Final Study Deck Flashcards

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

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biology

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Correlation is a measure of the extent to which two factors

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vary together

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3
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Which major force in psychology emphasized unconscious thought processes?

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Freudian psychology

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4
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A theory is an organized set of principles that __observations and __ events.

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Organizes

Predicts

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5
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Correlational research is most useful for purposes of

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prediction

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6
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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

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7
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Which of the following methods is most helpful for clarifying cause-effect relationships?

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The experiment

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8
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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

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9
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Discerning the unstated assumptions and values that underlie conclusions best illustrates__ which is an important learning tool.

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critical thinking

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10
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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

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11
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Which perspective most clearly focuses on how we learn observable responses?

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Behavioral

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12
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Our tendency to believe we know more than we do illustrates

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Overconfidence

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13
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Three key attitudes of scientific inquiry are

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curiosity, skepticism, and humility

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14
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In an experimental study of the effects of anxiety on self-esteem, anxiety would be the __variable.

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Independent

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15
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Contemporary psychology is best defined as A science of

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behavior and mental processes

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16
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The enduring traditions, anitudes, ideas, values, and behavior shared by a group of people constitutes their

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Culture

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17
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In a psychological experiment, the factor that may be influenced by the manipulated experimental treatment is called the _ variable.

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dependent

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18
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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

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19
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A testable prediction that is often implied by a theory is called a(n)

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Hypothesis

20
Q

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

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critical thinking

21
Q

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

22
Q

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

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spontaneous recovery

23
Q

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

24
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The acquisition of mental information by observing events, by watching others, or through:

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Cognitive learning

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A fixed-interval schedule of reinforcement is one in which a response is reinforced only after a(n)
specified time period has elapsed
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Any stimulus that, when removed after a response, strengthens the response is called a(n)
negative reinforcer
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Any stimulus that when presented after a response, strengthens the response is called a(n):
positive reinforcer
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Resistance to extinction is most strongly encouraged by
intermittent conditioned
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We are most likely to imitate the behavior of models if we observe that their actions are
followed by reinforcement
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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:
discrimination
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Watson and Rayner's study of Little Albert demonstrated how specific fears
may be produced through classical conditioning
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Children of abusive parents often team to be aggressive by imitating their parents. This illustrates the importance of:
observational learning
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Conditioning is the process of:
learning associations
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A young child who is spanked after running into the street learns not to repeat this behavior. In this case, the spanking is:
Positive punishment.
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In classical conditioning the NS becomes a________ after it reliably signals the impending occurrences of the __________.
CS; US
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In which form of learning is behavior influenced by its consequences?
operant conditioning
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Mirror neurons are believed by some scientists to provide a biological basis for:
observational learning
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An event that strengthens the behavior it follows is a(n)
reinforcement.
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A partial reinforcement schedule that reinforces a response that occurs after an unpredictable period of time is a _______ schedule.
variable-interval
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Jordan is frightened by the sound of a train whistle. The sound is a(n)
stimulus
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Psychologists define learning as the process of:
acquiring new and relatively enduring information or behaviors
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In classical conditioning, a stimulus that elicits no response before conditioning is called a(n):
neutral stimulus.
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A child's learned fear at the sight of a hypodermic needle is a(n)
conditioned response.
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Dogs conditioned to salivate to stimulation of the thigh also begin to salivate when stimulated on other body parts. This best illustrates:
generalization
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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:
immediate reinforcement