8&9 – Flashcards

Lee is about to skydive for the first time. He interprets his racing heart to be the result of his eager anticipation and excitement. This best represents which theory of emotion?

Treating a patient for parkinson's disease includes administering a chemical that will increase the patient's

The overjustification effect has led some psychologists to question the value of

Which of the following behaviors is most clearly associated with Jean Piaget's concrete operational stage?

Research has shown that the optimal arousal level of an individual performing a given task is

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Researcher Renee Baillargeon found that four-month-old infants will look longer at a ball if it appears to roll through a solid barrier, demonstrating that babies seem to grasp basic physical laws intuitively. Which of the following theories does this finding challenge?

certain cultures often place more emphasis on collective than on personal acheivement. one result of this may be that people of these cultures are most likely to develop which type of self-system?

although he finds it to be difficult and not much fun, tomas puts in long hours practicing field hockey in the hope of getting an athletic scholarship to college. best illustrates...

which of the following neurotransmitters has been linked to parkinsons disease and schizophrenia

according to freud, our sexual and aggressive instincts are located primarily in the

marc performs poorly on a psych exams and explains his failure by saying, that test was so hard no once could pass it. this explanation illustrates

Paul Ekman found that when Japanese students watched films of surgery, they masked their expressions of disgust with a smile when an authority figure entered the room but not when alone. American students maintained their expressions of disgust both alone and in the presence of an authority figure. Ekman's findings illustrate what he calls

Of the following cognitive milestones, which ability tends to be acquired last?

According to Jean Piaget, children cease to exhibit egocentrism during which of the following stages?

Psychologists from which of the following perspectives of personality are most interested in assessing a person's locus of control?

When given a drug that produced general arousal, research participants placed in a room with a happy confederate described their emotional state as happy, while those placed in a room with an angry confederate described their emotional state as angry. Which theory best explains these results?

When parents set few controls on their children's television viewing, allowing the children freedom to set individual limits, make few demands, and do not punish for improper television viewing, the parents exemplify a parenting style referred to as

Which of the following is the best example of a homeostatic process?

according to lawrence kohlberg children at the first level of moral reasoning make judgements about right and wrong on the basis of

the experience of emotion as described by the james-lange theory would follow which order

A therapist who uses systematic desensitization to help a child overcome a white rabbit phobia will probably begin treatment by

Of the following which theory of motivation emphasizes the urge for an optimal level of stimulation

research suggests that the ability to cope with stress in everyday situations is closely related to a persons

A child believes that all birds can fly, yet comes to realize that a penguin is a bird. What term is used by Jean Piaget to refer to this developmental process of changing one's ways of thinking in order to incorporate new information?

according to abraham maslow's hierarchy which needs must be met first

Maturation differs from learning in that developmental changes due to maturation

the schachter singer theory of emotion includes a component not discussed by james lange which is

A mother gives her child an orange for the first time. The child rolls it across the table and says "ball." Which of the following Piagetian processes would account for this behavior?

according to Erik Erikson's theory of development the key concern of early adulthood is

egocentrism animism artificialism are characteristics of which of Piagets stages

individuals who believe that an unpleasant experience is unavoidable and therefore do nothing to change the course of events are exhibiting

The awareness that things continue to exist even when they are removed from view is called

which of the following is the correct sequence of the neural chain of events set in motion by an environmental stimulus

when a newborn infant is touched on the cheek it will turn its head toward the source of stimulation; this behavior is known as

judy believes her fate is determined by her own actions

carol gilligans critique of kohlberg focuses on

kid learns that spoons are tableware and then correctly calls forks and knives tableware

which of the following supports the hypothesis that human emotions are innate

in studying the behavior of five year olds in free play situations a cognitive psychologist would be most interested in the childs