Final Study Deck

Question 1

The young science of psychology developed from the more established fields of
philosophy and

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biology

Question 2

Correlation is a measure of the extent to which two factors

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vary together

Question 3

Which major force in psychology emphasized unconscious thought processes?

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Freudian psychology

Question 4

A theory is an organized set of principles that __observations and __ events.

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Organizes

Predicts

Question 5

Correlational research is most useful for purposes of

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prediction

Question 6

In an experimental study, men with erectile dysfunction received either Viagra or a
placebo. In this study, the drug dosage (none versus peak dose) was the

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independent variable

Question 7

Which of the following methods is most helpful for clarifying cause-effect relationships?

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The experiment

Question 8

If participants in the experimental group of a drug treatment study are much younger
than participants in the control group, the age of the research participants is a(n)

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confounding variable

Question 9

Discerning the unstated assumptions and values that underlie conclusions best illustrates__ which is an important learning tool.

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critical thinking

Question 10

Suppose that people who watch a lot of violence on TV are also particularly likely behave aggressively. This relationship would NOT necessarily indicate that watching violence influences aggressive behavior because

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association does not prove causation

Question 11

Which perspective most clearly focuses on how we learn observable responses?

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Behavioral

Question 12

Our tendency to believe we know more than we do illustrates

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Overconfidence

Question 13

Three key attitudes of scientific inquiry are

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curiosity, skepticism, and humility

Question 14

In an experimental study of the effects of anxiety on self-esteem, anxiety would be the __variable.

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Independent

Question 15

Contemporary psychology is best defined as A science of

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behavior and mental processes

Question 16

The enduring traditions, anitudes, ideas, values, and behavior shared by a group of people constitutes their

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Culture

Question 17

In a psychological experiment, the factor that may be influenced by the manipulated experimental treatment is called the _ variable.

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dependent

Question 18

The nature-nurture issue refers to the debate over the relative contributions that __make to the development of psychology traits.

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Genes and experience

Question 19

A testable prediction that is often implied by a theory is called a(n)

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Hypothesis

Question 20

A questioning attitude regarding psychologists’ assumptions and hidden values best
illustrates

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critical thinking

Question 21

Recognizing that one of your friends is feeling angry and that another friend is feeling sad llustrates an ability known as:

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theory of mind

Question 22

The reappearance, after a time lapse, of an extinguished CR is called

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spontaneous recovery

Question 23

Five-year-old Trevor is emotionally disturbed and refuses to communicate with anyone. To get him to speak, his teacher initially gives him candy for any utterance, then only for a clearly spoken word, and finally only for a complete sentence. The teacher is using the method of

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shaping

Question 24

The acquisition of mental information by observing events, by watching others, or through:

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Cognitive learning

Question 25

A fixed-interval schedule of reinforcement is one in which a response is reinforced only after a(n)

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specified time period has elapsed

Question 26

Any stimulus that, when removed after a response, strengthens the response is called a(n)

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negative reinforcer

Question 27

Any stimulus that when presented after a response, strengthens the response is called a(n):

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positive reinforcer

Question 28

Resistance to extinction is most strongly encouraged by

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intermittent conditioned

Question 29

We are most likely to imitate the behavior of models if we observe that their actions are

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followed by reinforcement

Question 30

Your heart may race when you are confronted by a lion but not when you are approached by akitten. This best illustrates the adaptive value of:

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discrimination

Question 31

Watson and Rayner’s study of Little Albert demonstrated how specific fears

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may be produced through classical conditioning

Question 32

Children of abusive parents often team to be aggressive by imitating their parents. This illustrates the importance of:

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observational learning

Question 33

Conditioning is the process of:

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learning associations

Question 34

A young child who is spanked after running into the street learns not to repeat this behavior. In this case, the spanking is:

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Positive punishment.

Question 35

In classical conditioning the NS becomes a________ after it reliably signals the impending occurrences of the __________.

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CS; US

Question 36

In which form of learning is behavior influenced by its consequences?

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operant conditioning

Question 37

Mirror neurons are believed by some scientists to provide a biological basis for:

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observational learning

Question 38

An event that strengthens the behavior it follows is a(n)

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reinforcement.

Question 39

A partial reinforcement schedule that reinforces a response that occurs after an unpredictable period of time is a _______ schedule.

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variable-interval

Question 40

Jordan is frightened by the sound of a train whistle. The sound is a(n)

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stimulus

Question 41

Psychologists define learning as the process of:

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acquiring new and relatively enduring information or behaviors

Question 42

In classical conditioning, a stimulus that elicits no response before conditioning is called a(n):

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neutral stimulus.

Question 43

A child’s learned fear at the sight of a hypodermic needle is a(n)

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conditioned response.

Question 44

Dogs conditioned to salivate to stimulation of the thigh also begin to salivate when stimulated on other body parts. This best illustrates:

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generalization

Question 45

Giving a hungry rat food for pressing a bar before the rat has a chance to engage in other incidental behaviors like running or scratching best illustrates:

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immediate reinforcement