Exam 17: Intelligence Testing and Psychological Perspectives

The study techniques of distributed practice and practice testing are more effective than more traditional techniques because making _____ more _____ during study sessions appears to enhance _____ memory.

People with bipolar disorder often are _____. People may be more likely to judge the manifestation of this disorder and characteristic as more likely than the disorder itself, a bit of faulty logic known as _____.

Token economies sometimes are used by behavioral psychologists to exact behavior change. From a motivational perspective, tokens can be classified as _____ rewards; from a behavioral perspective, tokens are _____reinforcers.

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 _____ more negatively, perhaps as a result of humans' relative insensitivity to _____.

Depriving people of _____sleep causes deficits in memory, aggression, and difficulties in emotional regulation. This suggests that REM sleep deprivation disrupts the functioning of the _____.

By today's standards, Milgram's study on obedience is considered unethical because:

In the literature on stereotyping, _____ is defined as the tendency for people to see what they expect to see; within the philosophy of science, this threat was first expressed by _____.

Which type of psychologist would most likely assess the universality hypothesis of emotion?

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

The areas of the cortex involved in decision making and speech _____are located in the _____ lobe.

Antidepressant drugs known as SSRIs work by _____ of serotonin; critics argue that these drugs alter serotonin levels long _____ patients report improvements in mood.

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

Worrying about insomnia may actually make the brain more sensitive to signs of sleeplessness, further exacerbating the problem and illustrating _____. Thus, when persons cannot sleep they should get out of bed and go do something else. Further, the bed should be reserved only for sleeping, and not for reading books, doing homework, eating, or watching television. If persons do these things and only lie down in bed when they are sleepy, behaviorists would state that, over time, the bed will become a(n) _____ for sleep.

_____ memory processes involving hippocampal activation usually appear to be required for conditioning to occur when a delay is inserted between the _____.

Harold read about a cross-cultural study demonstrating an association between consumption of omega-3s and _____. Thinking it will help him, he wants to run to the health store to buy a bottle. His wife, Kara, is more skeptical. She thinks that the relationship might have to do with international differences in the propensity to seek help rather than the health benefits of omega 3s. Kara is _____.

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

When Jacey experiences _____, she modifies her behavior to make it consistent with her beliefs. This reduces the anxiety provoked by the inconsistency; thus, her change in behavior has been _____.

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

Hypnosis leaves one exceptionally vulnerable to the memory sin of:

The introspective technique developed by _____ requires one to be _____ conscious.