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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 ...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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PSCL 101 Case Western Reserve University - PSCL 101 Butler CWRU Exam 3 Questions with Complete Solutions

James Lange Theory, Cannon Bard Theory, and Two Factor Theory Correct Answer-What are the three theories of emotion? First step is experiencing an emotion, the body's reaction to the situation. Second step is experiencing an emotion in which you interpret a specific pattern of response and decide which emotion it is Correct Answer-What are the first two steps of the James Lange Theory? 1884 Correct Answer-When was the James Lange Theory created? Stimuli Correct Answer-In terms of the J...

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...