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psychology chap 1/2
chapter 1-2
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Which theorist had the most influence in shaping how clinicians interact with people seeking psychotherapy? | Carl Rogers |
| Psychoanalytic theory focuses on ________ and early childhood experiences. | a person’s unconscious |
| In developmental psychology, there is an increasing interest in researching cognitive changes that occur later in life. Why? | Populations of developed nations are living longer. |
| In a study of mate preference differences between men and women that spanned 37 cultures, Buss (1989) found that men value youthful appearance more than women. Why? | Youthful looks provide fertility clues. |
| When studying personality traits, someone who is calm, even-tempered, and secure will score low on the ________ trait. | neuroticism |
| Penelope studies how the structure and function of the nervous system is related to behavior. She is a ________. | biopsychologist |
| In the study of personality, the ________ model includes dimensions of conscientiousness, agreeableness, neuroticism, openness, and extroversion. | Five Factor |
| What was the primary conclusion of Stanley Milgram’s obedience research? | Average people will harm others if told to do so by an authority figure. |
| According to Sigmund Freud, all of the following represent ways to access the unconscious mind except through ________. | the use of reinforcement and punishment |
| ________ research uses past records or data sets to investigate research questions or to look for patterns or relationships. | archival |