If children cannot grasp the concept of conservation, they are unable to...
  • sensorimotor, preoperational, concrete operational, formal operational
  • it is the tendency for individuals to more willingly endorse riskier decisions when in a group than when they are alone
  • recognize that the quantity of a substance remains the same despite changes in it's shape.
  • many cognitive abilities emerge earlier in children than Piaget thought.
The reduction in personal identity and erosion of the sense of personal responsibility when one is part of a group is known as...
  • deindividuation
  • gender schema
  • biological therapies
  • attribution
A classic series of experiments by Stanley Milgram demonstrated the profound effect of...
  • gender schema
  • attribution
  • prejudice
  • obedience
Seven Theories of Psychology...
  • exposing someone to feared situation in a real or an imagined way
  • psychodynamic, cognitive, behavioral, humanistic, biological, evolutionary, sociocultural
  • the extent to which a test item appears to fit the particular trait it is measuring
  • Development is the product of nature, nurture, and the complex interaction of the two
One of the most important criticisms of Piaget's theory of cognitive development is that...
  • Development is the product of nature, nurture, and the complex interaction of the two
  • Aside from growing larger, the brain does not undergo any other anatomical change after birth
  • many cognitive abilities emerge earlier in children than Piaget thought.
  • oral, anal, phallic, latency, genital
Systematic desensitization involves...
  • psychodynamic, cognitive, behavioral, humanistic, biological, evolutionary, sociocultural
  • exposing someone to feared situation in a real or an imagined way
  • directly ask people whether specific items describe their personality traits.
  • the extent to which a test item appears to fit the particular trait it is measuring
What is the correct sequence of the stages of prenatal development?
  • conception, zygote, embryonic period, fetal period
  • focus on lasting personality characteristics.
  • humanistic perspective
  • trust vs. mistrust
________ are recurrent thoughts, and _______ are recurrent behaviors.
  • give people anonymity
  • dissociative disorders
  • obsessions/compulsions
  • teratogen
A ________ is any agent that causes a birth defect.
  • obsessions/compulsions
  • prejudice
  • gender schema
  • teratogen
Which of the following is true of the concept of risky shift?
  • sensorimotor, preoperational, concrete operational, formal operational
  • Aside from growing larger, the brain does not undergo any other anatomical change after birth
  • it is the tendency for individuals to more willingly endorse riskier decisions when in a group than when they are alone
  • Development is the product of nature, nurture, and the complex interaction of the two
Social loafing refers to the...
  • psychodynamic, cognitive, behavioral, humanistic, biological, evolutionary, sociocultural
  • the extent to which a test item appears to fit the particular trait it is measuring
  • directly ask people whether specific items describe their personality traits.
  • tendency for people to exert less effort when working in groups than when working alone
Which of the following represents the correct sequence of Freud's psychosexual stages of development?
  • sensorimotor, preoperational, concrete operational, formal operational
  • biological therapies
  • Development is the product of nature, nurture, and the complex interaction of the two
  • oral, anal, phallic, latency, genital
According to Piaget's theory of cognitive development, the first stage of cognitive development that lasts from birth to about two years of age is the ____________ stage.
  • sensorimotor, preoperational, concrete operational, formal operational
  • sensorimotor
  • equity
  • deindividuation
In the context of group decision making, groupthink can be prevented by...
  • selecting an impartial leader
  • psychosis
  • the amygdala is developed earlier than the prefrontal cortex
  • reduce or eliminate maladaptive behavior
Which of the following is true in regard to development?
  • it is the tendency for individuals to more willingly endorse riskier decisions when in a group than when they are alone
  • Development is the product of nature, nurture, and the complex interaction of the two
  • sensorimotor, preoperational, concrete operational, formal operational
  • Aside from growing larger, the brain does not undergo any other anatomical change after birth
One explanation for the effects of deindividuation in groups is that groups...
  • formal operational
  • give people anonymity
  • gender schema
  • severe depression
According to Piaget, accommodation occurs when individuals...
  • individuals develop an increasingly personal moral code
  • adjust their schemas to new information
  • reduce or eliminate maladaptive behavior
  • dissociative disorders
Which of the following represents the correct chronological sequence of Piaget's stages of cognitive development?
  • Aside from growing larger, the brain does not undergo any other anatomical change after birth
  • sensorimotor, preoperational, concrete operational, formal operational
  • oral, anal, phallic, latency, genital
  • Development is the product of nature, nurture, and the complex interaction of the two
________ refers to a psychological state in which a person's perceptions and thoughts are fundamentally removed from reality.
  • selecting an impartial leader
  • prejudice
  • teratogen
  • psychosis
The process by which we come to understand the causes of others' behavior is known as...
  • deindividuation
  • attribution
  • gender schema
  • teratogen
According to Kohlberg's stages of moral development, at the postconventional level...
  • individuals develop an increasingly personal moral code
  • Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders
  • sensorimotor, preoperational, concrete operational, formal operational
  • oral, anal, phallic, latency, genital
Define psychology...
  • the scientific study of the human mind and its functions/behaviors
  • directly ask people whether specific items describe their personality traits.
  • psychodynamic, cognitive, behavioral, humanistic, biological, evolutionary, sociocultural
  • tendency for people to exert less effort when working in groups than when working alone
________ means helping another person for personal gain, such as to feel good, or avoid guilt.
  • hormonal stress theory
  • ethnocentrism
  • the amygdala is developed earlier than the prefrontal cortex
  • egoism
The primary goal of behavior therapy is to...
  • Development is the product of nature, nurture, and the complex interaction of the two
  • adjust their schemas to new information
  • severe depression
  • reduce or eliminate maladaptive behavior
Face validity refers to...
  • directly ask people whether specific items describe their personality traits.
  • Development is the product of nature, nurture, and the complex interaction of the two
  • the extent to which a test item appears to fit the particular trait it is measuring
  • exposing someone to feared situation in a real or an imagined way
Which of the following statements about the brain is false?
  • Aside from growing larger, the brain does not undergo any other anatomical change after birth
  • biological therapies
  • sensorimotor, preoperational, concrete operational, formal operational
  • many cognitive abilities emerge earlier in children than Piaget thought.
Deficits in the functioning of the _____________ are associated with aggression.
  • frontal lobes
  • attribution
  • biological therapies
  • obedience
The tendency to favor one's own cultural group over other groups is called...
  • ethnocentrism
  • deindividuation
  • hormonal stress theory
  • attribution
Which of the following treatments reduce or eliminate the symptoms of a psychological disorder by altering aspects of body functioning?
  • Development is the product of nature, nurture, and the complex interaction of the two
  • it is the tendency for individuals to more willingly endorse riskier decisions when in a group than when they are alone
  • formal operational
  • biological therapies
_________ is an unjustified negative attitude toward an individual based on the individual's membership in a group.
  • attribution
  • obedience
  • gender schema
  • prejudice
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