-serving bias.
Answers will vary. You do something well = internal disposition. You fail = the situation
400
What are the four main ethical principles of psychological research?
Consent, protection from harm and discomfort, confidentiality, and debriefing. Institutional Review Board (IRB) approval needed to conduct an experiment.
400
What two brain scanning techniques measure structure? Activity?
Structure: MRI, CAT Activity: EEG, PET, fMRI
400
What are the four main parenting styles? Each style is based on communication, warmth, expectation and demand, and __________.
Authoritarian, authoritative, permissive, and neglectful/indifferentl. RESPECT
400
What are the five components of learning (in order)?
Knowledge, comprehension, application, analysis, and synthesis.
400
Write down 4 types of group influence. Circle the one that focused on when in the presence of others, we tend to perform better on simple or well-rehearsed tasks and worse on complex or new ones.
SOCIAL FACILIATION, social loafing, deindividuation, group think, group polarization.
500
Name 6 out of the 8 most common research methods used in psychology.
case study, naturalistic observation, survey, correlational, scientific experiment, longitudinal, cross-sectional, cross-sequential.
500
Breakdown the nervous system into it's subsystems. Write down one fact for each. Saying one subsystem breaks down into 2 more does not count as a fact.
Central, peripheral, autonomic, somatic, sympathetic, parasympathetic
500

What are the first 6 conflicts in Erikson's theory of psychosocial development.

Trust vs. mistrust, autonomy vs. shame/doubt, initiative vs. guilt, industry vs. inferiority, identity vs. role confusion, intimacy vs. isolation.

500

Your significant other who was at first affectionate often yells at you and makes you feel like a failure at life. Pretty soon you can't stand the look of his/her and you dump them. You meet another person who wears the same cologne. Although they seem nice, you just can't seem to get along with them. Explain this through the 5 components of classical conditioning.

US: significant other yelling at you UR: feeling upset/bad NS: Cologne CS:New guy wearing familiar cologne scent CR: frustration or tension

500
What are 8 examples of defense mechanisms? Which one focuses on expressing inappropriate urges in socially acceptable ways?
Denial, repression, regression, projection, displacement, SUBLIMATION, reaction formation, rationalization