Psych 203 Midterm

if you believe that behavior and mental processes have a connection with the brain, heredity, this is the

biological perspective

A _______ expresses the strength and direction of the relationship between two variables

correlation coefficient

A person who has trouble making new friends may consult with _____ to get help

counseling psychologist

Don believes he has been sent to earth by God to save mankind from evil females Don is

delusional

in the context of color blindness which of the following statements is true

dichromats are sensitive to black white and either red green or blue yellow

______ Involves listening to peoples problems and expressing feelings of sympathy caring understanding and reassurance

emotional concern

According to psycholinguistic theory environmental influences do not affect language acquisition

false

According to the linguistic relativity hypothesis language does not affect the way we perceive the world

false

Electroconvulsive therapy has no side effects

false

Every time a neuron fires it transmits in impulse

false

Genetic components do not contribute to an individual sensitivity to basic tastes

false

according to the ethical guidelines of the APA animals cannot be harmed under any circumstance while conducting research

false

client centered therapist focus on telling clients what to do instead of helping them arrive at their own decisions

false

in the approach avoidance conflict each of two goals is desirable and both are within reach

false

Asylums were intended primarily for

housing people with psychological disorders

You fail your psych test and now you think you will not be able to find a job after graduation this situation demonstrates

irrational beliefs

___Is a system of symbols along with rules that are used to manipulate the symbols

language

Sleeplessness can be caused by the deficiency of which hormone

melatonin

Anna points to an object and tells her son what it is he then points and repeats what Anna said Anna served as a

model

You want to go home and relax after work but feel guilty if you do not go to the gym this contemplation is

multiple approach avoidance conflict

Disassociative identity disorder was formally termed

multiple personality disorder

antidepressant medication tends to increase the concentration of

noradrenaline and or serotonin in the brain

You have difficulty concentrating on your job because you keep worrying about leaving the door unlocked or the tap turned on

obsessive compulsive disorder

In the context of pain which of the following statements is true

pain is usually sharpest where nerve endings are densely packed

Extreme irrational fears of objects in situations such as hypo dermic needles in public speaking are examples of

phobias

A ____ is a concept of a category of objects or events that serves as a good example of the category

prototype

in a study, she is given a sugar pill and was told it was a new medicine. This demonstrates?

A placebo

___Is a systematic Procedure for solving a problem that works invariably when it is correctly applied

Algorithm

For lunch you have the choice of salad or a fruit plate. You do not like either. This situation is an example of an?

Avoidance avoidance conflict

A facility that treats people with chronic psych disorders as outpatients rather than sending them to hospitals

Community mental health center

Gestalt Psychologist believe that learning

Could be active and purposeful

Clara seems to have two personalities when is allergic to peanuts and the other is not Clara has

Disassociative identity disorder

Frequency and amplitude are dependent on each other

False

Who was Anna O.

First talk therapy patient

famous neoanalyst such as Eric Erickson differ from earlier psycho dynamic practitioners in that they

Focus less on unconscious processes and more on conscious choice

You believe you can bring about positive change in your life through your own efforts. Psychologist say that you

Have high self-efficiency expectations

A___is a single word used by children to express complex meanings

Holophrase

Ava a four-year-old girl combines words to form her own sentences in this scenario Ava is demonstrating

Infinite creativity

A persons agreement to participate in research after receiving info about the purpose and nature of the study or treatment

Informed consent

____Shows the intellectual level at which a child is functioning

Mental age

According to psychodynamic therapy psychological problems

Reflect early childhood experiences and inner conflicts

A number of people with severe cases of epilepsy have split brain operations in which much of _____ is severed

The corpus callosum

which theory best explains why the pain subsides when you run the affected area

The gate theory

In the context of sound which of the following is true

The greater the number of cycles per second the higher the pitch

An independent variable is manipulated by the experimenters so that its effects may be determined

True

Anxiety is an appropriate response to a real threat but it can be abnormal when it is excessive

True

Continuously moving your hand along the surface of an object to continually receives sensory info is active touching

True

Hassles in life changes can predict physical health problems such as heart disease and cancer and lead to athletic injuries

True

In cases of cardiovascular problems in cancer genes create predispositions toward the health

True

The biological view of the origin of disorder states we are genetically predisposed to fear the threats of our ancestors

True

According to the dopamine in theory people with schizophrenia

Use more dopamine than most people do

behavior therapy methods for reducing fears include

Visual therapy

A man cancel the trip because he fears using the cable cars he will have to travel in to get to the venue this is

acrophobia

if someone steps on your foot the pain you feel in the foot is transmitted to the spinal cord and brain through

afferent neurons

according to the general adaptation syndrome the _____ is first triggered by perception of a stressor

alarm reaction

it's psychodynamic therapist who focuses on the conscious coping behavior of the ego instead of the unconscious is

an ego analyst

A similarity between acute stress disorder and posttraumatic stress disorder is that both

are characterized by feelings of anxiety and helplessness from the trauma event

The neuron has an ____ That extends like a trunk from the cell body

axon

What hormone Stokes the growth of muscle and bone in the development of sex characteristics in a male body

testosterone

according to a study by the UCLA higher education research Institute which is true of first year college students

they are now encountering a record level of stress

A person with normal color vision is labeled a

trichromat

B.F. Skinner proposed

we learn to behave in certain ways because our behavior has a positive outcome