History, Research, MESH
A research method in which the researcher manipulates the IV to observe its effect on some behavior or cognitive process is called _________
An experiment/the experimental methdod
Which of the following is a common psychological effect of alcohol intake?
A. Anxiety
B. Enhanced Memory
C. Psychosis
D. Reduced Inhibition
D. Reduced Inhibition
The tendency of individuals to accept vague personality descriptions as accurate to themselves is defined by the ________________
Barnum Effect
Which of the following techniques would a therapist who uses a person-centered therapy most likely use?
A. Systematic desensitization
B. Dream analysis
C. Rational-emotive behavior therapy (REBT)
D. Unconditional positive regard
E. Token economy
D. Unconditional positive regard
Jason drops a toy from his crib. Instead of thinking that it is completely gone, he starts to look for the toy. His behavior best demonstrates that he has acquired _____________
Object Permanence
Who is the activist who led a movement in support of improving the treatment of patients with mental disorders who were housed in asylums?
Dorothea Dix
Sam became sick after eating pepperoni pizza and refuses to eat it now. However, he still enjoys plain cheese pizza. Sam's eating behavior illustrates ________________
Discrimination
A type of personality test based on the hypothesis that when a person interprets an ambiguous picture, that person is projecting an internal psychological state onto an external stimulus.
Thematic Apperception Test (TAT)
Politician A expresses detailed facts and information on an important issue. Politician B responds with an emotional appeal on the same issue. Which method of persuasion is Politician B using?
Peripheral Route
The process of converting incoming physical energy into a neural code that can be processed is called _________
Transduction
You are walking towards the bathroom and see a cockroach. Your heart immediately starts to pound, but you decide the situation is safe, so then you start to feel calm. Which theory of emotion is described in this situation?
Schachter Singer Two Factor Theory
Sarah never turned in her homework. To reduce this undesirable behavior, her parents gave her an extra chore around the house for every missing assignment she had in school. Which type of operant conditioning was used in the above scenario?
Positive Punishment
When Amy was seven years old, she had a babysitter from France. During this time Amy learned to speak a bit of French. Years later while in college, Amy signed up to take a French class. She noticed she was learning material more quickly than her classmates. Amy's rapid learning is most likely due to what type of memory?
Implicit Memory
Ryan performed very well on his recent physics exam. Ryan says it is because of his high level of abilities. His friend Tom took the same test and did very poorly. Tom says it is because the test was hard and unfair. These attitudes illustrate what concept in social psychology?
The Self Serving Bias
A child knows a horse is an animal that is big with four legs and a tail. The child goes to the zoo, and sees a zebra. The child knows the zebra is different than a horse because of its stripes, so they do not call the zebra a horse. What concept is the child demonstrating?
Accommodation
Which measure of central tendency can be easily located on a graph, regardless of a skewed distribution?
Mode
Nervousness can result in faster and more shallow breathing as well as an increase in heart rate. This is due to the activation of the ___________________________
Sympathetic Nervous System
Helen is very shy and does not approach people at social functions. Because of this, people just assume that Helen does not want to talk to them or is purposely avoiding them, which in turn reinforces Helen's anxiety about approaching people. Helen's situation is best described by...
Reciprocal Determinism
The theory that mental and physical disorders develop from a genetic/biological predisposition combined with stressful conditions that play a precipitating role in that disorder is called ______________
Diathesis-Stress Model
Which of the following describes the correct order of information processing in vision?
A. Bipolar cells --> rods and cones --> ganglion cells --> optic nerve
B. Rods and cones --> ganglion cells --> bipolar cells --> optic nerve
C. Rods and cones --> bipolar cells --> ganglion cells --> optic nerve
C. Rods and cones --> bipolar cells --> ganglion cells --> optic nerve
Carol enjoys her new book. The book is now assigned in her English class, and students receive stickers for each chapter they read. Carol now finds she enjoys the book less. This best illustrates...
Overjustification
Which brain structure is most closely associated with communication between the central nervous system and the endocrine system?
Hypothalamus
Savant syndrome is most commonly used as evidence against which theory of intelligence?
"g" general intelligence
Flooding
The fovea has great visual activity in bright light primarily because the fovea is made up of only _________
Cones