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