Psychology

Question 0

This perspective emphasizes the study of objectively observable behaviours.

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Behavioural Perspective

Question 1

This perspective associates emotions and behaviours with bodily events.

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Physiological Perspective

Question 2

This perspective is also called ‘stimulus-response’ psychology.

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Behavioural Perspective

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This perspective is mistily concerned with unlocking the unconscious mind.

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Psychodynamic Perspective

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This perspective looks at the experience of a whole community to explain and individual’s behaviour.

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Sociocultural Perspective

Question 5

This perspective sees people as individuals who progress at their own pace.

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Humanistic Perspective

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This perspective studies memory, learning and perception.

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Cognitive Perspective

Question 7

Freud proposed that when we have unpleasant or unacceptable feelings we use ______ to protect our conscious minds:

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Defence Mechanisms

Question 8

What is NOT associated with Carl Jung?

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Extinction

Question 9

In Pavlov’s experiment, the dog’s food is the…

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Unconditioned Stimulus

Question 10

What psychologist used an experiment where a rat pressed a bad for a food pellet to demonstrate that behaviour can be promoted when rewards are applied?

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Skinner

Question 11

What is NOT a learning disorder?

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Dysmorphia

Question 12

What type of amnesia allows the brain to create and remember new memories while being unable to recall events before the development of the amnesia?

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Retrograde

Question 13

This therapy is most often used to help children communicate their problems and feelings…

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Play therapy

Question 14

Cognitive therapy is…

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Attempts to change the negative way that people act and think

Question 15

When something is learned but there is no opportunity to demonstrate it until much later. This is called:

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Observational Learning

Question 16

What best describes dyslexia?

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Problems reading and understanding written language

Question 17

What actions or behaviours is NOT common among people with autism?

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Thinking and behaving flexibly/responding well to changes in daily routines

Question 18

A teenager asks someone out on a date but is turned down. S/he explains to his/her friends that s/he didn’t really want to go out with him/her, that it was all a joke anyways. Which defence mechanism is being displayed?

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Rationalization

Question 19

The refusal to accept unwanted thoughts, feelings, or behaviours is called:

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Denial

Question 20

A psychological disorder that consists of persistent unwanted thoughts, stemming from some form of anxiety. These thoughts are followed by actions intended to relieve the anxiety.

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Anxiety Neurosis

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What is NOT true about emotions?

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One theory that all our ‘feelings’ stem from two main emotions: love and fear.

Question 22

Workers are most productive when they are both well paid and verbally praised by their employers.

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Behavioural Perspective

Question 23

Violent behaviour is a consequence of tumours and chemical changes in the brain.

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Physiological Perspective

Question 24

Teenagers call each other names because unconsciously they want to make themselves appear more sexually attractive compared to others.

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Psychodynamic Perspective

Question 25

Men are less likely to cry in sad movies because our culture reserves emotional demonstrations for women.

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Sociocultural Perspective

Question 26

Love is an emotion triggered by a rise in hormone levels when a particular person is present.

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Physiological Perspective

Question 27

In order to reach self-actualization, a person must have met their basic and psychological needs.

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Humanistic Perspective

Question 28

Difficulty in learning math skills is likely a result of problems with the connections formed in the brain from early childhood.

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Cognitive Perspective

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A person who is distant and removed from the people in their lives may have suffered from abuse when they were a child.

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Psychodynamic Perspective

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A person is violent because they have repressed sexual desires.

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Psychodynamic Perspective

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A person is stressed because his/her basic needs have not been met.

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Humanistic Perspective

Question 32

Frontal Lobe

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Used for reasoning, emotions and voluntary movement

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Parietal Lobe

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Important for sensory centres

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Occipital Lobe

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Vision and reading centre

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Temporal Lobe

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Hearing and memory centre

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Cerebellum

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Regulated balance, posture, movement, and muscle coordination

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Corpus Colossum

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A bundle of nerve fibres The way the hemispheres speak

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Pituitary Gland

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Secretes hormones

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Pons

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Joins the brain stem with the rest of your brain

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Medulla Oblongata

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Controls involuntary functions such as breathing and heart beat

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Spinal Cord

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Bundle of nerves to communicate with the rest of the body

Question 42

Compare anterograde and retrograde amnesia.

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Both are a form of amnesia - the person can't remember anything

Question 43

Contrast anterograde and retrograde amnesia.

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Anterograde: -can't form new memories for a time after trauma Retrograde: -can't remember memories from before trauma

Question 44

What is the difference between psychosis and neurosis?

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Psychosis - psychological disorder. Symptoms often involve losing touch with the real world and acquire treatment to live a "normal" life. Neurosis - psychological disorder. Symptoms often include experiencing high levels of anxiety or tension but are generally able to manage their daily lives

Question 45

How are defence mechanisms normal?

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They are a way to deal with normal stresses in life

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How can defence mechanism overuse be a problem?

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The person never deals with the problems which can cause much greater stress or problems later

Question 47

Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs | Bottom to Top

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Physiological Needs -- food, water, shelter, clothing Safety Needs -- security, safety Belongingness and Love Needs -- intimate relationships, friends, sense of connection Esteem Needs -- confidence, feeling of accomplishment, respect of others Self-actualization -- achieving one's full potential, experience purpose

Question 48

Explain the five steps of the motivation cycle.

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Need - want something Drive - make a plan to get it Action - follow through with your drive Drive Subsides - you have what you wanted Time Elapses - you spent time getting what you wanted

Question 49

Factors Affecting Perception

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The Object of Perception •some things in our environment attract our attention and force us to focus on them Background and Surroundings •our surroundings at the time of perception will affect our perceptions The Perceiver's Role •each of ha beings our own personality to a given situation. Past experiences will affect our perception of the present