Individuals exhibiting a hostile type A personality pattern are at an increased risk for

6724074625 fovea visual acuity is best in the... 0 community psychologists _______ intervene at the primary level when they design prevention programs for potential problems before the problems actually occur 1 6724120690 Cognitive in treating a patient for depression, Dr. Pratt focuses on changing the ways in which the patient interprets events. Which type of therapy is Dr. Pratt using? 2 6724155189 projective personality tests the rationale underlying the use of __________, such as the Rorschach test and the TAT is that they reveal the subjects' personalities by eliciting responses to vague, ambiguous stimuli. 3 6724161508 cardiovascular disease individuals exhibiting a hostile type A personality pattern are at an increased risk for __________ 4 6724171352 :) :) 5 6724183038 scatterplot the correlation between two measures obtained on a group of individuals is graphically represented as a __________ 6 6724183039 Behaviorism John B Watson is best known as the founder of _____ 7 6724222431 Alfred Binet This man _______'s efforts to measure intelligence were directed at predicting children's success in school 8 6724234404 specific phobia Training in the construction of an anxiety hierarchy and in relaxation techniques is likely to be part of the treatment for what? 9 6724254653 Self-efficacy An individual's belief that he or she is capable of performing a task. (Albert Bandura) 10 6724272822 heuristics mental shortcuts or rules of thumb that help solve problems and reduce mental effort are called _____ 11 6724276287 Clinical disorders The Minnesota multiphase personality inventory is used to provide information about which of the following? 12 6724309377 linguistic relativity hypothesis of Benjamin Whorf the structure of language affects the ways in which its speakers conceptualize their world 13 6724315567 original and valuable to score high on a test of creativity, a person's answers should be 14 6724321029 broca's area speech production 15 6724322927 wernicke's area language comprehension 16 6724410482 unconscious repository of mostly unacceptable thoughts, wishes & feelings 17 6724435833 ego this operates on the reality principle 18 6724439519 oral, anal, phallic, latency, genital the correct sequence of Freud's psychosexual stages 19 6724455288 genuineness, acceptance, and empathy compared to an acorn, humans according to Rogers need 3 conditions for growth (humanistic perspective) 20 6724467630 McCrae and Costa Researchers responsible for the Bg Five personality factors 21 6724479393 extraverts studies indicate that _____ seek stimulation because their normal brain arousal is low 22 6724484948 reciprocal determinism the theory set forth by psychologist Albert Bandura that a person's behavior both influences and is influenced by personal factors and the social environment. Bandura accepts the possibility of an individual's behavior being conditioned through the use of consequences. 23 6724504036 Barnum effect People have the tendency to see themselves in vague, stock descriptions of personality 24 6724508405 General Adaptation Syndrome Seyle's concept that the body responds to stress with alarm, resistance and exhaustion 25 6724510411 carol Gilligan moral development studies to follow up Kohlberg. She studied girls and women and found that they did not score as high on his six stage scale because they focused more on relationships rather than laws and principles. Their reasoning was merely different, not better or worse 26 6724514254 Robert Rescorla researched classical conditioning; found subjects learn the predictability of an event through trials (cognitive element) 27 6724519083 inner ear the innermost part of the ear, containing the cochlea, semicircular canals, and vestibular sacs 28 6724528173 anterograde amnesia an inability to form new memories 29 6724528174 retrograde amnesia An inability to retrieve information from one's past. 30 6724534679 general intelligence a _______ factor that, according to Spearman and others, underlies specific mental abilities and is therefore measured by every task on an intelligence test. 31 6724534680 thorndike Law of Effect 32 6724542775 RTMS the application of repeated pulses of magnetic energy to the brain; used to stimulate or suppress brain activity. Helps depression 33 6724554796 brainstem, limbic system, cerebral cortex brain regions from oldest to newest 34 6724831184 fixed-ratio in operant conditioning, a reinforcement schedule that reinforces a response only after a specified number of responses 35 6724831185 variable-ratio in operant conditioning, a reinforcement schedule that reinforces a response after an unpredictable number of responses 36 6724832057 fixed-interval in operant conditioning, a reinforcement schedule that reinforces a response only after a specified time has elapsed 37 6724835586 variable-interval in operant conditioning, a reinforcement schedule that reinforces a response at unpredictable time intervals 38 6724845749 conformity Adjusting one's behavior or thinking to coincide with a group standard. 