Exam 17: Integrative Questions

In higher latitudes,there is a _____ correlation between day length and _____.This relationship is observed in _____.

Postpartum depression is associated with _____ disturbances in the stress-response system ultimately regulated by the _____.

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

The primary visual cortex is termed area _____ and is located in the _____ lobe of the brain.

If the electrical activity in the brain is analogous to sound waves,then which analogy represents deep sleep?

_____ is associated with the memory "sin" 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 _____.

The prisoner's dilemma is to _____ as the candle and string problems are to _____.

People with deficits in hippocampal structure or function might be more likely to experience problems _____ memories and be _____ susceptible to posttraumatic stress disorder.

The dopamine hypothesis of schizophrenia was developed in part due to research on the effects of psychoactive drugs in the brain.Drugs that _____ dopamine activity in mesolimbic areas of the brain are associated with a reduction in _____ symptoms of schizophrenia such as _____.

Research has indicated that there is a _____ between the size of a mob and the level of atrocity inflicted on victims.

Benzodiazepines are used to treat _____ and facilitate the functions of _____,the major inhibitory neurotransmitter in the brain.When this neurotransmitter binds to its receptor site,the inside of the neuron becomes more _____ and thus is less likely to fire.

Joan completely avoids all situations that remind her of a previous relationship.By doing so,she escapes and avoids painful emotional stimuli.Joan is engaged in _____ coping,and this behaviour is _____ reinforced.

The results of research on facial attractiveness MOSTLY support a(n)_____ position on attractiveness.

Many psychologists prefer Eysenck's theory of personality to Cattell's because:

Which use of the deviation IQ to measure intelligence differences is invalid?

In an emphatic and nondirectional way,Dr.Swanson tries to understand her clients' experiences and reflect it back to them in a compassionate way.She feels that this approach facilitates her clients' natural tendency toward growth.Dr.Swanson is a(n)_____ therapist,which was influenced by the work of _____.

Leslie has been in weekly therapy for 6 months but doesn't feel that her therapist is providing useful techniques to deal with her anxiety.When she voices this concern,the therapist first reminds her that the goal of therapy is to gain insight into the underlying causes of her anxiety and then proceeds to analyze this resistance.After the session,Leslie considers discontinuing therapy but decides to continue because she already has a good deal of time and money invested in it.Leslie's therapy is _____,and her decision making reflects _____.

A pigeon's behaviour is reinforced for pecking images of Picasso paintings but not for pecking images of Monet paintings.After such training,it correctly pecks pictures of other Cubist artists it has never seen before but does not peck other never-before-seen impressionistic paintings.This example illustrates the behavioural processes of _____;in cognitive terms,each Picasso painting represents a(n)_____ of a category.

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