U's & V's in Glossary

Question 1

unconditional positive regard

Answer 1

a caring, accepting, nonjudgmental attitude, which Carl Rogers believed would help clients to develop self-awareness and self-acceptance

Question 2

unconditioned response (UR)

Answer 2

an unlearned, naturally occurring response to an unconditioned stimulus (US)

Question 3

unconditioned stimulus (US)

Answer 3

a stimulus that unconditionally, naturally and automatically, triggers a response (UR)

Question 4

unconscious

Answer 4

according to Freud, a reservoir of mostly unacceptable thoughts, feelings, wishes, and memories. according to contemporary psychologists, info processing which we are unaware of

Question 5

validity

Answer 5

the extent to which a test measures or predicts what it is supposed to

Question 6

variable-ratio schedule

Answer 6

a reinforcement schedule that reinforces a response after an unpredictable number of responses

Question 7

variable-interval schedule

Answer 7

a reinforcement schedule that reinforces a response at unpredictable time intervals

Question 8

vestibular sense

Answer 8

the sense of body movement and position, including the sense of balance

Question 9

virtual reality exposure therapy

Answer 9

an anxiety treatment that progressively exposes people to electronic stimulation of their greatest fears

Question 10

visual cliff

Answer 10

a laboratory device for testing depth perception in infants and young animals