Test 4 Flashcards
What technique controls the effect of common method bias?
Multitrait-multi method
Temperament at age 3 is:
Predictive of outcomes at age 21 for a significant number of children
Comparison of clinical and functional rates in schizophrenic patients worldwide indicates-
Pt in developing countries demonstrate greater levels of clinical improvement
Pt in affluent countries show greater improvement in social/ functional improvement
Pt in developing countries demonstrate greater levels of clinical improvement
Pt in affluent countries show greater improvement in social/ functional improvement
Differences in leadership styles btw men and women
Not significant
Barnum / Forer effect
Tendency to accept vague description of oneself as accurate - contributes to gullibility, wishful thinking, confirmation bias
Zeigarnik effect
Tendency to remember interrupted or incomplete tasks better than completed ones
Symptoms of tricyclic overdose
Ataxia, cardiac arythmia, delirium
Sx of 5-ht toxicity syndrome
Headache, tremor, confusion
Neuroleptic malignant syndrome
Caused by dopamine blockage in the basal ganglia
Muscle tension, hyperthermia, stupor, mutism, tachycardia
Symptoms of lithium toxicity
Nausea and vomiting, loss of coordination, seizure
Problems in phonological processing have been linked to:
Learning disorders
Emotion-in-relationship model
It may become more difficult to elicit positive emotions from ones partner later in relationships because it is more difficult to do something pleasant and unexpected
Survivor syndrome
Characteristics exhibited by individuals who remain on the job during downsizing. Influenced by perceived unfairness and inequity in the layoff procedure.
Monetary incentive impact on goal achievement
Positive regardless of circumstances, especially when tied specifically to achievement
Papez’s circuit
Major pathway of limbic system - hippocampus, mammillary bodies, cingulate gyrus, anterior nuclei of the thalamus
Piaget’s circular reactions
Primary - 1-4mo - simple motor habits involving baby’s own body
Secondary - 4-8mo - involve other ppl or objects
Tertiary - 12-18mo - involves action on external object