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The Social Learning Approach states that stereotypes and prejudices are acquired through
What are observation and imitation of models
100
A major goal in psychoanalysis is to help the client gain ____ into the unconscious conflict.
What is insight
100
Which aspect of the definition of abnormality emphasizes the rarity of the behavior, i. e. it does not occur frequently?
What is statistical frequency
100
Persons with an ______ locus of control believe that situations that happen to them are beyond their control, that external factors are responsible for these events.
What is external
100
The organ most directly affected by excessive alcohol use is the
What is the liver
200
Behavior that occurs in response to direct social pressure is
What is compliance
200
If clients can earn tokens for engaging in desirable behavior (e.g. brushing their teeth, eating with knives and forks, attending group therapy) which can later be turned in for rewards, the clients are operating under a
What is a token economy
200
Evidence that schizophrenia is not simply a genetic disorder is obtained from
What is the finding that only about 50% of both identical twins develop schizophrenia when one twin has it.
200
Freud believed that the largest portion of the mind which operates beyond our awareness is called
What is the unconscious
200
What accounts for the most deaths per year in the United States?
What is smoking
300
The ___________ is the difference between what a person can do on their own ability and what a person can do with help from another person
What is the zone of proximal development
300
Locus of control has to do with
What is a person's belief about the cause of what happens to them
300
This term for mental illness _______, is a legal term, not a psychological one.
What is Insanity
300
This allows researchers to see if several variables share enough in common so that they can be summarized with a single label
What is factor analysis
300
Learning to control autonomic processes such as heart rate and blood pressure is the focus of the stress relief technique called
What is biofeedback
400
Observers will make a _________ attribution if you wear a ghost costume to a Halloween party but/and they will make a _________ attribution if you wear that costume to a Sunday church service.
What is Situational, Dispositional
400
________ refers to growing and developing into the person you are meant to be
What is Self-Actualizing
400
A person who has gone for more than two weeks exhibiting little or no interest in their typical activities, derives no pleasure from activities once found enjoyable, and exhibits at least 4 of the following symptoms: problems with sleeping, significant weight changes, slow deliberate movement, excessive fatigue, feelings of guilt/worthlessness, difficulty concentrating, and recurrent thoughts of death may be suffering from which psychological disorder?
What is Major depression
400
What are the 5 factors that comprise "The Big Five"
What are openness, conscientiousness, extraversion, agreeableness, neuroticism.
400
Which characteristic of Type A individuals is most highly correlated with the incidence of CHD (coronary heart disease)
What is Hostility
500
If you are led to do something that contradicts an attitude that you have, the theory of cognitive dissonance states that you will then
What is try to reduce the inconsistency
500
This type of therapy is designed to change the thoughts and beliefs the person has about themselves and their life
What is Cognitive therapy
500
Jay has been anxious almost every day of the week for the past 8 months. His constant apprehension makes him restless and irritable. He has difficulty concentrating and sleeping, his stomach churns, his palms sweat, and he can never seem to get comfortable. The thing is, he is not sure why; he just wishes this constant feeling of dread would stop. Jay is most likely suffering from
What is Generalized Anxiety Disorder
500
Cattell identified _____ underlying source traits which can be used to distinguish people from one another
What are 16 traits
500
Ivanna Slice believes that pizza is nature's perfect food, and she happens to eat more pizza than anyone else in her dorm. This demonstrates _______ between attitudes and behavior.
What is consistency