Test A Flashcards
What is the brand name for Methylphenidate?
Ritalin, Concerta
What does an agonist do compared to an antagonist?
Agonist (more/faster) vs. Antagonist (less/slower/inhibitory)
List the stages of Social Information Processing Theory as proposed by Crick & Dodge.
- Encoding
- Interpretation
- Response access
- Response evaluation
- Response enactment
What are the three criteria for using General Mental Ability Testing according to Griggs v. Duke Power Company?
- Valid
- Measured job-related variables
- Business necessity
Who is associated with operant learning?
Skinner
What is the focus of Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT)?
Our thoughts, not external events, impact our emotions and behaviours
What are the four key techniques used in Structural Family Therapy?
- Joining
- Enactment
- Boundary-Making
- Reframing
Define Differentiation of self in Bowenian Family Systems Therapy.
Emotional independence
What is the primary focus of Strategic Therapy?
Directive, problem-focused, quick
What are the two types of changes in Communications Family Therapy?
- First Order Change
- Second Order Change
Fill in the blank: Criterion _______ refers to how well your measurement actually captures the concept.
relevance
What does the Self-In-Relation concept focus on?
A person’s sense of self is fundamentally shaped by their relationship with others
What attachment style is characterized by a child showing contradictory behaviour?
Disorganized attachment
What does Protocol Analysis involve in I/O Psychology?
An individual verbalizes their thought process while problem solving
What is Response Cost in behavioral terms?
Losing something to dissuade a behaviour (negative punishment)
What are the two types of conflict described in Approach-Avoid Conflict?
- Drawn to the alternative
- Repelled by the same alternative
True or False: The Standard Error of Measurement (SEM) is dependent on the reliability of a test.
True
What gender is autism diagnosed more frequently in?
Males
List the stages of Kohlberg’s Moral Development.
- Pre-conventional
- Conventional
- Post-Conventional
What characterizes Wernicke’s aphasia?
Comprehension issues; fluent but unintelligent speech
What does a Two-Way ANOVA test?
The effect of two categorical variables on a continuous variable
What does the Kappa Coefficient measure?
Interrater reliability
What is a Forest Plot used for?
To visualize data from a meta-analysis
Define Aversive Counterconditioning.
Used to treat maladaptive behaviours such as drinking or smoking
What is the Reciprocity Hypothesis?
We are more likely to like others who like us
What does the Standard Error of Estimate relate to?
Standard Deviation of the criterion
What is the main focus of Theory X?
Workers are inherently lazy and must be coerced
What is the Zeigarnik Effect?
Remembering incomplete tasks better than completed ones
List the sleep waves in order from alert to deep.
- Beta
- Alpha
- Theta
- Delta
What are the stages of Sue & Sue’s model of Racial/Cultural Identity Development?
- Conformity
- Dissonance
- Resistance and Immersion
- Introspection
- Integrative awareness
What is Primary Prevention?
Prevent disease or injury before it occurs
What is a T score with a mean of 50 and SD of 10?
Mean = 50, SD = 10
What is the relationship between men and X-Gene expression?
Men only have one X-Gene to express, women have two
What is the role of the substantia nigra in Parkinson’s disease?
Damage leads to Parkinson’s
What does Sensate Focus involve?
Based on counterconditioning, adding a pleasurable activity incompatible with a problematic response
What is the Cannon-Bard Theory?
Emotions and bodily reactions occur simultaneously
What does the Fundamental Attribution Error refer to?
About others: their successes are situational and failures are dispositional
What is Group Polarization?
When a group makes more extreme decisions than they would as individuals
What does Incremental Validity depend on?
- Base Rate
- Selection Ratio
- Criterion Related Validity
What does Raven’s Progressive Matrices measure?
General intelligence (Spearman’s g factor)
What does the Least Preferred Coworker (LPC) measure?
The agreeableness or relationship focus of the test-taker
What is the concept of Bounded Rationality associated with?
Herbert Simon
What is Criterion Contamination?
Scores on the criterion are influenced by knowledge of predictor scores
