Psych Modules

Question 1

Module 24

Relaxation and meditation

Answer 1

Meditation and relaxation reduced heart attacks

Mindfulness meditation- relax and attend inner state w/o judging it

Question 2

Module 24

Short life of emotional ups and down

Answer 2

More likely to be happy on friday and saturday
and in the morning to mid day
When you have a bad day you’ll most likely have a better day tomorrow

Question 3

Module 24

evidence-based suggestions for a happier life

Answer 3

Money doesn't buy happiness
Control your time
Act happy
Seek work and leisure that engage your skills
Spend money on experiences
exercise
sleep
keep close relationships
act of kindness

Question 4

Module 35

Foot on the door phenomenon

Answer 4

Chinese started with small request to prisoners and it made it easier to comply later with larger requests

Question 5

Module 35

Automatic Mimicry

Answer 5

Yawning causes others to yawn, we tend to go with a group

People micmic other people (empathy, and social acceptance)

Question 6

Module 35

Group think

Answer 6

harmonious but unrealistic group thinking

Question 7

Module 36

Explicit ethnic prejudice

Answer 7

People are not overtly perjudce but have microaggressions with subtle racism

Question 8

Module 36

Implicit ethnic prejudice

Answer 8

Percieve anger in black peoples faces
Associated good words with white names
People chose to shoot black men in study

Question 9

Module 27

Promoting peace

Answer 9

Contact- noncompetative contact between parties help
Cooperation- When you cooperate you get along, camp where boys were forced to cooperate
Communication- mediators help each party voice the opinion. go from (win-lose) to (win-win)
GRIT- mutual intentions reduce tensions

Question 10

Module 28

Research vs Frued

Answer 10

Development is lifelong, not fixed at childhood.

Question 11

Module 28

Modern research and unconsious mind

Answer 11

unconcisous invovles
schemes
priming
right-left hemisphere
emotions before analysis
stereotypes
(PROJECTION ANDREACTION FORMATION CORRECT)

Question 12

PTSD

Answer 12

recurring haunting memories and nightmares

Question 13

Is psychotherapy effective

Answer 13

placebo effect, time passes, want therapy worth the effort. They are better than no treatment

Question 14

which therapy

Answer 14

behavior - specific behavior problems (phobias, bed-wetting)
psychodynamic- depression and anxiety
humanistic- mild depression