Genie

The order of Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs, from bottom to top is:

b. Physiological, Safety, Love/Belonging, Esteem, Self-Actualization

Arousal theory suggests that we aim to

b. achieve a state of optimum arousal

Which if the following is NOT an ethical consideration when using human subjects in a psychological experiment?

b. making sure everyone gets paid for participating

A new student at a high school is displaying normative conformity by all of the following except

b. sitting alone in the cafeteria.

The tendency for observers to underestimate the impact of the situation and overestimate the impact of inner dispositions up another's behavior is called

b. the fundamental attribution error.

We strive to see ourselves in a favorable light, and as a result we explain away anything that threatens the positive picture we have created for ourselves about ourselves. This tendency to explain our own behavior based on situational influences is the

b. the self-serving bias.

Bandura believes that human functioning is a product of the mutual interaction of environment, person, and

behavior

Psychology is the study of cognitions, emotions, and ________.

behavior

_______ psychologists believe that external environmental stimuli influence your behavior and that you can be trained to act a certain way.

behavioral

_______ psychologists explore the connection between your mental states and your brain, nerves and hormones to explore how your thoughts, moods and actions are shaped.

biological

What question did the sleep studies on Genie lead the researchers to ponder for years?

c. Was she born with a disability, or did the years of abuse cause brain damage?

Which of the following does not result in an altered state of consciousness?

c. concentrating

Robert Sternberg's triangular model of love includes

c. passion, intimacy and commitment.

The psychodynamic approach, championed by Sigmund Freud, focuses on the study of

c. unconscious urges and early childhood experiences

3. Behavior can be largely explained in terms of how the mind operates, i.e. the information processing approach.

cognitive

________ psychologists believe that your behavior is determined by your expectations and emotions.

cognitive

Which of the Gestalt principles of grouping refers to our tendency to perceive things as belonging together if they form some type of pattern?

continuity

4. As Dr. Psych now knows whatTimmy will do, he can now intervene on the negative behavior

control

4. Once we know what happens, why it happens and what is likely to happen in the future, we can exert ______ over it.

control

Which of the following reasons were given for why Genie didn't vocalize?

d. She appeared to have been beaten for making noise.

Freud used an iceberg metaphor because

d. a huge part of our personality is hidden beneath the surface.

Meditation has been shown to

d. improve self-esteem

The idea of consciousness suggests that we

d. make choices and consider our actions

Thinking that your best friend got into a fight with her neighbor because your best friend is rude and abrasive. Which type of attribution is being demonstrated?

d. none of the above (it would be internal or dispositional)

If you experience a frightening event at night, you can develop a fear of the dark. Which of the following is the CS?

dark

Brings information to the cell body.

dendrite

1. The first goal is to observe behavior and ______ what is being observed.

describe

Jerry learns that it's acceptable to talk during class discussions but not during tests. What principle of classical conditioning is being demonstrated in this this scenario?

discrimination

Our bodies making us thirsty when our water levels our low is an example of

drive reduction theory

The "reality principle" is the basis for which of Freud's driving forces?

ego

Which of the following types of memory is being used when you tell the story of how you met your significant other?

episodic

2. Dr. Psych studies his notes to go beyond what he observed to come to a conclusion on why the Timmy did what he did

explain

2. Psychologists must go beyond what is obvious and ______ their observations.

explain

__________ memories are those that require some effort to recall.

explicit

A person with an _______ locus of control believes that rewards or outcomes are determined by either luck or others with more power than them. If they do not succeed, they believe it is due to forces outside of their control.

external

_______ occurs when the CS occurs repeatedly without the UCS.

extinction

Everyone is able to be hypnotized, if in the right state of mind.

false

Genie was unable to use words to describe things that had happened in the past.

false

The first psychology laboratory was set up in the United States.

false

If you experience a frightening event at night, you can develop a fear of the dark. Which of the following is the UCS?

frightening event

If you repeatedly use a scented hand sanitizer just before eating your lunch, the odor of the hand sanitizer in other environments can elicit salivation. Which of the following is the CS?

hand sanitizer

A hot environment causes sweating. Which of the following is the UCS in this scenario?

hot environment

2. Unique and have an innate (inborn) drive to achieve their maximum potential.

humanistic

The "pleasure principle" is the basis for which of Freud's driving forces?

id

5. Psychologists want to control behavior in a positive way to _____ a person's life.

improve

5. While Dr. Psych has identified how to control the negative behavior, he wants to do this to be a positive experience in the Timmy's life.

