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Attachment theory Correct Answer-the theory that humans were born with a need to form a close emotional bond with a caregiver what are some attachment styles Correct Answer-Secure, Insecure/Avoidant, and Insecure/ambivalent What are some caregiver responses Correct Answer-Consistently responsive, consistently sensitive, or the opposite and inconsistently responsive, and inconsistently sensitive What would cause a positive and secure IWM Correct Answer-A Caregiver who is consistently res...

Which of the following is NOT a typical function of glial cells? Correct Answer-Control basic reflex functioning. Sensation refers to the process by which? Correct Answer-Sense organs gather information about the environment and transmit this information to the brain for initial processing. One of the ways that our attentional system can be fooled is when major details of a situation are changed, as when Simons and Rensink had experimenters ask directions of a man on the street. In the exp...

Milgram studied this phenomenon where subjects shocked a (fake) partner with increasing voltages of electricity. Correct Answer-obedience Solomon Asch studied this phenomenon to determine to what extent social forces alter people's opinions. Correct Answer-conformity The Stanford prison experiment by Zimbardo cannot be replicated today because of this. Correct Answer-ethical considerations (particpants suffering) This effect became a hot topic in social psychology after the murder of K...

Anorexia Nervosa Correct Answer-- Extremely restricted eating - Extreme thinness (emaciation) - relentless pursuit of thinness and unwillingness to maintain a normal or healthy weight - Intense fear of gaining weight - Distorted body image, a self-esteem that is heavily influenced by perceptions of body weight and shape, or a denial of the seriousness of low body weight Panic Disorder Correct Answer-repeated and unexpected panic attacks, along with either persistent concerns about future ...

Appraisal Correct Answer-An evaluation of the emotion-relevant aspects of a stimulus. 6 Basic emotions Correct Answer-1. Happy 2. Anger 3. Disgust 4. Scared 5. Sadness 6. Surprise Two-Factor Theory Correct Answer-The theory that emotions are based on the causes of physiological arousal. Terror Management Theory Correct Answer-The theory that people cope with their existential terror by developing a "cultural worldview." Motivation Correct Answer-The purpose for or psychologic...

Psychology Correct Answer-the scientific study of the mind and behavior, both of which depend on processing in the brain Critical Thinking Correct Answer-systematically evaluating information to reach conclusions best supported by evidence Nature-Nurture Debate Correct Answer-does an organism's genetic code or environment affect its behavior more? Mind-Body Dualism Correct Answer-the idea that the mind and body are distinct from each other Scientific Method Correct Answer-a systemat...

abstract thinking (bidet and simon) Correct Answer-if 1904 developed an intelligence test to test overall learning. Helped distinguish between slow and fast learners in the US. Used against non-americans due to language/cultural barriers. alfred bidet Correct Answer--measured intellectual performance of French school children Test is a measure of current performance not innate abilities -Mental age vs. chronological age general intelligence (charles spearman) Correct Answer-in 1927 devel...

affective component of emotion Correct Answer-subjective feeling of an experience (develop by using car accidents) physiological component of emotion Correct Answer-physical reaction (heart rate, blood pressure, blush, alertness) behavioral component of emotion Correct Answer-when behavior differs from affective component evolutionary basis of emotion (Darwin) Correct Answer-emotion is present in both animals and humans, this makes us go towards food, stay away from harm primary emot...

PSCL 101: Final Exam Questions with Complete Solutions

Exam 3 PSCL 101 Questions with Complete Solutions