Exam 17: Psychology Appendix

Binet and Simon believed that tests that measured _____ were NOT _____ measures of intelligence.

A behaviorist's views on the person-situation controversy would be MOST similar to the views of:

A behaviorist would interpret drive-reduction theory as positing that all reinforcers are:

Infants as young as 18 months imitate the _____ of adults,in large part because of the activity of _____.

Dylan is interested in finding out how sensitive his roommate is to sound.While he is watching TV,Dylan gradually turns up the volume on his stereo.Over the course of several days,Dylan does this a number of times and each time records the volume at which his roommate complains.This experiment may be considered a study of _____,and the independent variable is the volume _____.

Meditation reduces stress in part by _____ the default network;when practiced in a clinical setting,it is a form of _____ therapy.

Group A consists of 90 members,60 of whom perform "good acts" and 30 of whom perform "bad" acts.Group B consists of 900 members,600 of whom perform "good acts" and 30 of whom perform "bad acts." Participants given this information will MOST likely evaluate group _____ more negatively,perhaps as a result of humans' relative insensitivity to _____.

Precise operational definitions of unobservable psychological constructs would have the LEAST relevance in the research programs of:

A behavioral explanation of repressive coping strategies might focus on the _____ such behavior produces.

The ability to use another person's reactions as information pertaining to how we should respond is termed _____;behaviorists would conceptualize the reactions of the other person in terms of a _____.

Warren works at a car dealership.He likes to quote customers the inflated retail price of the car before lowering it to the sale price.He finds that this strategy leads to more sales.On average,about 1 in 10 customers buy a car from Warren,although Warren has no real way of predicting which customers will decide to purchase a car.Warren is using the _____ sales technique,and his behavior is reinforced according to a _____-ratio schedule.

_____ areas are highly plastic and tend to become _____ differentiated as people age.

People with the need for high achievement often are classified as _____ personalities and are more likely to have a _____ focus.

Over the past few years,Joanna has received a number of electroconvulsive therapy (ECT)sessions to manage her _____.She finds that she has trouble remembering new information in the week or so after each session,a side effect known as temporary _____ amnesia.

Using _____ to measure the basic elements of conscious _____ was a goal of the structuralist school of psychology.

John Watson criticized _____ for _____.

One cannot infer cause and effect from the natural correlation between viewing violence and aggression due to the _____ problem;however,this topic was studied experimentally by _____ with children who observed aggressive adult models.

A(n)_____ psychologist would find the example of _____ MOST difficult to explain.

Prescription sleeping pills are effective for _____ relief of insomnia and work by enhancing the functions of the inhibitory neurotransmitter _____.

_____ argued that people react to the world as they see it and not as how it is.This idea is central to the _____.