Psych 101 Sem

What is positive transfer?

When a second task is easier because it resembles the first task.

What is forgetting?

When info is not immediately available in your mind.

What happens when you have a memory task that takes too long?

Your performance level goes down.

What are learn while you sleep programs?

These don't work at all.

What is sensory memory?

This kind of memory takes in every detail but degrades immediately.

What is rote rehearsal?

The worst memory technique that you can use.

What can cause forgetting?

Cell death and having a memory trace overwritten.

What is serial positioning?

This is what it's called when you remember things in the order they occurred.

What is amnesia?

This kind of forgetting mostly occurs due to psychological reasons.

How do humans mostly learn?

By seeing others' behavior.

What is W.I.S.C.?

The IQ test given to children.

At what age did Freud think humans stop developing?

Age 12.

What is puberty?

The time when significant physiological development occurs.

What did Kohlberg think about moral development?

Very few people could reach the final stage of moral development.

What is a monozygotic twin?

Two people from one egg.

What is a gene?

The basic unit of heredity.

What are chromosomes?

Coils of DNA.

What is the first stage of human speech?

Babbling.

Who was Noam Chomsky?

Not a psychologist.

What is a critical period?

A time when language must be learned.

Why is behaviorism a weak explanation for language?

Because it takes too long.

What is telegraphic speech?

Talking in 2 or 3 word sentences.

What is a dependent variable?

This is the variable that you measure at the end of an experiment.

What does the hippocampus do?

Processes memory.

What is the correlation between eating disorders and sexual abuse?

There is a high correlation.

What is muscle tissue?

Where an anorexic's body gets fuel.

How do people with eating disorders see themselves?

Always see themselves as being fat.

What is identity formation?

What an adolescent spends most of their time on.

At what age range do people reassess their lives?

40-59.

When does the 'empty nest' syndrome occur?

When children finally move away.

What age group comprises the fastest growing segment of the population?

People aged 60-70 years old.

What role does exercise play in aging?

Keeps you more healthy through old age.

What percentage of anorexics will become bulimic?

50 percent.

What did Jimmy Carter start doing at age 60?

Mountain climbing.

What is hospice care for?

Terminally ill patients.

What is the default gender of mammals?

Female unless hormones affect the fetus.

What is XYY?

Super Males.

What is the effect of strict parenting?

May have masculine children.

What do men rank higher than women?

Physical attractiveness.

What is personality?

A fixed pattern of behavior.

What is MMPI-2?

A personality test.

What is the Rorschach inkblot test?

A projective test.

What is egocentrism?

When a person thinks that the universe revolves around them alone.

What is borderline personality?

This person has a very hard time with intimate relationships.

What is antisocial personality?

Has no respect for the rights of others.

What do people with abnormal personality traits not realize?

That they have them.

What is difficult for a therapist?

Working with people who have personality disorders.

What do people with personality disorders do in public?

Hide them.

What is the ASVAB?

An aptitude test.

What is test reliability?

You get about the same score each time you take it.

What are the three measures of central tendency?

Mean, Median, and Mode.

What is standoutishness?

You look very different from other people.

Who thought up the term Fight or Flight?

Walter Cannon.

What is neurosis?

A person has unfounded worries all the time.

What may people who cannot cope with stress abuse?

Drugs and alcohol.

What are the key descriptors of schizophrenia?

Hallucinations and Delusions.

What is a delusion?

You think you're involved in something (but you're not).

What is negotiation?

Where both sides cooperate to get what they want.

What happens in a negotiation where both sides get only part of what they want?

In cooperation.

What do amphetamines do?

Flood the brain with Dopamine.

What is a type A personality associated with?

Increased risk of Heart disease.

What is a background stressor?

A small stress that's around you all the time.

What is a human's coping ability?

Is finite and limited.

What can overusing amphetamines lead to?

Paranoia.

What is tolerance?

You need more of a drug to get the same effect.

What are narcotics?

Are used as pain killers.

What do all narcotics come from?

The Asian poppy plant.

What can natural stress in small amounts do?

Can increase your performance level.

What is the challenge with many mental disorders?

Direct cause cannot be determined.

What are the three qualifiers for abnormal behavior?

Atypical, Unjustifiable, Dysfunctional.

Where would you find eating disorders?

Under anxiety disorders.

What disorders would you find under mood disorders?

Alcohol abuse.

What is agoraphobia?

Feeling of vulnerability while in open spaces.

What is an obsession?

A compulsive thought that keeps going through your head.

What is Munchausen syndrome?

People who hurt themselves to get sympathy.

What does 'crazy' mean in psychology?

Has no meaning.

What is psychosis?

Total break with reality.

What are Xanax and Valium?

Benzodiazepines.

What is a catatonic state?

A person is unwilling to interact with others.

What is a 5150?

Involuntary 72 hour hold.

What is the McNaughton Rule?

You did not know right from wrong.

Who did John Hinckley Jr. shoot for?

Jodie Foster.

What is the Durham Rule?

Innocent due to mental defect.

What does lack of natural sunlight lead to?

Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD).

What can a therapist do during a Tarasoff warning?

Break confidentiality to call Police.

What is word salad?

A psychotic speaks but you don't understand what they say.

What happens during a fugue?

A person loses their memory and wanders off a long way.

What is a 'waste basket diagnosis' that insurance will usually cover?

Generalized anxiety disorder.

What does a psychiatrist have that a psychologist does not?

Medical degree, prescribe medication.

What is free association?

You say the first thing that comes into mind.

What is psychotherapy?

This therapy takes a very long time to complete.

What is a token economy?

Patient saves tokens to gain a reward later.

What is dysfunctional behavior in behaviorism?

Has been learned by the patient.

What does group therapy seem to work well in?

Grief counseling.

What does behavioral therapy seem to work best with?

Fears / phobias.

What does rational emotive therapy use to control emotions?

Reason.

What did statistical research find about psychotherapy?

Psychotherapy was better than nothing at all.

What is psychopharmacology?

Using drugs to control behavior.