Exam 17: Psychology Appendix

Dopamine activity is a key neural mechanism underlying:

A person who demonstrates reduced sensitivity to stimuli in the band of fibers enervating the hindbrain termed the _____ might be more likely to be _____.

Treatment for which psychological disorder is MOST susceptible to the treatment illusion of natural improvement?

The existential view of the role of free will on the development of self and personality is MOST inconsistent with the views held by which philosopher?

Recognizing and consciously trying to overcome stereotypes actually might make unconscious stereotyping stronger,a phenomenon MOST related to:

An evolutionary psychologist would focus on which reason as being the primary one for why men are more promiscuous than are women?

Ebbinghaus studied memory of nonsense syllables instead of real words to _____,and Bartlett criticized this methodology on the grounds of _____ validity.

Critics argue that _____ research model of rats pressing levers for food reward,while generating research high in _____ validity,is limited in its _____ validity.

The diathesis-stress model of mental illness is most related to the concept of:

The results of research on facial expressions mostly support a(n)_____ position on emotional expressions.

A modern spin on the classic Cannon-Bard theory would state that the _____ makes emotional decisions _____ physiological arousal.

Not all forms of negative affect lead to aggression.There actually exists a _____ between disgust and aggression.

Joseph LeDoux postulated the existence of both a fast and a slow fear pathway.When a person sees a bear,for example,the thalamus routes this information to the _____,which makes a quick appraisal of the situation.Simultaneously,the thalamus routes this information to the visual cortex,and you ultimately are able to identify the bear as the information travels along the _____ visual stream.

Rubin's vase features _____ that may flip,illustrating the _____ of consciousness.

Research has indicated that there is a _____ between temperature and instances of aggression during professional baseball games.

A behaviorist arranges a choice situation in which a rat is exposed to two levers.For every 100 times the rat presses the right lever,it receives seven food pellets.For every 20 times the rat presses the left lever,it receives one food pellet.Both levers produce food on a _____-ratio schedule of reinforcement and rational choice theory predicts preference for the _____ lever.

After being deprived of REM sleep for several days,a person allowed to sleep normally will experience a(n)_____ amount of REM sleep,illustrating _____.

Some herbal and natural products may have psychological benefits.For example,there is a _____ correlation between the consumption of omega-3 fatty acids and _____.

Exemplar theory is MOST related to the social psychology phenomenon of:

_____ believed that behavior in a specific environment is determined by a history of reinforcement in that environment.As such,his view on the person-situation controversy would be similar to that of _____.