Practice Questions for Exam 1 PTF

A defining characteristic of traits is that they are

Enduring

What is true of people with a more reactive than average amygdala?

They report many unpleasant experiences and they react strongly to stress.

What therapist does Sean illustrate in Good Will Hunting?

Dr. Wonderful

Pavlov repeatedly paired a buzzer with the presentation of food and measured salivation to each. In this experiment the food was the

Unconditioned stimulus

Thondike described "reinforcer" as

an event that "stamps in" a response and makes it more likely.

Deactivation of the attachment system is associated with

attachment avoidance

Suppose you decide to reward yourself by going out for a snack every time you finish reading a chapter in your text. This is an example of which type of schedule of reinforcement?

fixed ratio

What is retrograde amnesia?

loss of memories that formed before a certain event

In "Memento", why does Leonard argue that his condition has no real impact on his ability to discover truth?

memories are reconstructive and unreliable

For the purposes of the Five factor theory, conscientiousness would be described in terms of: ________.

orderliness and self-discipline

The memory loss of events that occurred before a trauma is known as _______.

retrograde amnesia

When you remember how a clock works, what type of memory is that?

semantic

Someone asks you what time it is. You check your watch and answer. A few seconds later, after you have been distracted, someone asks what time you said it was. You have forgotten. According to the traditional information-processing view, what type of memory was this?

short-term

Which one is not a stereotype of the mentally ill in film?

the geek