39 6724848173 compliance Conforming to a request or demand 40 6724851972 self-fulfilling prophecy a belief that leads to its own fulfillment 41 6724853740 fundamental attribution error The tendency for observers, when analyzing another's behavior, to underestimate the impact of the situation and to overestimate the impact of personal disposition 42 6724863277 stereotype A generalized belief about a group of people 43 6724869025 prejudice A rigid attitude that is based on group membership and predisposes an individual to feel, think or act in a negative way toward another person or group. 44 6724871186 classical conditioning A type of learning in which one learns to link two or more stimuli and anticipate events 45 6724873545 operant conditioning A type of learning in which behavior is strengthened if followed by a reinforcer or diminished if followed by a punisher. 46 6724876413 availability heuristic estimating the likelihood of events based on their availability in memory; if instances come readily to mind (perhaps because of their vividness), we presume such events are common 47 6724877521 representative heuristic judging the likelihood of things in terms of how well they seem to represent, or match, particular prototypes; may lead one to ignore other relevent information 48 6724880641 proactive interference the disruptive effect of prior learning on the recall of new information 49 6724881776 retroactive interference the disruptive effect of new learning on the recall of old information 50 6724881777 rods Retinal receptors that detect black, white, and gray; necessary for peripheral and twilight vision, when cones don't respond. 51 6724883242 cons retinal receptors that detect color 52 6724888995 sensation The process by which our sensory receptors and nervous system receive and represent stimulus energies from our environment. 53 6724888996 perception The act of becoming aware through the senses 54 6724891080 ventromedial hypothalamus The part of the hypothalamus that produces feelings of fullness as opposed to hunger, and causes one to stop eating. 55 6724892380 lateral hypothalamus The part of the hypothalamus that produces hunger signals 56 6724894377 structuralism An early school of psychology that used introspection to explore the elemental structure of the human mind. Titchener 57 6724894378 Functionalism A school of psychology that focused on how our mental and behavioral processes function - how they enable us to adapt, survive, and flourish. William James 58 6724898021 fluid intelligence One's ability to reason speedily and abstractly; tends to decrease during late adulthood. 59 6724898022 crystallized intelligence One's accumulated knowledge and verbal skills; tends to increase with age 60 6724900759 sympathetic system Part of the Autonomic System. Fight or Flight response. Supplies nerve impulses to the heart, smooth muscles, sweat glands, and viscera. 61 6724904735 parasympathetic system Part of the Autonomic System. Rest or Digest response. Supplies nerve impulses to the thorax, abdomen, and pelvic regions. 62 6724908364 monocular cues depth cues, such as interposition and linear perspective, available to either eye alone 63 6724908365 binocular cues depth cues, such as retinal disparity, that depend on the use of two eyes 64 6724919696 dopamine cocaine and crack produce produce a euphoric rush by blocking the reuptake of ________ in brain cells 65 6724931291 cornea, pupil, lens, retina which of the following is the correct order of the structures through which light passes after entering the eye? 66 6724936657 Robert Sternberg the psychologist who proposed that intelligence is composed of analytic, creative, and practical aspects is ________ 67 6724955087 antipsychotic drugs which drugs appear to produce therapeutic effects by blocking receptor sites for dopamine? 68 6724987235 sensorimotor period birth to 2 years. coordination of sensory input and motor responses; development of object permanence 69 6724991239 preoperational period 2 to 7 years. development of symbolic though marked by irreversibility, contraption, and egocentrism 70 6724997224 concrete operational period 7-11 years. mental operations applied to concrete events; mastery of conservation, hierarchical classification 71 6725001936 formal operational period 11-adulthood. mental operations applied to abstract ideas, logical, systematic thinking 72 6725032555 pre-conventional morality before age 9; self interest; obey rules to avoid punishment or gain concrete rewards. 73 6725032566 conventional morality early adolescence; uphold laws and rules to gain social approval or maintain social order 74 6725033884 post-conventional morality adolescence and beyond; actions reflect belief in basic rights and self-defined ethical principles 75

What are example characteristics of someone with a Type A personality quizlet?

- Competitive. - Angry and hostile. - Working against the clock. - Doing several things at once.

Is the perception that we are relatively worse off than those we compare ourselves with?

Relative Deprivation is the perception that we are relatively worse off than those we compare ourselves with.

When given a drug that produced general arousal research participants placed in a room?

When given a drug that produced general arousal, research participants placed in a room with a happy confederate described their emotional state as happy, while those placed in a room with an angry confederate described their emotional state as angry.