PSY Test 3

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Hunger is a biological motivation, but what about eating? According to your notes, which of the following is a factor that contributes to food choice becoming overweight?

All of the above

According to this stage of Freud's Psychosexual Theory of Development, the focus/ is bowel elimination.

Anal

Draw the representation of Sternberg's Theory of Intelligence

Analytical intelligence, creative intelligence, practical intelligence (draw triangle)

The first intelligence test was devised by:

Binet

Geena decides she won't cheat on Test 3 because TCC has a policy about cheating that she thinks would violate the entire structure of higher education if she cheats. What stage of Moral Development best describes Geena?

Conventional

Bob is from a poor family. He receives no intellectual stimulation at home, he lives in a chaotic environment. He scores a 70 on an IQ test. What is the best possible reason for his score?

Cultural familial retardation

The scientific study of how humans change over life span. from conception until death is __________

Developmental Psychology

Tom is addicted to smoking cigarettes. Freud would say he is "stuck" in which stage of Psychosexual Development?

Oral

The Electra Complex occurs in the ________ stage of Psychosexual development.

Phallic

In developing his theory of cognitive development, _______ observed his own children.

Piaget

"When you have trouble in a class, try outlining the book in your own words." What is this general "rule of thumb" for solving a common academic problem called?

a heuristic

The ________ is that people use their current moods to make decisions, judgements, and appraisals, even if they do not know the source of the mood.

affect-as-information

The 2 most important brain structures for processing emotion are the _______ and the prefrontal cortex.

amygdala

The key brain structure indicated in the emotional response of fear is the

amygdala

If one were to plot the IQ scores of every person in USA on a graph, 1 would end up with a:

bell-shaped curve

Jeff unconsciously has a fear of the loss of his genital organs when he is faced with a threatening situation that makes him feel less masculine like being embarrassed or losing his job. Freud would call this ______.

castration anxiety

A psychological test is standardized to the extend that it:

has been normed using samples representative of those whom the test was designed.

from Maslow's perspective, motivation is primarily the result of

humans focusing on satisfying basic needs before moving to higher needs.

Lydia, a 16 years old girl, thinks "everyone" in the school will notice she is wearing the same shirt as yesterday because she, Lydia, has a group of followers exist who constantly watch and judge her every move. This idea explains

imaginary audience

Knowing she could win the tennis championship was a good incentive that motivated Aya to practice hard. This is an ex of what type of motivation?

incentives

Kyana is an excellent salesperson because she can usually find a way of connecting with a potential client. Based on this information, in which kind of intelligence would Gardner expect Kyana to be high?

interpersonal

When a person does not fall into the binary of being biological female, the term is:

intersexuality

According to the gender similarities hypothesis

males and females are similar in most psychological processes

A psychological test is valid to the extent that it:

measures what it;s supposed to measure

Imagine that overall, 6-year-olds can complete a particular block design puzzle in 5 minutes. It takes 6 year-old-Bailey almost 8 minutes to complete the task. In Binet's term, Bailey's ______ age is ________ than 6.

mental; lower

In class, we said that ________ is factors what energize, direct, and sustain behavior.

motivation

According to the James-Lange theory of emotions, crying over spilled milk will result in

sorrow because you are crying

Sarah was completely full after dinner. She ordered flourless chocolate cake right anyway because she knew it would taste so good. This is an ex of what type of motivation?

pleasure principle

Geena decides she won't cheat on Test 3 because if she is caught, she will be punished. What stage of Moral Development best describes Geena?

preconventional

Children at the ______ stage of cognitive development are egocentric, meaning the child has an inability to see a situation from another person's point of view.

preoperational

The 3 mountain task described in class demonstrates that children are in the _______ stage of cognitive development.

preoperational

Mike's job didn't pay enough money guarantee that he could pay for housing and food for his family. He took a second job to help pay the bills. This is an ex of what type of motivation?

satisfaction of needs

The higher and most exclusive of Maslow's need is

self-actualization

A psychological test is reliable to the extent that it:

yields consistent measurements

According to Erikson, the autonomy vs. doubt psychological stage of development has a favorable outcome of:

A sense of self-control and adequacy

In the first year of life, a 1 year old has the crisis of Trust vs. Mistrust. If they resolve this crisis favorably, they will have:

Faith in the environment and future event

According to Erikson, the main crisis in the adolescent years is:

Identity vs. Confusion

According to this stage of Freud's Psychosexual Theory Development, the focus/ pleasure zone is the mouth:

Oral

Teddy felt very cold in his apartment. This feeling created a drive that motivated Teddy to put on a sweater to satisfy his need of warmth. Once he felt warmed, the drive was reduced. This is an ex of what type of motivation?

drive reduction

The Cannon-Bard theory predicts that after witnessing a shocking event, a person will

experience physical and emotional reactions simultaneously

Pat tried explaining to Aunt Jane that it's a person's cognitive structures that organize information about gender. Pat was explaining the concept of

gender schemas

A persisting issue or controversy in psychology that is especially relevant to the study of intelligence is that of:

nature vs. nurture

Jane and Jake are an odd couple. She prefers calmness, so she stays in and watches movies in the evening. He prefers excitement, so he goes out to clubs at night. This is an ex of what type of motivation?

optimal level of arousal

In the online class on Sex, Gender, and Sexuality, you read and discussed a story about

parents who want their child to be genderless

Tom is a 15 year old male. He has heard many times about the dangers of drinking alcohol and driving his car. He thinks the information applies to his peers, but not to him, because he is perfectly capable of drinking beer and driving his car with no problems. This is an ex of what Piaget would call a _________.

personal fable

The mental manipulation of representations of information we encounter in our environments is the definition of

thinking


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