Exam 17: Integrative Questions

Which school of psychology would be MOST likely to conduct research in the area of signal detection?

Prospect theory makes the prediction that people display higher _____ motivation when evaluating two potential gains than when evaluating two potential losses.

In recent years,transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS)has been used therapeutically to treat _____.In research settings,unlike functional magnetic resonance imaging,it has the ability to _____.

"Pleasure centres" of the brain,such as the _____ are rich in the neurotransmitter _____.

A(n)_____ psychologist might BEST explain why sensory adaptation is a useful process.

Which statement MOST accurately describes the relationship between aerobic exercise and stress?

Attachment styles determined by the Strange Situation test in the laboratory _____ correspond to those observed in natural environments,indicating that the Strange Situation test is _____ in _____ validity.

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

Stimuli reliably paired with drug administration often elicit effects _____ the drug;at a systems level,this is an example of _____.

Existential psychologists believe that free choices provoke anxiety or _____ associated with the meaning of life and that personality arises from arriving at decisions to reduce this anxiety.A behavioural psychologist might reinterpret this theory as behaviour that is maintained by _____,and social psychologists might reinterpret this theory in terms of _____.

Which type of theorists would be LEAST likely to make dispositional attributions?

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 behaviour is reinforced according to a _____-ratio schedule.

Research on the Type A behaviour pattern has revealed a _____ between work-related stress and coronary heart disease.

In psychoanalysis,Jerry's therapist interprets that Jerry's passion for his work might stem from an unfulfilled sex drive.Initially,Jerry vehemently opposes this interpretation.This defence mechanism is termed _____,and Jerry's opposition to the interpretation is termed _____.

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

Ellie is a Girl Scout who goes door to door selling cookies.She finds that,by asking people to buy one box of cookies so that she can go on a field trip,they often buy more when she later tells them that she is competing with other scouts to win an even larger trip.On average,Ellie finds that about 25% of people buy more than one box of cookies,although she has no real way of predicting which customers will purchase a larger order.Ellie is using the _____ sales technique and her behaviour is reinforced according to a _____-ratio schedule.

Someone with an _____ locus of control would be more likely to perceive _____.

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

It is during Piaget's _____ stage of cognitive development that Freud postulated the _____ stage of psychosexual development.

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