Disorders
What is adaptive behaviour?
Behaviour that helps an individual function effectively within their environment.
What does IQ stand for?
Intelligence Quotient.
Describe the relationship found between money and happiness?
Money can contribute to wellbeing, particularly when it helps meet basic needs.
but once basic needs are met, money has no significant impact on happiness
What is the placebo effect?
A change in symptoms caused by a person's expectations about treatment rather than the treatment's active ingredients.
Who played Jack Dawson in Titanic?
Leonardo DiCaprio
What does standard deviation (SD) measure?
The amount of variation or spread of scores around the mean.
What is the statistical approach to normality?
Defining normality according to how common or uncommon a behaviour is within a population.
What is one major difference between the WAIS-IV and WISC-V?
The WAIS-IV is designed to assess the intelligence of adults aged 16–90, while the WISC-V is designed to assess the intelligence of children aged 6–16 years.
According to the Two-Factor Theory, what happens first when experiencing an emotion?
Physiological arousal
What is predictive validity?
The extent to which a measure accurately predicts a relevant future outcome.
Which band recorded Bohemian Rhapsody?
Queen
What does a negative correlation mean?
As one variable increases, the other tends to decrease.
What is the biopsychosocial approach?
An approach that explains psychological disorders through the interaction of biological, psychological and social factors.
What is reliability in relation to an intelligence test?
The consistency of the test's results.
What is the main role of the hippocampus in relation to emotion?
It helps form and retrieve memories, including memories associated with emotional experiences.
What is exposure therapy? And how could it be used to treat social anxiety
Exposure therapy gradually exposes a person to feared situations. For social anxiety, this could involve gradually practising social situations, such as talking to a stranger or giving a presentation, while learning to manage anxiety.
Which famous music festival is held in California and attracts major international artists?
Coachella
What 2 things does a correlation coefficient measure?
The strength and direction of the relationship between two variables.
What is one problem with using diagnostic manuals such as the DSM-5 or ICD-11?
They can lead to cultural bias or misdiagnosis because behaviours considered abnormal can vary between cultures.
What is cultural bias in intelligence testing?
When a test favours people from one cultural or social background over others.
Who developed the Two-Factor Theory of Emotion?
Schachter and Singer.
What is inter-rater reliability?
The degree to which different researchers or observers agree when making observations or ratings.
Who plays Rue in Euphoria?
Zendaya
Two studies have the same mean. Study A has an SD of 2 and Study B has an SD of 12. Which study has greater variability?
B
Give one psychological risk factor for psychological disorder.
Rumination
Impaired reasoning and memory
Stress
What is the nature–nurture debate in relation to intelligence?
The debate over the relative influence of genetic factors (nature) and environmental factors (nurture) on intelligence.
According to the Appraisal Theory - What is secondary appraisal?
Evaluating whether we have the resources or ability to cope with the situation.
What is ECT?
What condition is ECT particularly used to treat?
Electroconvulsive therapy.
Severe depression, particularly when other treatments have not been effective.
Which celebrity founded Fenty Beauty?
Rihanna
If a t-test produces p = 0.06, what do researchers generally do with the null hypothesis?
Accept it
What does CBT stand for, and what does it aim to change?
Cognitive Behavioural Therapy; it aims to change unhelpful thoughts and behaviours.
What was the Minnesota Study of Twins Reared Apart designed to investigate?
The extent to which intelligence and other traits are influenced by genetic factors by studying identical twins raised apart.
Which brain structure is strongly associated with processing fear and emotional responses?
Amygdala
How do SSRIs generally work? And what disorders can they be used in?
They reduce the reuptake of serotonin, increasing its availability in the synapse.
Depression and anxiety
Which artist released Not Like Us?
Kendrick Lemar
What does a p-value tell us?
The probability of obtaining results at least as extreme as those observed, assuming the null hypothesis is true.
What is psychotherapy?
Treatment involving psychological methods to help a person change thoughts, emotions or behaviours.
What does heritability refer to?
The proportion of variation in a trait within a particular population that can be statistically attributed to genetic differences.
What is the main role of the hypothalamus in emotion?
It helps produce physiological responses associated with emotions.
What is the capital city of Canada?
Ottawa
Who played Wednesday Addams in Wednesday?
Jenna Ortega
What is a t-test used to investigate?
Whether there is a statistically significant difference between two means.
Give one social risk factor for psychological disorder.
Significant relationship difficulties
or
Disorganised attachment.
What did the Minnesota Study estimate the heritability coefficient of intelligence to be?
0.70 (70%).
Which structure acts as a major relay station for sensory information?
Thalamus
Which continent has the most countries?
Africa
Who directed Oppenheimer?
Christopher Nolan
What does standard error (SE) measure?
What does a small SE suggest?
The amount of variability expected in a sample statistic, such as the sample mean, across repeated samples.
The sample mean is likely to be a more precise estimate of the population mean.