Psych Final Review

What is the branch of psychology that is concerned with the study of abnormal behavior?

what is the process in which information that gets from sensory memory to short-term memory?

The school of psychology called structuralism the awareness of events that takes place in the mind. What is this called?

Choose the BEST term: Intruding thoughts that occur again and afgain; repetitive, ritualistic behavior

A student who is failing but doesn't study because she refuses to believe that the instructor will assign her a F is an

Which of the following is important for punishment to be effective?

Self-actualization is part of which of the following perspectives?

Divergent thinking is a technique of writing down everything that comes to mind about a topic, without revising this is?

What type of development affects our emotional and social lives?

How does a reinforcer impact a behavior?

What are the Big Five personality traits? (Think of the acronym CANOE or OCEAN)

According to Freud, how is the mind divided?

A child learns that whenever he eats all of his dinner he gets a cookie for dessert. What type of learning is this?

In the definition of psychology, what does the term mental processes refer to?

What do psychologists call disorders that are found only in particular cultures?

A teacher passes paper "bucks" that can be traded in at the end of the week for special treats. This an example of

Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory, is a test that asks certain questions several times in different ways

What is the reappearance of a learned response after extinction has occurred?

What are the goals of psychology?

Sallie noticed that when her alarm clock goes off in the morning her dog is standing by her bed salivating wanting food-

What is the correct sequence of the five stages of death and dying according to Elisabeth Kubler-Ross?

What type of behavior does not allow a person to function within, or adapt to, the stresses and everyday demands of life

A girl is being taunted by her so-call "friends" at school & asking them to stop taunting her, she begins to avoid them

Which of the following are considered emotional, as opposed to mental, symptoms of stress?

What is it called when a test is given to a large group that represent the population for whom the test is designed?

Twins meet for the 1st time-Twin 1 is athletic & intelligent, but doesn't put school 1st. 2nd twin is athletic & gets As

When would a therapist be obligated to break confidentiality?

What are the feelings of worth or value in oneself called?

What type of behavior modification might help with a child that is sometimes loud and disruptive in class for attention?

What makes a test reliable?

Of the following is NOT true regarding the ethical guidelines researchers must use when working with human subjects?

Which of these is the most accurate definition of the discipline of psychology?

What is the theory that concepts are universal and influence the development of language?

Which of the following BEST describe the work of Freud?

Which type of mnemonic device is an easy-to-remember word made from the first letters of a list of words to remember?

A school issues tokens to the children for good behavior. Which term below describes the issuing of the token?

What three types of intelligence constitute Sternberg's Triarchic Theory of intelligence?

"That's a cat, can you say cat?"-says a mom. He repeats "cat" & is praised. He sees a tiger on TV & says "Cat!" this is

Where is the best place to take your biology exam to ensure good retrieval of biology concepts?

What did Freud believe was the most important determining factor in human behavior and personality?

Which terms BEST fit the following descriptions?Influence of genetic characteristics-refers to environmental influences

A person who suffers from bipolar disorder alternates between what two moods/emotions?

What do psychologists call disorders that are found only in particular cultures?

What are the strands of chemical elements, arranged in sequences, found in DNA called?

A teacher is doing a study in the development of a sense of humor. She collects data from age groups of 6, 16, 26, 46

People living under stressful condition tend to get sick more than others. How is this phenomenon explained?

What example best match a college students' housing preferences? preference of single rooms; preference of suites

Which of the following is the correct order of Piaget's stages of cognitive development?

Joey experienced a great amount of anger throughout his childhood that he turned inward rather than talking to others

Personal facts and memories of one's personal history are a part of what type of memory?