Psych Final Exam

In which group of children did scientists find results similar to those in Harlow’s monkey experiments?

Which of the following best describes "free association"?

Erik Erikson's theories are similar to those of Sigmund Freud in that: 

Who developed the Cognitive Problem Solving View of dream analysis?

What is developmental psychology?

This research method observes subjects with little interference in their "natural habitat".

What does a descriptive study attempt to do?

 Gland that secretes androgen hormones, including testosterone and estrogen

What does tabula rasa refer to?

What emotion did psychologist Harry Harlow want to study?

Research finds that violent criminals watch violent TV, suggests __ correlation b/t TV violence/committing violence

 Gland involved in regulating the body's sugar levels

What is binocular disparity?

What is longitudinal research?

______ is a term used describe all the mental processes involved in acquiring, storing, and using knowledge. 

What is psychobiology?

This method uses questionnaires/interviews to collect info about peoples attitudes, beliefs,feelings,behaviors,lifestyle

According to Erikson, __________ is the single most important conflict we face. 

The Central Nervous System consists of the __________ and __________

What is developmental psychology?

______ has regulatory areas for thirst, hunger, body temperature, water balance, and blood pressure. 

_____ was the most forceful leader of behaviorism who coined the term "operant conditioning." 

Scientists first began to understand how drugs work on the brain with what discovery?

Both Sigmund Freud and John Watson stressed the importance of __________ in child development. 

Transforming sensory information into meaningful perceptions involves:

Piaget noted that younger children frequently answer questions differently than older children because they

When did the study of child development begin in earnest?

What is a monochromat?

A _________ is the functional unit of the nervous system.

What is symbolic play?

To test cause and effect you must use which kind of research? 

Freud/Skinner theories suggest personality develops in stages influenced by__ drives & conscious/unconscious experiences

What is absolute threshold?

Which of the following is the positive outcome of Stage 2 in of Erikson's developmental model?

The Muller-Lyer illusion and the Ponzo illusion are both examples of what?

 Gland that regulates the sleep-wake cycle

Introspection is a method of investigation developed by:

Which of the following best describes the ego? 

What is the major implication in studying attachment theory?

 Gland that produces hormones that control the rate at which cells burn fuels from food

Which metaphor did Sigmund Freud use to explain how the mind works?

 Gland that secretes chemicals that dramatically alter energy levels

 Gland that controls and balances levels of calcium and phosphate in blood and tissue fluids

Having been discredited, the British Phrenological Society disbanded in:

Phrenology is the idea that mental faculties are located in brain organs on the surface of the brain and are visible __

____ introduced the concept of maternal deprivation.

According to Piaget’s model, what is assimilation?

When psychologists began to seriously assess child development, they did it from the perspective of: 

Which of the following is considered by many to be the biggest advancement in sleep study?

This research method is an intensive study of a person or a group.