FRQ Words

Question 1

Dependent Variable

Answer 1

A dependent variable is the behavior or metal process that is being measured.

Question 2

Hypothesis

Answer 2

A hypothesis is an assumption or prediction of how two or more factors or variables are likely to be related.

Question 3

Independent variable

Answer 3

An independent variable is the factor that the researcher is changing or manipulating.

Question 4

Confounding Variable

Answer 4

Confounding variables are any variable other than the independent variable that is different between the experimental group and the control group that may influence the results of the experiment.

Question 5

Operational definition

Answer 5

An operational definition is a description of the specific procedure being used to determine the presence of a variable.

Question 6

Single blind study

Answer 6

A single blind study is an experiment where the participants do not know if they are in the experimental group or the control group but the researcher does.

Question 7

Random assignment

Answer 7

Random assignment is when all people selected to be in an experiment have an equal chance of being assigned to the experimental group or the control group.

Question 8

P score

Answer 8

The P Score is a descriptive statistic that shows the likelihood that the findings of an experiment are due to chance.

Question 9

Post traumatic stress disorder

Answer 9

Post traumatic stress disorder happens as a result of a traumatic event that has severe and long lasting after effects like flashbacks and reoccurring nightmares.

Question 10

Conversion disorder

Answer 10

Conversion disorder is when emotional difficulties are turned into the loss of physical functioning with no actual physical damage or explanation

Question 11

Insanity

Answer 11

Insanity is legally not understanding right from wrong.

Question 12

Psychoanalytic

Answer 12

Psychoanalytic is a field of psychology based on Sigmund Freud‘s beliefs about internal conflicts in the unconscious mind stemming from early childhood traumas.

Question 13

Personality disorders

Answer 13

Personality disorders are marked by people who are abnormal to society because they cannot establish meaningful relationships, assume social responsibilities, or adapt to their social environment.

Question 14

Anxiety

Answer 14

Anxiety is a vague feeling that one is in danger but the source of the anxiety really doesn’t warrant such fear.

Question 15

Abnormal behavior

Answer 15

Abnormal behavior is any behavior that society deems to be not normal.

Question 16

Learned helplessness

Answer 16

Learned helplessness is when a person believes they have no control over events that are happening in their lives so they give up trying to change negative aspects of their life.

Question 17

Biological (therapy)

Answer 17

Believe abnormal behavior results from neural chemical imbalances, abnormalities in the brain structure or possibly some genetic predisposition.

Question 18

Psychoanalytic (therapy)

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Psychoanalysis involves going back to discover the roots of problems

Question 19

Catharsis

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The release of emotional tension after remembering or relieving an emotionally charged experience from the past.

Question 20

Client centered therapy

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Client centered therapy is a form of humanistic therapy with a therapist would just listen, have the client repeat and clarify information about the their problems, and allow the client to come to the realization on their own.

Question 21

Behavioral (therapy)

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Behavioral therapy is abnormal behavior is the result of maladaptive behavior learned through faulty rewards or punishment.

Question 22

Psychiatrist

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Psychiatrist is a person who is able to prescribe medication to a patient based on the patient psychological symptoms.

Question 23

Rational, emotive therapy

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Rational emotive therapy is when the therapist has a client confront irrational thoughts by discussing their actions, their beliefs about these actions, and the consequences of those beliefs.

Question 24

Incentive theory

Answer 24

Incentive theory is a form of motivation they give someone a reason to reaching achievement what is the reason be intrinsic or extrinsic.

Question 25

Overjustification effect

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Over justification effect is when given a reward for doing something intrinsic people begin to see the reward as the motivation to perform a task instead of the intrinsic rewards.

Question 26

Affiliation motive

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Affiliation motive is a form of motivation that comes from the need to be with other people.

Question 27

Cognitive appraisal theory

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Cognitive appraisal theory is our emotional experience depends on our interpretation of the situation.

Question 28

Han’s Selye’s General Adaption Syndrome

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Han’s Selye’s General Adaption Syndrome is a three stage theory of alarm, resistance and exhaustion which describes our bodies reaction to stress.

Question 29

Stress coping strategies

Answer 29

To lesson stress through physical exercise, seeking the social support of friends or finding help through religious organizations in prayer to accept the problem.

Question 30

Yerkes Dodson Law

Answer 30

Yerkes Dodson Law is a law that states that we usually perform most activities best when moderately aroused.

Question 31

Cardinal trait

Answer 31

A cardinal trait is a defining characteristic in a small number of us that dominates and shapes all of our behavior.

Question 32

Locus of control

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Locus of control is our life is a result of our own behavior or personal characteristics, or a function of luck or fate.

Question 33

The big five factor of extroversion

Answer 33

Extroversion is outgoing/energetically group seeking vs. solidarity/reserved and alone.