19SP Final Review

A repetitive, almost irresistible action is known as what

Surgical procedure in which a hole is drilled into the human skull

A man who used to be a criminal seems completely unaware of his past

Remembering a number string of 4796329 as a phone number: 479-6329 is an example of what

Jane is starting to get very annoyed with mom taking up all of dad's attention

Schizophrenia is marked by multiple personalities

I try to memorize all of the students in a large class. Which will be the hardest to remember

The presence of many other people doing nothing will decrease the probability that you will

Someone who has difficulty dealing with others resorts to pouting and crying

A police lineup is which type of memory test

Bobby thinks that girls are gross and just wants to hang out with his buddies

Why do most intro to psych classes today spend relatively little time discussing Freud

Flat affect (lack of emotion)

Explanations based on situation, including events

Testing if people can relearn something fasted than those who have never learned something

According to Sigmund Freud, what do dreams reveal about a person?

A pattern of speech that prolongs vowels, making clearer than usual difference between words

I think I'm going to fail a test. The night before I get drunk & am super hungover for the test

Hermann Ebbinghaus conducted all of his pioneering memory research on himself.

Someone who secretly enjoys pornography campaigns to outlaw it

According to Freud, a boy who develops a sexual interest in his mother is experiencing

Tommy is gratified by bowel movements

Most diagnosed disorders in the US:

My knowledge of American government and the rules of football are examples of

Joe has ADHD and Bill doesn't. Both are offered to receive one cookie now or wait and get two

When Ebbinghaus pioneered the experimental study of memory, what did he memorize

A mothers illness or malnutrition during pregnancy influences the development of which disorder

In the store I hear someone say they need milk. Suddenly I ask myself if I need milk. Why?

Presenting yourself as the opposite of something disturbing about yourself

Both proactive interference and retroactive interference

Watching non-stop coverage about school shootings tends to cause fear of going to school

You hear two things about Pete before you meet him. One good/one bad. Which is more influential

A smoker insists there is no convincing evidence that smoking impairs health

Hallucination

Who argued that humans are born with a built-in mechanism for acquiring language

You practice hangman and trivia games and also end up increasing your performance on crosswords

The sympathetic nervous system is also known as what?

Not considering using a dime as a screwdriver is an example of

When you rollerblade, you are relying on your procedural memory.

My bf broke up with me out of nowhere, but a month later I claim I knew it was going nowhere

"Mary chased the man" and "The man was chased by Mary" have

Someone whose periods of depression alternate with periods of mania has which condition?

Involves severing connection in the brain’s prefrontal lobe.

Superstition, phobia, and obsessive-compulsive disorder all resemble which kind of learning?

Which of the following does the biopsychosocial model of mental illness emphasize?

Part of the personality that demands immediate satisfaction of sexual & other biological urges

I see someone run a red light and call them an idiot. When I do it, it's not my fault.

The process of assigning causes to someone's behavior (including your own) is known as

Why are hallucinations considered a “positive” symptom of Schizophrenia?

Strategies for simplifying a problem or for guiding an investigation are known as

In the Milgram experiment how many teachers were fully obedient/delivered the strongest shocks

What is an example of semantic memory

My BFF didnt like me when she met me. She didnt realize I suffer from RBF & had gotten bad news

If medication and therapy don't work for depression, what can be tried as a last resort

The rational, decision-making aspect of the personality

Altruistic behavior is widespread in the animal kingdom.

I say that Bob didn't turn in his homework because he's lazy. This is an example of

One important reason why people sometimes fail to help a person in distress is

The method of reducing fear by gradually exposing people to the object of their fear

Eddie can basically only think about sex

A memory of a first date is an example of

Explanations based on someone’s personality traits

What is one implication of the results of Milgram's study on obedience to authority

During a panic attack, the body reacts as if the person were doing what

According to Kohlberg, one's level of moral reasoning depends on what?

With schizophrenia, hallucinations are considered a _ symptom and delusions are a _ symptom

Agoraphobia is a fear of what

Freud based his theories on careful studies of personality development during childhood.

Stacy is a nail-biter because she is fixated at this stage

If lip movements do not match the sound, we strike a compromise between what we see and hear

When a witness picks a suspect from a lineup, what is recommended by psychologists

For a few years, Freud argues that disorders stem from __. Later he argued they result from __.

General anxiety disorder is very likely in people who also have what other disorder

According to the conceptual network approach, which should you answer most rapidly

What is the Stroop effect?

Memory formed when an experience influences what you say or do, without you recognizing it

You are more likely to buy a product with "30% less fat" than "only 70% fat." Why?

Which of the following is not an anxiety disorder?

Which of these is an important criticism of the DSM?

When using the representativeness heuristic, many people tend to overlook

You learn 'slice' as associated with golf. Later you can't recall which word means piece. Why?

Deindividuation and dehumanization increase the risk of which type of behavior

Genie was never properly exposed to language. As such, she missed her _ of language development

I'm trying to remember presidents by creating relationships in my mind with items in my room

Unconscious and involuntary suppression of painful or undesirable memories