PSY 101 FINAL EXAM

Who proposed a hierarchy of needs that spans motives ranging from the biological to the individual to the social?

What were the 2 attitudes toward life that Carl Jung proposed (considered his most important contributions)?

Which lobe of the brain is located at the back of the brain?

Fluid intelligence is characterized by _____.

What is the recommended amount of sleep for persons between the ages of 18-25 years of age, according to the textbook?

_____ is a consistent difficulty in falling or staying asleep for at least 3 nights/week over a month's time.

Which of the following class(es) of drugs is psychologically addicting?

Julian Rotter proposed the concept of locus of control, which refers to our beliefs about the power we have over _____.

Person feels nervous, restless, or tense and has a sense of impending danger/doom

The self-referencing effect refers to _____.

Philip Zimbardo's Stanford Prison Experiment demonstrated the power of _____.

_____ is the perspective within psychology that emphasizes the potential for good that is innate to all humans.

_____ is the idea that, even if something is out of sight, it still exists.

Which of the following is/are included in Karen Horney's coping styles?

Who was the 1st psychologist to use psychology in advertising?

Conversion from sensory stimulus energy to action potential is known as _____.

Which theorist proposed that moral thinking proceeds through a series of stages?

Characterized by excessive restriction of food intake; person starves themself

Which lobe of the brain is located in the front of the brain?

Relative to those with low levels of social support, individuals with high levels of social support _____.

Which of the following is an example of an artificial concept?

_____ is when our recollection of the past are done in a self-enhancing manner (making us look better).

Which of the following findings was NOT a result of the Kinsey study?

Cognitive psychology focuses on the study of _____.

_____ is a memory store of brief sensory events, such as sights, sounds, and tastes.

When it comes to buying clothes, teens often follow social norms. This is likely motivated by _____.

Who is known as the father of psychology in the U.S. & was an important contributor to early research into motivation?

The concept of learned helplessness was created by Seligman to explain the _____.

Involves extreme shifts in emotion; person is at greater risk of suicide and self-injurious behavior

Who compared the mind to an iceberg, stating that 1/10 of our mind is conscious, while the rest is unconscious?

Making internal attributions for your successes and external ones for your failures is an example of _____.

What scientist is best known for his experiments in classical conditioning, involving dogs and salivation?

A cultural _____ governs the types and frequencies of displays of emotions that are acceptable.

Grasping a toy, writing with a pencil, and using s poon are examples of _____.

Which lobe of the brain is located on the sides of the brain (around the temples)?

Which type of bias involves relying on a faulty stereotype to make a decision?

_____ are unconscious protective behaviors that work to reduce anxiety (i.e., denial, projection, repression).

_____ refers to the # of waves that pass a given point in a given time period, and is often expressed in hertz (Hz).

Social psychology focuses on _____ in predicting human behavior.

Marked by a lack of conscience regarding good vs. bad; person lacks remorse

Person experiences loss of pleasure/interest in activity, sadness, irritability, and emptiness

According to Freud, the unconscious ___ operates on the pleasure principle and is present from birth.

A(n) ___ culture focuses on individual achievement, while a(n) ___ culture focuses on communal relationships with others

_____ refers to the long-standing traits and patterns leading people to think, feel, and behave in specific ways.

What aspect of an office workstation would a human factors psychologist be concerned about?

Which lobe of the brain is located on the top of the brain?

How is lifespan development defined?

Who created the very first modern hospice?

Which is the correct order of stages in Kubler-Ross' 5-stage model of grief?

Negative effects of stress are most likely to be experienced when an event is perceived as _____.

Involves a "splitting" of the personality; there is a main personality and 1+ "alter" personalities

The 3 functions of memory are _____.

Whose was the theory of evolution by natural selection?

There are 4 lobes in the brain: frontal, parietal, temporal, and occipital.

In _____ parenting style, parents are indifferent, uninvolved, and sometimes referred to as neglectful.

Characterized by bursts of excessive food intake, coupled with behaviors to make up for binging

Cognitive _____, (theory-of-mind), relates to the ability to take the perspective others and feel concern for others.

An ongoing pattern of inattention and/or hyperactivity-impulsivity that causes impairment.

Which of Erikson's psychosocial stages consists of experimenting with and developing one's identity and roles?

An event schema is also known as a cognitive _____.

Which of the following is the correct order of prenatal development?

Marcus mows the yard of his elderly neighbor each week for $50. What type of motivation is this?