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According to the APA are learning styles real?
No, they are a myth
A child thinks she is bad at math then ends up doing badly in math. This is an example of a
Self-fulfilling prophecy
Conservatives/Liberals who only watch Fox News/MSNBC may be susceptible to
Confirmation bias
The tendency of behavior to influence our own and other's’ thoughts, feelings, and actions
Behavior feedback effect
What state passed the world’s first Eugenics sterilization law in 1907?
Indiana
What state sterilized the most Americans and a disproportionately high number of Mexican-Americans?
California
The study of the relative power and limits of genetic and environmental influences on behavior
Behavior genetics
The study of how environments can influence genetic expression (How genes work)
Epigenetics
The study of the evolution of behavior and the mind, using the principle of natural selection
Evolutionary psychology
Name all 6 contemporary approaches to psychology
Behaviorism, biological, cognitive, humanism, psychoanalytic, social
Name the famous psychologist who believed unconscious sexual urges influence conscious behavior
Sigmund Freud
Psychoanalytic psychology was created by whom?
Sigmund Freud
Sigmund Freud compared the mind to what large natural object?
An iceberg
The biggest criticism of psychoanalytic psychology is that it is what
Unscientific
Who was Sigmund Freud’s nephew
Edward Bernays
Sigmund Freud believed women suffer from what
Penis envy
Karen Horney believed men suffered from what
Womb envy
Edward Bernays used psychoanalytic psychology to convince women to do what
Smoke
Psychologist who said free will was a fiction
B.F. Skinner
A teacher who awards her students extra credit for arriving on time to class is using what kind of psychology
Behaviorism
Kind of behavioral therapy; person is conditioned to associate an unpleasant state (such as nausea) with an unwanted behavior (such as drinking alcohol)
Aversive conditioning
Behavioral treatment method used in conversion therapy to “cure” people of homosexuality
Aversive conditioningThe
The encoding of a memory that requires attention and conscious effort
Effortful processing
Failing to see visible objects when our attention is directed elsewhere
Inattentional blindness
Memory of facts and experiences that we can consciously know and “declare”, aka declarative memory
Explicit memory
What term refers to the ability of the brain to from new connections in response to learning or experience?
Plasticity
Which approach to psychology believes all people have a need for personal growth and a need to fulfill their unique potential?
Humanism
What kind of psychological therapy teaches that active listening, empathy, and unconditional love can change a person’s behavior for the better?
Humanism
Empathetic listening in which the listener echoes, restates, and seeks clarification. A feature of Rogers’ person-centered therapy
Active listening
The view that intelligence, abilities and talents are unchangeable, even with effort
Fixed mindset
The belief that a person’s abilities and intelligence can be developed through dedication and hard work
Growth mindset
In psychology, passion and perseverance in the pursuit of long-term goals
Grit
Abraham Maslow’s levels of human needs. often visualized as a pyramid
Hierarchy of Needs
What is the key word for psychoanalytic psychology
Unconscious
What is the key word for behavioral psychology
Learning
What is the key word for cognitive psychology?
Thinking
What is the key word for social psychology
groups
What is the key word for humanistic psychology
self
What is the key word for biological psychology
the brain
What kind of psychologist might explain that introverted behavior is a product of free will
Humanism
What kind of psychologist might explain that introverted behavior is caused by rewards and punishments?
behaviorism
What kind of psychologist might explain that introverted behavior is a product of a repressed memory of trauma in childhood?
psychoanalysis
What kind of psychologist might explain that introverted behavior is a product of how a person thinks about herself
Cognitive
What kind of psychologist might explain that introverted behavior as a product of a person’s genes?
biological
What kind of psychologist might explain that introverted behavior is a product of a person’s cultural norms
social
An approach to psychotherapy that uses the best techniques from various psychological approaches
Eclectic approach
Kind of psychologist who deals with such issues as substance abuse and the mental health of children
Clinical psychologist
Kind of psychologist that works with clients who have less serious mental health issues
counseling psychologist
Kind of psychologist who applies psychological principles to civil and criminal legal issues.
Forensic psychologist
Kind of psychologist who deals with common workplace issues such as increasing worker productivty
Industrial/organizational psychologist
