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.