psy clip exam made by dawson
OCEAN
-openness -COnscientous -extraversion -agreeableness -neurotiscism
The humanistic psychologist who offered a supportive environment for clients to delve into their feelings was
Carl Rogers
Which of the following BEST explains how behavioral and cognitive psychology relate to one another?
Cognitive psychology developed as a response to the limitations of behavioral psychology but has also been integrated with its predecessor in some forms of therapy.
What part of the brain diminishes fear responses when damaged?
amygdala
What type of amnesia does a patient have if he cannot form new memories?
anterograde
Many psychologists today study behavior through five main lenses: cognitive, humanistic, social, developmental and _____.
clinical
What therapeutic technique involves exploring a person's unconscious through spontaneous word association?
free association
What is the id
the instinctual and primitive part of the mind
This psychologist might suggest that students only study hard in order to receive a good grade from the teacher.
B.F Skinner
The law of proximity, which observes that people tend to use how close objects are to one another to perceive a larger image, is an example from the _____ field of psychology.
Gestalt
What is the name of the American psychologist who conducted the ''Little Albert Experiment''?
John Watson
Which of the following is NOT included in the five major approaches in psychology?
functional
In psychology, what does the term misattribution refer to?
making a mistaken assumption to what caused a feeling
What experiment did Stanley Milgram perform to demonstrate the extent to which people follow the instructions of authority figures?
obideinece experiments
Who pioneered the psychodynamic approach to therapy?
sigmund freud
Who was the behaviorist who developed the Operant Conditioning Chamber?
skinner
What is Eustress?
stress that has good effects on the body
In George Vaillant's levels of defense mechanisms, denial belongs to the pathological level. Which of the following belongs to the mature level?
suppression
The Theory of Observational Learning was developed by
Albert Bandura
Who pioneered the field of developmental psychology?
Jean Piaget
What is the name of a world famous linguist who believes that everyone has a universal grammar hard-wired into their brain?
Noam Chomsky
Forming a hypothesis is the _____ step to the scientific method.
third
