Exam 1
The physician, psychologist and philosopher who is usually credited with developing psychology is ____________.
Who is Wilhelm Wundt?
Grouping things that are the same color or shape together is based on the idea of ______________.
What is The Principle of Similarity?
Hermann Ebbinghaus created the ______________ which says that over time we lose what we have learned.
What is the forgetting curve?
The belief that you can effectively perform the tasks you need to in order to accomplish your goals is called:
What is self-efficacy?
Name of the book used for classifying and tracking psychological disorders?
What is DSM-5?
Jose takes a "depression cure" pill that he does not know is just sugar and nothing else. He reports feeling better the next week. This is referred to as the _____________.
What is Placebo Effect?
When we use _________________ processing, we are using preexisting information and experiences to interpret something.
What is top-down processing?
Wanting to help another person because they helped you is known as:
What is altruism?
A person that believes they cannot control what happens to them has a(n):
What is an external locus of control?
A person who has this career can prescribe medication for mental disorders.
What is a psychiatrist?
Isaac is studying the effects of vaping on mental health throughout the lifespan. He picks twenty different participants and decides to check in with them at ages 18, 28, 38 and 48. This is an example of a ___________ study.
What is Longitudinal Study?
__________ intelligence typically declines with age and involves your processing speed and working memory.
What is Fluid Intelligence?
The type of culture that places emphasis on the group as a whole is known as:
What is collectivism?
The ________ model of abnormality says that abnormal behaviors were learned.
What is behaviorism?
The empty chair technique is a part of ______ therapy.
What is Gestalt?
What structure connects the left and right hemispheres of the brain?
What is the corpus callosum?
Piaget's stage of cogntivie development that lasts from 2-6 or 7 years old and involves the development of simple problem solving skills is the ___________ stage.
What is the preoperational stage?
The famous inkblot test is called the _____________.
What is the Rorschach test?
In the past, the most common theory of mental disorders was that it was caused by ___________.
What is supernatural forces?
Minimize risk of disease, maintain physical and cognitive well-being, and continuing life engagement are all parts of:
What is successful aging?
The process by which unused neurotransmitters are taken back into the axon terminal is called:
What is Reuptake?
The average sleep cycle lasts a total of __________.
What is 90 minutes?
The idea that no thought, feeling or behavior is random is referred to as:
What is Psychic Causality?
There are ____ types of ADHD.
What is 3?
Milgram's "shocking" study was used to study what?
What is obedience to authority?