Psychology Final Test Answers – Flashcards
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Psychologists label behavior as disorders when they are ________.
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Deviant, habitual, avoidable.
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An immediate and irrational anxiety response to the mere sight of blood is indicative of ______.
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a specific phobia.
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Cecil is preoccupied with thoughts of jumping out the window of his tenth floor apartment. To reduce his anxiety, he frequently counts his heartbeats aloud. Cecil would most likely be diagnosed with __________.
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OCD.
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A disorder in which an individual is overexcited, hyperactive, and wildly optimistic is known as ______.
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Mania.
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Instead of focusing on the cure of psychological disorders, ________ therapists seek to promote personal growth and self-fulfillment.
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humanistic.
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Carl Rogers encouraged client centered therapist to _____ during the process of therapy.
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genuinely express their own true feelings.
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The approach that has helped children with autism learn to function successfully in school involves _______.
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operate conditioning.
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Empathic understanding of the patient's experiences is a major goal of a _______.
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client centered therapist.
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An integrated therapy that modifies both self defeating thinking and malaptive behavior is known as _______.
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cognitive behavior therapy.
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The placebo effect refers to ______.
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beneficial consequences of merely expecting that a treatment will be effective.
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Inattention, hyperactivity, and impulsivity are major symptoms of ________.
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ADHD.
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Major depressive disorder is mostly described as ________.
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feelings of personal worthlessness.
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The first psychological therapist was ______.
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Freud.
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Circadian rhythm refers to ________.
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A pattern of biological functioning that occurs on a roughly 24-hour cycle.
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A hypothesis is a _______.
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Testable prediction that gives direction to research.
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Fast and jerky eye movements are associated with _________.
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REM sleep
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Sleep deprivation is shown to ___________.
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Decrease immunity to disease.
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The chemical messenger released into the synaptic gap are called ________.
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Neurotransmitters.
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Narcolepsy is a disorder involving ___________.
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Periodic uncontrollable attacks of overwhelming happiness.
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The longest part of a neuron is the _________.
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Axon
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The central nervous system consists of _________.
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The brain and spinal cord
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Alcohol consumption tends to _________.
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Decrease self awareness and decrease impulse control.
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Hormones are the chemical messengers of the _________.
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Endocrine system
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What type of research is a random sample of people asked to answer questions about attitude?
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Survey
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12. The mean of distribution of scores is the ________.
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Arithmetic average of all the scores.
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Darlene smoked heavily during the entire 9 months of her pregnancy. Her newborn baby will most likely be _______.
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Underweight
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The discomfort and distress that follow the discontinued use of drugs is called _______.
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withdrawal
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Compared with authoritarian parents, authoritative parents are most likely to be _________
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Responsive
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Pets who learn that the sound of an electric can opener signals the arrival of their food illustrates __________.
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Classical conditioning.
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What type of word processing - visual, acoustic or semantic - results in the greatest retention?
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Semantic
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The desire to perform a behavior due to promised awards or threats punishment involves _______.
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Extrinsic motivation
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The amount of light entering the eye is regulated by the ______.
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Iris
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Purchasing state lottery tickets is reinforced with monetary winnings on a _____ schedule.
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Variable ratio
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A stimulus that acquired reinforcing power by association with a primary reinforce is called a _______ reinforcer.
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Conditioned
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Automatic processing and effortful processing are 2 types of _________.
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Encoding
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