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2025-2026 Exam 175 Questions with 100%
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Absolute threshold - CORRECT ANSWER: the minimum stimulation needed to detect a
particular stimulus 50 percent of the time
According to the biopsychosocial approach, what four factors need to be analyzed to
determine the influence a psychological disorder? - CORRECT ANSWER:
Psychological
Biological
Social
Digital
According to the diathesis-stress model, there is both a predisposition to the disorder
(a.k.a. a __________) and specific factors (a.k.a. ___________) that combine to trigger
the onset of a disorder. - CORRECT ANSWER: diathesis
stress
Acetylcholine - CORRECT ANSWER: Causes muscles to contract, memory, arousal
R/t alzheimer's, delusions, convulsions, spasms, tremors.
Agoraphobia - CORRECT ANSWER: completely avoid leaving home or will do so only
with a close friend or relative
Altruism - CORRECT ANSWER: The motivation to increase another person's welfare
Amygdala - CORRECT ANSWER: Processes anger and fear
,Anterograde amnesia - CORRECT ANSWER: A type of amnesia that leaves intact
memories that were already consolidated but prevents the storing of new facts
Anxiety Disorders - CORRECT ANSWER: a category of disorders characterized by
intense or pervasive anxiety or fear or extreme attempts to avoid feelings.
anxious-ambivalent attachment - CORRECT ANSWER: Want but simultaneously fear a
relationship
11% of americans
Asch's study - CORRECT ANSWER: Participants want the sense of belonging to the
group and do not like to contradict other group members publicly. In a modified version
of the study, when participants wrote their answers instead of announcing them to the
group (participants did not know what answers other people gave), participants gave the
correct response 98% of the time.
Attachment theory - CORRECT ANSWER: the idea that early attachments with parents
and other caregivers can shape relationships for a person's whole life
Three types: secure attachment, avoidance, and anxious-ambivalent
Attitudes and Behavior - CORRECT ANSWER: A belief and a feeling that predisposes
one to respond in a particular way to objects, people, and events; manner of acting or
conducting yourself
Attraction - CORRECT ANSWER: Attraction may involve a sexual pull based on
someone's appearance. But physical attraction is more than sexual attraction. It is also
about liking the person. Some other strong feelings that can take root are trust, security,
interest, admiration, and acceptance.
Attribution theory
, (internal and external) - CORRECT ANSWER: The particular attributions people make
are of two broad types: internal and external. Internal attributions (also called
dispositional attributions) explain a person's behavior in terms of that person's beliefs,
goals, traits, or other characteristics. External attributions (also called situational
attributions) explain a person's behavior in terms of the situation.
Avoidant attachment style - CORRECT ANSWER: An attachment style characterized by
a suppression of attachment needs, because attempts to be intimate have been
rebuffed; people with this style find it difficult to develop intimate relationships
About 25% of americans have this
Behavior Modification - CORRECT ANSWER: Techniques based on operant
conditioning use reinforcement, self-monitoring, and—less commonly—punishment.
These techniques are used as part of behavior modification, which consists of using
operant conditioning principles to change specific behaviors.
Behavioral Therapy - CORRECT ANSWER: Goal: change harmful patterns of action to
helpful ones
Method: use classical and operant conditioning to teach new behaviors
Behaviorism - CORRECT ANSWER: Watson and Skinner
Behavior is the appropriate focus of psychology and it can be understood by studying
stimuli, responses, and the consequences of responses.
bottom-up processing - CORRECT ANSWER: Processing that is triggered by physical
energy striking receptor cells
2025-2026 Exam 175 Questions with 100%
Verified Correct Answers Guaranteed A+
Absolute threshold - CORRECT ANSWER: the minimum stimulation needed to detect a
particular stimulus 50 percent of the time
According to the biopsychosocial approach, what four factors need to be analyzed to
determine the influence a psychological disorder? - CORRECT ANSWER:
Psychological
Biological
Social
Digital
According to the diathesis-stress model, there is both a predisposition to the disorder
(a.k.a. a __________) and specific factors (a.k.a. ___________) that combine to trigger
the onset of a disorder. - CORRECT ANSWER: diathesis
stress
Acetylcholine - CORRECT ANSWER: Causes muscles to contract, memory, arousal
R/t alzheimer's, delusions, convulsions, spasms, tremors.
Agoraphobia - CORRECT ANSWER: completely avoid leaving home or will do so only
with a close friend or relative
Altruism - CORRECT ANSWER: The motivation to increase another person's welfare
Amygdala - CORRECT ANSWER: Processes anger and fear
,Anterograde amnesia - CORRECT ANSWER: A type of amnesia that leaves intact
memories that were already consolidated but prevents the storing of new facts
Anxiety Disorders - CORRECT ANSWER: a category of disorders characterized by
intense or pervasive anxiety or fear or extreme attempts to avoid feelings.
anxious-ambivalent attachment - CORRECT ANSWER: Want but simultaneously fear a
relationship
11% of americans
Asch's study - CORRECT ANSWER: Participants want the sense of belonging to the
group and do not like to contradict other group members publicly. In a modified version
of the study, when participants wrote their answers instead of announcing them to the
group (participants did not know what answers other people gave), participants gave the
correct response 98% of the time.
Attachment theory - CORRECT ANSWER: the idea that early attachments with parents
and other caregivers can shape relationships for a person's whole life
Three types: secure attachment, avoidance, and anxious-ambivalent
Attitudes and Behavior - CORRECT ANSWER: A belief and a feeling that predisposes
one to respond in a particular way to objects, people, and events; manner of acting or
conducting yourself
Attraction - CORRECT ANSWER: Attraction may involve a sexual pull based on
someone's appearance. But physical attraction is more than sexual attraction. It is also
about liking the person. Some other strong feelings that can take root are trust, security,
interest, admiration, and acceptance.
Attribution theory
, (internal and external) - CORRECT ANSWER: The particular attributions people make
are of two broad types: internal and external. Internal attributions (also called
dispositional attributions) explain a person's behavior in terms of that person's beliefs,
goals, traits, or other characteristics. External attributions (also called situational
attributions) explain a person's behavior in terms of the situation.
Avoidant attachment style - CORRECT ANSWER: An attachment style characterized by
a suppression of attachment needs, because attempts to be intimate have been
rebuffed; people with this style find it difficult to develop intimate relationships
About 25% of americans have this
Behavior Modification - CORRECT ANSWER: Techniques based on operant
conditioning use reinforcement, self-monitoring, and—less commonly—punishment.
These techniques are used as part of behavior modification, which consists of using
operant conditioning principles to change specific behaviors.
Behavioral Therapy - CORRECT ANSWER: Goal: change harmful patterns of action to
helpful ones
Method: use classical and operant conditioning to teach new behaviors
Behaviorism - CORRECT ANSWER: Watson and Skinner
Behavior is the appropriate focus of psychology and it can be understood by studying
stimuli, responses, and the consequences of responses.
bottom-up processing - CORRECT ANSWER: Processing that is triggered by physical
energy striking receptor cells
