Final Review

If a tone is sometimes preceded by a light, and always followed by a shock, an animal will likely learn to fear:

The tone, but not the light

Which of the following is NOT one of the "triple vulnerabilities" that are risk factors for developing an anxiety disorder?

Acute vulnerabilities

A person who avoids public places or situations because they are viewed as not "safe" would most likely be diagnosed with:

Agoraphobia

A person suffering from antisocial personality disorder would probably exhibit a combination of which traits?

Antagonism and low conscientiousness

Which of the following may be the most accurate way to view personality disorders?

As a pervasive pattern of thoughts and behaviors that interfere with functions

Self reports are one type of objective test that:

Ask participants to describe themselves

The most common type of hallucination, at least in adults who suffer from psychosis is:

Auditory

Which of the following is NOT a common symptom of generalized anxiety disorder?

Auditory halluncinations

In addition to experiencing panic attacks, what else is a criteria for one to be diagnosed with panic disorder?

Avoidance of internal bodily or somatic cues

A person who combines the traits of introversion and neuroticism would be likely to suffer from _______ personality disorder.

Avoidant

Which of the following is the most accurate statement regarding the difference between Bipolar 1 and Bipolar 2?

Bipolar 1 has at least 1 manic episode, Bipolar 2 has at least 1 hypomanic episode

Schizophrenia is often characterized by the following symptoms:

Bizarre Delusions

Which of the following is the best definition of conformity?

Changing one's attitude or behavior to match a perceived social norm

Which of the following is a risk factor for schizophrenia?

Children born to older fathers

In Pavlov's experiments, what type of stimulus was the bell, generally?

Conditioned

Bipolar disorder has a _________ rate of heritability, suggesting a biological cause.

High

______ influence refers to conformity that results from a desire to act in a manner that is clearly socially approved.

Informational

In Asch's classic study of conformity, what were research participants asked to do?

Judge the sizes of lines that were on a card held a few feet away from them

Kelly is grounded by her father, until she sits down and completes an important homework assignment. Which technique?

Negative Reinforcment

Which trait contained in the 5-Factor Model can be described as a person's level of emotional stability or instability?

Neuroticism

Conformity that results from a concern about what others think of us is called _______ influence.

Normative

Rory has felt depressed most of the last three years. He also suffers from poor appetite and low self-esteem. Rory has:

Persistent Depressive Disorder

Kurt's mom was so upset when she overheard him swearing that she made him clean his room! This is an example of:

Positive Punishment

Effects that increase behavior are _________; effects that decrease them are __________.

Reinforcers; punishers

In classical conditioning the unconditioned response is:

The biological response triggered by the unconditioned stimulus