psych final Flashcards

in general terms, motivation can be considered

one of the earliest attempts to explain motivation was based on the notion of

innate and complex patterns of behavior that occur in every normally functioning member of a species under certain set conditions are called

the basic flaw associated with instinct theory is that it doesn't _____ behavior, it ____ behavior

the view that organisms learn to to engage in behaviors that have the effect of reducing drives is referred to as

primary drives are

meeting hunger and thirst needs satisfies Maslow's first need level, known as

Abraham Maslow asserted that people can be motivated by _______ as well as drive reduction

according to cognitive theory, whether you are motivated to ask that exciting person for a date depends on

cognitive dissonance can motivate behavior by

a state or feeling that has psychological, behavioral, and cognitive components is called

according to Plutchik's emotion wheel, which of the following is one of the primary emotions

Plutchik's maintains that adjacent emotions of the emotion wheel

according to James and Lange, we become angry because we

data that show that people who are placed into the exact same physiological sate fail to experience the same emotion provide evidence against which theory of emotion

Cannon and Bard believed that emotional arousal and behavior action occured

according to the Schachter-Singer theory emotions are the result of

early research on stress focused on the _____ associated with stress

the GAS consists of three stages; an alarm reaction, a resistance stage, and a/an

the fight-or-flight reaction is characterized by a high level of activity of the ____ nervous system

the stage of the GAS characterized by a state of fatigue in which body tissues begin to show signs of wear and tear and susceptibility to disease is the

anxiety may by thought of as a general emotional response to

the factors that contribute to stress is/are

when compared to Type A people, Type B people tend to be more

personality factors linked to hypertension include tendency to

drive-reduction theory operates at which level of Maslow's hierarchy of needs

the correct order of Maslow's hierarchy of needs, from lowest to highest, is

if you could operantly condition a rat to turn on a TV set in order to watch Mickey Mouse cartoons, it would illustrate that rates have ____ motives

during an emotional state, which of the following would indicate psychological arousal

the Cannon-Brad theory states that

the term 'fight or flight' suggests which of the following psychological responses to stress

trait theories of personality attempt to _____ personality

the two main approaches to personality theories are

trait theories of personality have the primary focus or goal to

an aspect of personality that is inferred from behavior and assumed to give rise to behavioral consistency is called a

Allport believed that the generalized and enduring traits that form the building blocks of our personalities are the ____ traits

Allport's _____ traits are less generalized and far less enduring than other traits

the personality theory that emphasizes the importance of unconscious motivation and conflict to personality development is

Freud used the term _____ to describe his interpretation of a patient's revelations of unconscious thoughts during therapy

freud considered dreams

freud believed that the governing principle of the id was the ____ principle

freud believed that the ego operated on the _____ principle

freud believed that the ego used _____ to protect the personality from anxiety producing thoughts and images

the correct order of frauds stages of psychosexual development are

fixation is

according to jung the personal unconscious is

adler argued that an intense feeling of personal incompetance and weakness was the result of

in humanistic theory the innate tendency to strive to realize ones potential, or to be all one can be, is termed

the theoretical perspective that argues that we must focus on the uniqueness of each individual if we are to understand human personality is

unlike traditional behaviorists, social-learning theorists emphasize our

behaviorists and social-learning theorists favor the psychological assessment technique of

the California psychological inventory was designed to measure

which of the following tests is considered to have good predictive validity in predicting school and job success

personality tests which are developed with the underlying rationale based on psychoanalytic theory are called

tests that have ambiguous stimuli that allow respondents to place their own thoughts or feeling into their responses are called

personality psychology may best be described as the study of

the psychic structure that seeks to delay gratification when satisfaction might bring disapproval from others is the

the most basic defense mechanism that underlies all other defense mechanisms is

maria is afraid to leave her home to go shopping or even go to work; she avoids all public places. maria suffers from a disorder known as

the anxiety disorder characterized by persistent, unwanted, and unshakable thoughts and?or irresistible repeated actions is

maslow proposed that if all lesser needs are met, a person would be motivated toward

one main citicsim of humanistic theories is that

which of the following is not an important method used to assess an individuals personality

psychological states such as anxiety, depression, and agitation, are labeled as ____criteria for defining abnormal behavior

the most widely used scheme today for classifying and diagnosing psychological throughout the world is

a generalized feeling of dread and apprehension, typically accomponied by physiological reactions, is

the most common psychological disorders in the u.s. are ____ disorders

freud explained phobias in terms of

from the biological perspective, people develop anxiety disorders as a result of

depression is the primary symptom of which class of disorders

a mood disorder characterized by intermittent periods of both depression and mania (highly energized behavior) is called a

the data from twin, family, and adoption studies present strong evidence that ___ influences mood disorders

the core symptoms that are characteristics of many forms of schizophrenia include disturbances in

the fact that there is a decided tendency for schizophrenic disorders to run in families supports

an anxiety disorder characterized by a persistent, irrational fear of performing some specific behavior (such as talking or eating) in the presence of other people is called an

a individual with ____ would most likely to recieve unnecessary medications of unnecessary surgery

individuals like Eve from the three faces of eve who display a number of separate personalities are suffering from

which of the following categories of symptoms is not characteristic of the mood disorders

false perceptions that lack a sensory basis-such as hearing imaginary voices--are

the disturbances in emotional expression associated with schizophrenia are characterized

the fundamental assumption of psychoanalysis is that disordered behavior results from

freud felt that interpretation of the patients resistance, transference and experiences served all of the following functions except

which therapy is more likely to use rapid-fire directive approach and the employ a variety of technique

systematic desensitization training has been shown to be more effective in treating ___ than ____

which therapy technique can be helpful in both extinguishing irrational fears and for establishing new, more adaptive behaviors

family therapy is based on the idea that an individuals problems stem from

research has clearly demonstrated that in most cases, improvement rates for people undergoing psychotherapy

biomedical therapy is based on the assumption that

a surgical procedure called the lobotomy is performed by

which statement about psychoactive drug use in therapy is true

a potentially serious side effect of antidepressant drugs include

the three general classes of antidepressant drugs include

the basic aim of psychoanalysis can be described as to

rational- emotive therapy tends to focus on ___. cognitive behavior therapy focuses on ____

systematic desensitization involves

family therapy involves attempting to

which of the following is not a common feature shared by almost all styles of therapy

electroconvulsive therapy is most effective for the treatment of

which of the following is not an effect motivation has on our actions

trait theories of personality provide psychologists with