PSYC1 Harvard Midterm 2 Summer 2022

Question 1

You ran out of bowls at a guest party but your gf thinks to use tubberware. What explains why you did not think of this?

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functional fixedness

Question 2

The 5 levels of Maslows Hierarchy from Top to Bottom

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self-actualizaiton, esteem, belonging, safety, psysiological

Question 3

____ is a psychological state that creates arousal to motivate an organism to satisfy a _____.

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Drive, Need

Question 4

Freud suggested that people act in ways which encourage pleasure and avoid pain. His principle that describes this is

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pleasure principle

Question 5

Which theory of language dev. suggest people are born with specialized language acquisition device in their brains?

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Chomsky's universal grammar theory

Question 6

The system of rules that govern how words are combined into phrases and how phrases are combined to make sentences.

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syntax

Question 7

Socialization has a bigger influence than genes on the capacity for feeling this particular negative emotion.

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Guilt

Question 8

Which of the following explains why a 3 yr old thinks all her friends like goldfish because she likes goldfish?

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Principle of Egocentrisim

Question 9

Some of you were not satisfied with your grades on MT1 relative to how much effort you put into studying. This is due to

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Self-Efficacy

Question 10

Mo yelled at Mike. Mike was yelled at by Mo. Differ in their

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surface structure

Question 11

The __ ToEmotion suggests stimuli elicits a physiological response which we cognitively appraise and label as emotion

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Schachter-Singer

Question 12

Differences in ______ help explain cultural emotional stereotypes, such as loud Americans and cold-bland English.

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Display Rules

Question 13

Name this brain area

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broca's area

Question 14

_____ is when we learn that a stimulus predicts another stimulus.

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classical conditioning

Question 15

If you recall exactly what you did on Mon. night but cant remember the brain lobes- you have excellent __ and poor __.

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episodic, semantic

Question 16

Guilt is an example of a

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secondary emotion

Question 17

When the perception of a stimulus gets transformed into a memory this is called:

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Encoding

Question 18

This type of memory can briefly hold 4-7 pieces of information

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Working Memory

Question 19

____ infant reflex explains why infants automatically turn and suck when a nipple or similar object touches their mouth.

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rooting

Question 20

How do the prefential looking technique and habituation technique give insights into infant minds?

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Infants look longer at unfamiliar objects

Question 21

In the strange situation test, a ___ child doesn't pay attention to the parent when they return.

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insecure/ avoidant

Question 22

Some of you were not satisfied with your grades on MT1 so you came to this review hoping do better. This is due to

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Self-regulation

Question 23

______ is the tendency for bodily functions to maintain equilibrium

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homeostasis

Question 24

Some of you were not satisfied with your grades on MT1 because others did better then you. This is due to

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Achievement motives

Question 25

"Throw Food. Sad Mom" means "I threw my food. Mom is sad." This types of infant speech is called

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Telegraphic Speech

Question 26

_ intelligence is the ability to think logically about abstract concepts & __ intelligence is accumulated knowledge.

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fluid, crystallized

Question 27

_ Theory decribes how strength of association btw. 2 stimuli depends on how unexpected the unconditioned stimulus is.

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Rescorla-Wagner Model

Question 28

The _____ theory of emotion suggests that an external stimulus leads to a physiological reaction which leads to emotion.

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James-Lange

Question 29

Which of the following is NOT a need?

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hunger

Question 30

____ decreases a behavioral response, which ___ increases it.

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habituation, sensitization

Question 31

T/F the Primacy Effect is thought to be due to short-term memory.

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False

Question 32

Lil is worried about moving to a new city b/c she anticipates having no friends, despite being outgoing. Lil is bad at

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affective forecasting

Question 33

This theory hypothesizes that those without language are incapable of thought.

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Linguistic Relativity Theory

Question 34

You buy a packet of Magic the Gathering cards each week. Some contain rare cards others not. What type of reinforcement?

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Variable, Ratio

Question 35

The neural process involved when memories are recalled and then stored again.

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reconsolidation

Question 36

_____ is the basic sounds of speech that make up the building blocks of language.

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Phonemes

Question 37

The _______ theory of emotion suggest that we feel emotions and experience physiological reactions simultaneously.

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Cannon-Bard

Question 38

Name this brain area.

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wernicke's area

Question 39

_ occurs when people rely on the first piece of info they encounter or on information that comes most quickly to mind.

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Anchoring

Question 40

___ amnesia affects your memory for events before a brain injury, while ___ affects it after an injury.

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retrograde, anterograde

Question 41

Display rules govern how and when people exhibit emotions. They are learned through

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socialization

Question 42

____ argues that extrinsic rewards may reduce intrinsic value because such rewards undermines peoples choice.

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self-determination theory

Question 43

Below is the Circumplex Map of Emotion. In this model, emotions are plotted along two continuums: ________ and _______.

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Valence, Arousal

Question 44

In the strange situation test, a ____ child is distressed when the attachment figure leaves

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secure

Question 45

In _____ REINFORCEMENT SOMETHING IS ADDED WHILE IN _____ REINFORCEMENT SOMETHING IS TAKEN AWAY

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positive, negative

Question 46

One study showed that men on a scary bridge were more likely to call women than men on a fixed bridge. This demonstrates

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Misattribution of Arousal

Question 47

_____ consist of one or more ______

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Morphemes, Phonemes

Question 48

______ describes the relationship between quality of performance and arousal. Arousal is useful up to a certain point.

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Yerkes-Dodson Law

Question 49

Sports trophies, salaries and customer loyalty discounts are examples of _____

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incentives

Question 50

Which of the following explains why a child might want a tall 8oz glass of juice instead of a short 8oz glass?

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Law of Conservation of Quantity

Question 51

Jan doesn't know how to hold her newborn niece but rather than ask, she just watches her MIL before trying. This shows

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modeling

Question 52

Better recall for early items in a list is due to the _ effect, while better recall for late items is due to __ effect.

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primacy, recency

Question 53

Which is NOT considered a major theory of emotion?

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Maslow's Fast and Slow Theory

Question 54

Taking on more responsibility at work because you enjoy being challenged and feeling accomplished is an example of

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intrinsic motivaiton

Question 55

The ___ effect is the idea that the ability to recall items from a list depends on the order or presentation

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serial position

Question 56

When a child learns the word for dog, they start to call all four-legged animals dogs. This is _____.

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Assimilation

Question 57

Im trying to learn Spanish right now but my primary school French classes keep confusing me - this is an example of

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Proactive Interference

Question 58

Phrases can be broken down into _____; Words can be broken down into _______.

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Morphemes, Phonemes

Question 59

I bombed my first neuro midterm in college. Now, I am now in a PhD program in Neuroscience. This is an example of

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Grit

Question 60

The bear was chased by the lion. The lion chased the bear. Have the same ____

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deep structure

Question 61

_____is when we learn that behavior leads to a certain outcome.

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operant conditioning

Question 62

A teacher "making an example" out of a student for cheating, is hoping to teach other students as well through _____.

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Vicarious Learning

Question 63

Maslows said "A musician must make music...if he is to be ultimately at peace with himself" This idea embodies what...

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Self-Actualization

PSYC1 Harvard Midterm 2 Summer 2022

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PSYC1 Harvard Midterm 2 Summer 2022

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