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States of Consciousness
100
Briefly define humanism.
What is a branch of psychology created by Maslow and Rogers, that focused on free-will, self-actualization, and the idea that all people are essentially good?
100
This is the difference between and independent and dependent variable.
What is that an IV is manipulated while a DV is measured?
100
The Behaviorist approach can be described how?
Behavior is the product of learning and associations.
100
Why are the Wechsler tests different than the Stanford Binet tests?
They do not rely only on word comprehension.
100
Hypnosis is best described as this.
What is a state that induces heightened suggestibility in the hypnotized individual?
200
Briefly define behaviorism. Name some famous behaviorists.
What is the branch of psychology that focused on observable behavior and ignored mental processes? Famous behaviorists include: Skinner & Watson
200
The experimental method is the only way to prove this.
What is cause and effect?
200
Intelligence includes what?
Both learned and inherited skills.
200
A form of self-control in which the outside world is cut off from consciousness is also known as...
Meditation
200
This stage of sleep is characterized by the appearance of sleep spindles. BONUS: REM sleep is highly correlated with what?
What is Stage 2 sleep? BONUS: What are dreams?
300
Describe psychoanalysis.
What is the branch of psychology founded by Freud that focused on the importance of the subconscious, and unacceptable wishes and fears hidden there?
300
An experimenter gathers two groups of panic disorder subjects and administers anti-anxiety pills to one group and placebos to the other group. The effects of the sleeping pill are the example of this concept in experimentation.
What is the dependent variable?
300
If Maxine is fully functioning, according to Carl Rogers...
She unites her real self with her ideal self.
300
The term libido refers to...
The energy inside us that drives us.
300
In terms of the effect on the central nervous system, alcohol is most accurately classified as which type of drug?
What is a depressant?
400
This is the difference between cognitive and social psychologists.
What is that cognitive psychologists focus on internal processes, like thoughts, while social psychologists study how people behave in groups?
400
An experimenter gathers two groups of panic disorder subjects and administers anti-anxiety pills to one group and placebos to the other group. The sleeping pill is an example this concept in experimentation.
Wha is the independent variable?
400
In John Watson's experiment, the UCS was...
The loud noise.
400
Your friend walks up to you and slaps you in the face. You decide your friend must have misinterepreted something you did. Your decision is an example of what theory?
Attribution Theory.
400
This is the definition of a circadian rhythm (how long does it last?).
What is a cycle of biological functioning that lasts about 25 hours?
500
This is the first area of psychology to be studied as a science.
What is psychophysics?
500
This is the difference between a longitudinal and cross-sectional study.
What is a longitudinal study follows the same group of people over a long period of time (e.g. testing at age 2, 4, and 6) while a cross-sectional study uses people of different ages at the same time (e.g. students from elementary, high school, and college)?
500
Someone with an IQ between 70-79 would be classified as having...
Borderline mental retardation.
500
When people tend to marry, date, or form committed relationships with people who are similar to themselves in physical attractiveness is called what theory?
Matching Theory
500
Which of the following will NOT increase behavioral and mental activity: barbiturates, cocaine, benezedrine, caffeine, or amphetamines?
What are barbiturates?