improve

Effort, Ability, and Attitude are examples of _______ factors.

internal

Attribution training concentrates on strengthening an individual's ________ and can be helpful in increasing motivation.

internal locus of control

If you repeatedly use a scented hand sanitizer just before eating your lunch, the odor of the hand sanitizer in other environments can elicit salivation. Which of the following is the UCS?

lunch

Which of the following would be the most appropriate method of research used to study how shoppers navigate a grocery store after they enter the doors?

naturalistic observation

Dopamine, epinephrine, serotonin, and endorphins are all types of

neurotransmitters

Which of the following is NOT one of the goals of psychology?

plan

3. Dr. Psych knows what Timmy did and why, he can now speculate what will happen in the future

predict

3. Once we know what happens, and why it happens, we can begin to _____ what will happen in the future

predict

1. Our feelings are powerfully affected by unconscious motives.

psychodynamic

Which perspective would try to understand a person's thoughts and behavior using free association or dream analysis?

psychodynamic

Eric Lenneberg hypothesized that the critical period in which we can learn a first language might end by

puberty

Which of the following is NOT a key feature of a science?

rationalism

If you repeatedly use a scented hand sanitizer just before eating your lunch, the odor of the hand sanitizer in other environments can elicit salivation. Which of the following is the CR?

salivating

If you repeatedly use a scented hand sanitizer just before eating your lunch, the odor of the hand sanitizer in other environments can elicit salivation. Which of the following is the UCR?

salivating

Which of the following terms means "becoming all you are capable of becoming"?

self actualized

People's expectations that they are capable of performing a behavior that will produce desired outcomes in any particular situation is called

self-efficiancy

Which of the following types of memory is being used when you remember the order of the planets?

semantic

Every day, you see, hear, smell, taste, and feel stimuli from the outside world. Collecting data about that world is the function of _________, and interpreting the data collected is the function of __________.

sensation,perception

The idea of social learning suggests that aggression can be learned from all of the following except

slow computer

1. Light rays reflect off an image.

step 1

1. Sound bounces around in the pinna.

step 1

2. Light enters your eye through the cornea.

step 2

2. Sound hits the ear drum.

step 2

3. Light goes through the pupil.

step 3

3. Ossicles turn the vibrations in the air to vibrations in the fluid of the cochlea.

step 3

4. Hair cells send impulses to nearby neurons.

step 4

4. Light passes through the lens.

step 4

5. Light lands on photoreceptors on the retina.

step 5

5. Nerve impulses travel down the auditory nerve to the brain.

step 5

6. Electric signals get sent to the brain via the optic nerve.

step 6

Which part of Freud's structural model is the moral part of our minds?

superego

According to observations of "Victor", researchers conclude that our sensitivity to temperature is influenced by our life experiences.

true

Genie showed signs of being able to form relationships/attachments.

true

Genie was able to communicate some feelings and thoughts to caregivers.

true

Gestalt means form or whole and refers to the idea that the whole is often greater than the sum of its parts.

true

Sensory adaptation helps us push unchanging sensory material to the background therefore freeing up our senses for stimuli that is changing.

true

We can never really prove a hypothesis.

true

The psychodynamic approach to psychology assumes that our behavior and feelings are powerfully affected by

unconsius motives

Which mental health treatment was made available most recently?

zoloft

describe

1. Dr. Pscych observes Timmy in his own environment and takes notes on his observations.

How old was Genie when she was discovered in her parents' house?

13

Who developed the first psychology lab in 1879?

Wilhelm Wundt

Noam Chomsky believed that we have the ability to acquire language because of

a. both nature and nurture.

A person unable to recall memories before a head injury may be suffering from

a. retrograde amnesia.

Genie explored and learned about new things in her environment in a manner similar to an infant. What did that process involve?

a. touching objects, putting them to her face and exploring it tactilely (through her sense of touch)

Instincts are defined as

a. unlearned actions that exist consistently throughout a species

The initial learning of a conditioned response is referred to as

acquistion

Which of the following is NOT one of the Gestalt principles of grouping?

adaptation

Neurotransmitters play a role in which of the following?

all

What do brain scans show in children who suffer extreme neglect, like Genie did?

all

Which of the following is a type of job a psychologist could have?

all

Which of the following is true of meditation?

all

Groups that experience groupthink disregard which of these in order to maintain harmony in the group?

alternatives

A person unable to create new memories after a head injury may be suffering from

anterogade amnesia