Psychology Review

Question 1

What is a mental health condition characterized by hallucinations, delusions and abnormal behaviour called?

Answer 1

Psychosis

Question 2

Which gender is more prone to generalized anxiety disorder?

Answer 2

Women

Question 3

What is dissociative amnesia?

Answer 3

Memory loss that is not explained by typical forgetfulness

Question 4

What is dissociative identity disorder?

Answer 4

Two or more distinct or split identities or personality states that continually have power over your behaviour

Question 5

What is depersonalization-derealization?

Answer 5

Feeling if detachment or bring outside of your body

Question 6

What is long term memory?

Answer 6

The final stage of memory processing where information is permanently stored for future use

Question 7

What is “chunking”?

Answer 7

The ability to improve short term memory by grouping into “chunks” information to reduce the overall number of items assigned to the act of remembering

Question 8

What are some symptoms of generalized anxiety disorder?

Answer 8

Sweating, dizziness, nausea, diarrhea, trembling and frequent urination

Question 9

What are the three main processes involved in remembering?

Answer 9

Encoding, storage and retrieval (recall)

Question 10

What is encoding?

Answer 10

The initial stage of memory processing where incoming sensory information is briefly held and encoded. It is the first step in information processing system

Question 11

What is at the bottom of the pyramid of Maslow’s hierarchy of needs?

Answer 11

Physiological needs like food and water

Question 12

What are some symptoms of schizophrenia?

Answer 12

Delusions, hallucinations, social withdrawal, disturbances in thinking and abnormal physical movements

Question 13

What are indicators of phobias?

Answer 13

Persistent, irrational fear and avoidance of an object, situation or activity

Question 14

What is the primary focus of humanistic psychology?

Answer 14

Emphasis on the uniqueness, growth and psychological health of individuals

Question 15

What is Extrinsic Motivation?

Answer 15

When an activity is done to gain an external reward or to avoid an undesirable consequence

Question 16

What is parallel processing?

Answer 16

The cognitive process which involves the simultaneous handling of multiple bits of information

Question 17

What is storage?

Answer 17

The second process of memory where encoded information is retained overtime

Question 18

What is not a goal of psychology?

Answer 18

Categorization

Question 19

What is the Just Noticeable Difference?

Answer 19

Term for the smallest change in perception that is only detected 50% of the time

Question 20

What is the classical conditioning theory?

Answer 20

Involves learning through the association of stimuli

Question 21

What is sensory adaptation?

Answer 21

The phenomenon where individuals become less sensitive to unchanging sensory stimulus overtime

Question 22

What is the critical element in classical conditioning?

Answer 22

Whether the conditioned stimulus enables the prediction of the unconditioned stimulus

Question 23

What is an example of the survival response?

Answer 23

Acquiring a conditioned taste aversion after associating a specific taste with feeling ill

Question 24

In the context of learning, what is extinction?

Answer 24

The weakening and eventual disappearance of. Learned response

Question 25

In the context of learning, what is “spontaneous recovery”?

Answer 25

Occurs after extinction when a conditioned stimulus is presented again and a conditioned response reappears

Question 26

What is light exposure?

Answer 26

The primary influence on circadian rhythms

Question 27

What is sleep apnea?

Answer 27

A sleep disorder characterized by interruptions in breathing during sleep. It is often accompanied by loud snoring and repeated awakenings due to oxygen deprivation

Question 28

What is insomnia?

Answer 28

Difficulty falling asleep, staying asleep or waking up too early

Question 29

What is the technique used to improve memory recall?

Answer 29

First letter technique

Question 30

What is the method of Loci?

Answer 30

Method that can help you remember by associating information with specific locations

Question 31

What is the Keyword method?

Answer 31

Main strategy for remembering new information by associating new words with familiar words

Question 32

What is the mnemonic technique that involves creating an acronym from the initial letters of words or concept?

Answer 32

The first letter technique

Question 33

What did Skinner’s behaviourist theory empathize?

Answer 33

The importance of external stimuli and reinforcement in language learning

Question 34

What does the Interactionist Perspective suggest?

Answer 34

That language and thought have a mutually supportive relationship

Question 35

What did Alfred Binet’s 1904 work lead to?

Answer 35

The Binet-Simon Intelligence scale

Question 36

What is the primary focus of the Nature-Nurture controversy?

Answer 36

The influence of genetics and environment on human development

Question 37

What is the Longitudinal study?

Answer 37

The research design that involves observing and measuring the same individuals over an extended period of time in order to track changes and developments

Question 38

What is the primary goal of cross-sectional studies in developmental research?

Answer 38

Examining age related differences or changes in traits

Question 39

Why is non-verbal communication considered effective?

Answer 39

Because we are biologically wired and predisposed for emotional signals

Question 40

What is Social Anxiety Disorder?

Answer 40

The fear of embarrassment or humiliating yourself in front of others and/or the irrational fear of performance in social situations

Question 41

What is the Realistic Conflict Theory?

Answer 41

Theory that competition over resources can escalate group tensions and lead to prejudice and hostility

Question 42

What is the Deindividuation Effect?

Answer 42

Phenomenon where individuals lose personal identity in group situations. It was the aim of the Zimbardo’s prison study

Question 43

What is aggression?

Answer 43

The intentional infliction of harm on another

Question 44

What is personality?

Answer 44

An individual’s unique and stable pattern of characteristics, traits, thoughts , emotions and behaviours

Question 45

What is the primary focus of psychoanalysis according to Sigmund Freud?

Answer 45

Revealing unconscious thoughts and emotions

Question 46

What was introduced to psychoanalytic theories by Karen Horney?

Answer 46

Basic anxiety and three coping strategies

Question 47

What are the criteria used to define abnormal behaviour in the context of mental health?

Answer 47

Statistical rarity, deviation from social norms, maladaptive behaviour, personal distress and disability or dysfunction

Question 48

What are therapeutic approaches commonly associated with behaviour therapies in addressing mental health concerns?

Answer 48

Exposure therapy, systemic desensitization, cognitive behavioural therapy, social skills training and applied behaviour analysis