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Ch 8-10 (PSY 101) Flashcards

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1
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touching a dead body

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necrophilia

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2
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a person has 1 gene for cystic fibrosis but doesnt have the disease

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recessive disorder

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3
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__% of men and __% of women are predominantly homosexual

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9

5

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4
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Sam won’t go to school because of a huge pimple. She’s a victim of

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imaginary audience

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in the ___ reflex, baby moves its head forward any light touch to its face

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rooting

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6
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spongelike organ that provides nourishment for baby and filters away waste

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fallopian tubes

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7
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not a recommendation for preventing STDs

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assume partner will take care of prevention

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8
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male & females math and verbal skill differences maybe psychological and social issues rather than biology because

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differences have decreased in recent years

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9
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will not lead to increased happiness

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focusing on oneself

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10
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___ therapy predicts people with spinal cord injuries would show decreased emotion

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James-lange

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11
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in gender schema theory, gender identity

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first forms as a mental concept of boy or girl

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12
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pedophiles are not

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typically older men

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13
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Maslow says to become self actualized, must first satisfy

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basic need such as food and safety

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14
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unlike anorexics, bulimics

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can look normal weight

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15
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from pre-k to middle childhood, big changes in capacity of short term memory are likely due to increased use of

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control strategies

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16
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people with obesity in family have ___ the risk of becoming obese

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double or triple

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17
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rebellion in teens most likely outcome of __ parenting

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authoritarian

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18
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not a male stereotyped characteristic

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changeable

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19
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in Schachter and Singers classic study, participants were physically aroused by

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receiving epinephrine

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20
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STD not caused by bacterial infection

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genital herpes

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21
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people always looking for a challenge are in need of

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achievement

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22
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represents dizygotic twins

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2 eggs get fertilized by 2 different sperm

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23
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differences between age groups would cause most problems for ___ developmental research method

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cross-sectional

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24
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an infant can sit fully with no support

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6 months

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25
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orgasm occurs in

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phase three

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26
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hold cup up to mom and say “milk”

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holophrase

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27
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the refectory period is

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a man cannot have another erection

28
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decline in testosterone in 40s

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andropause

29
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when eating, pancreas releases

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insulin

30
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leptin is

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hormone

31
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sensation seeking may be

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acquired over time

32
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in Erkinsons crisis of ___ children are developing a sense os competence and self esteem

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industry vs inferiority

33
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baby had small head, facial deformations and mentally retarded. mom must have

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drank alcohol

34
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critical period for pregnancy

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embryonic period

35
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ADHD

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symptoms in adulthood are similar to those in childhood

36
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not a survey of sexual behavior

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masters and Johnsons study

37
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Erikson’s 5th stage of psychosocial development

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identity vs role confusion

38
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in __ syndrome, the 23rd pair of chromosomes is missing and X (infertile females)

A

Turner’s

39
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Which Piaget’s stages does child become capable of understanding conversation

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concrete operational

40
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according to Vygotsky, giving a child help in form of leading questions and providing examples is called

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scaffolding

41
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According to Kubler-Ross, when bargaining fails, ___usually results

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depression

42
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primary sex characteristics

A

they directly involved in human reproduction

43
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not a risk associates with failing to get child immunized

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child becomes immune to the disease

44
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collagen becomes less elastic as aged. good example of ___ theory of aging

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wear and tear

45
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woman experiences intense contractions of vaginal muscles

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vaginismus

46
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may provide clues to anorexia and bulimia

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serotonin

47
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___ is more of a timing problem

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premature ejaculation

48
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possesses both masculine and feminine personality traits that are typically positive

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androgynous

49
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intersexed person is

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person born with ambiguous sexual organs

50
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approach to motivation that forced psychologists to consider hereditary factors in motivation was the ___ approach

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instinct

51
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by age 5, brain is at __% of adult weight

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90

52
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the human brain

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can respond to threat before its conscious of the threat

53
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crisis of middle adulthood, according to Erikson

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generativity vs stagnation

54
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newborn’s fully developed sense at birth

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touch

55
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bisexual people

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can be either male or female

56
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rate at which body burns energy at rest

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basal metabolic rate

57
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a person is not said to have AIDS until

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T-cell count is below a certain level

58
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not onw of the 3 areas affected by sexual dysfunctions

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sexual reproduction

59
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theory of emotion that owes a lot to Darwins work is the ____ theory

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facial feedback

60
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cultures expectations for male and female behaviors

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gender roles

61
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need for money is an example of a(n) ___ drive

A

acquired

62
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structure in brain that, when damaged, causes rats to stop eating ___.

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lateral hypothalamus

63
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girls who were exposed to masculinizing hormones prenatally

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became more feminine as they grew older

64
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vision and hearing begin to decline

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30s

65
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touching or rubbing against an unwilling person

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frotteurism

66
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in strage situations, __ babies were clinging and unwilling to explore

A

ambivalent

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