Psych Final Review

Question 1

Highest level of Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs

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self-actualization

Question 2

Theory that says our body has a predetermined weight level that it maintains through metabolism

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set point theory

Question 3

Can abnormal brain structures lead to aggressive behavior?

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physiological

Question 4

How do we process faces?

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top down

Question 5

The relative importance we place on certain outcomes

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Subjective Value

Question 6

Violent outbursts at others or self-harm fit this criteria for abnormal behavior.

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dangerousness

Question 7

Which perspective focuses on free will and personal choice?

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humanistic

Question 8

Which perspective focuses on the role of learning in explaining behavior?

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behavioral

Question 9

The criteria for abnormal behavior includes delusions and hallucinations.

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faulty perceptions

Question 10

Amy gets picked on at school, so she bullies her younger sister

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Displacement

Question 11

Which is NOT one Freud's three psychic structures that make up personality?

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Odd

Question 12

When behavior results in being shunned from "polite society" it fits this criteria.

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social deviance

Question 13

People with this sleep disorder stop breathing at night.

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Sleep Apnea

Question 14

Emotional and physiological reactions to stimuli that create emotion happen simultaneously.

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Cannon-Bard

Question 15

Expectancies we have about our ability to perform behaviors we attempt are called...

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Efficacy expectations

Question 16

Neuroticism, extraversion, openness, agreeableness, and conscientiousness are factors in this

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trait theory

Question 17

Smallest amount of stimulus that can be reliably detected

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Absolute Threshold

Question 18

Splitting attention between two tasks (texting and driving)

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divided consciouness

Question 19

Having perceptions (hearing voices, seeing things) despite a lack of external stimuli

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hallucinations

Question 20

The belief that you can judge character based on head shape

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phrenology

Question 21

Daydreaming

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Drifting Consciousness

Question 22

Valuing another person as having intrinsic worth, regardless of the person's behavior

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unconditional positive regard

Question 23

People in this category of abnormal behavior may have difficulty holding a job/relationship.

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maladaptive

Question 24

A desire for external rewards such as money or respect

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extrinsic motivation

Question 25

When angry, John pouts and throws a temper tantrum.

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Regression

Question 26

Internal personal factors that influence behavior like competencies expectancies are ________.

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person variables

Question 27

Does growing up in a violent environment lead to violent behavior?

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sociocultural

Question 28

The "off switch" to hunger

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ventromedial hypothalamus

Question 29

Bandura’s theory stating that environment, behavior and cognition all interact is known as

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reciprocal determinism

Question 30

Motivational theory that says we try to maintain an optimal level of stimulation.

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arousal theory

Question 31

Complete loss of consciousness due to coma

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deep unconscious

Question 32

Instead of fighting, Joe joins the football team.

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Sublimation

Question 33

An eating disorder characterized by self-starvation

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anorexia

Question 34

Which perspective emphasizes the role of social and cultural influences on behavior?

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sociocultural

Question 35

The process by which we attend to meaningful stimuli and filter out what is irrelevant

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selective attention

Question 36

What factors can reinforce violent behavior?

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behavioralism

Question 37

This theory explains why some visual illusions don't trick those outside the Western world

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carpentered world hypothesis

Question 38

This criteria for abnormal behavior means most people don't experience it.

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unusualness

Question 39

What thoughts can lead to an episode of aggressive behavior?

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cognitive

Question 40

What is the bolded? Researchers study whether plate color affects number of calories consumed.

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Dependent Variable

Question 41

Overriding dimensions that define a person’s personality, few people have traits this strong

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Cardinal Traits

Question 42

What hypnotic experience? A doctor uses hypnosis to control pain during dental work.

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Hypnotic Analgesia

Question 43

What hypnotic experience? After hypnosis, a person quacks when hearing the word duck.

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Post Hypnotic Suggestion

Question 44

Eating disorder involving binging and purging

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Bulemia

Question 45

Theory that says the act of smiling can make you happy

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Facial feedback theory

Question 46

Can aggressive behavior be a result of not being able to reach self-actualization?

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humanistic

Question 47

Julian Rotter said people with ______ locus of control are more successful.

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internal

Question 48

What is the bolded? Researchers study whether uniform color affects number of fouls.

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Independent Variable

Question 49

Which perspective focuses on relationships between biological processes and behavior?

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biological

Question 50

Perception of stimuli presented below the level of conscious awareness

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subliminal perception

Psych Final Review

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Psych Final Review

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