PSYC 365

PSYC 365 - CHAPTER 3, PSYC 365 - CHAPTER 4, PSYC 365 - CHAPTER 1, PSYC 365 - CHAPTER 2 EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS Immunocompetence - Extend to which an immune system is functioning properly to ward off microorganisms Ex. - Lower before tests Psychoneuroimmunology (PNI) - Study of the relationship between psychological states and the functioning of the immune system - Interaction between nervous system, endocrine system and immune system How can the word psycho...

PSYC 365 EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS GRADED A++ LATEST UPDATE Shaping Reinforcement dependent on behaviour that was increasingly like the goal behaviour - new behaviour is the goal Fading The discrimination stimuli for the response were gradually changed so they became increasingly like the goal discriminative stimuli Delayed Prompting At first responding to the discriminative stimuli was prompted, and over time the prompts were presented only after a delay followi...

PSYC 365 EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS GRADED A++ LATEST UPDATE Health psychology Psychological principles applied to understand and improve health/healthcare Behavioural medicine Branch of medicine concerned with relationship between health and behaviour Behaviourism (N. Miller) Traced development of biomedical perspective on illness to germ theory What can explain medical non-compliance? (2) 1) Gradient of reinforcement 2) Delayed gratification Cognition and Per...

PSYC 365 FINAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS GRADED A++ LATEST UPDATE Three of the following illustrate various ways that learning might be reflected in a person's behavior. Which one of the following changes doe not necessarily reflect learning? Although it's a school night, Dean play video games until well past his usual bedtime. As he becomes more tired, he finds it increasingly difficult to concentrate on what he's doing. Reynelds has trouble tracing a comp...

PSYC 365 FINAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS GRADED A++ LATEST UPDATE learning long-term change in mental representations or associations as a result of experience principles of learning identify certain factors that influence learning and describe the specific effects that these factors have; fairly stable over time ex: A behavior that is followed by a satisfying state of affairs (reward) is more likely to increase in frequency than a behavior not followed by a rew...

PSYC 365 FINAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS GRADED A++ LATEST UPDATE Eunice has had trouble remembering the formula for calculating the area of a circle, so she is saying it to herself over and over again as her teacher passes out a geometry test. Eunice is demonstrating: Storage in the sensory register The use of maintenance rehearsal The use of chunking Retrieval from working memory > The use of maintenance rehearsal Considering current views regarding...

PSYC365 EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS GRADED A++ LATEST UPDATE Provide an original example of an explanatory fiction, and explain why it is one. Diana is bad at physics because she has a physics disability. The so-called "physics disability" is the explanatory fiction. It, as an explanation, leads to circular reasoning. Why does Diana do bad at physics? - Because she has a physics disability. How do you know she has a physics disability? - Because she does ba...

PSYC 365 EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS GRADED A++ LATEST UPDATE Definition of Clinical psychology - application of psychological knowledge to alleviate distress and promote well-being. - assessment, diagnosis, consultation, treatment, program evaluation, administration, research. Principles of the CPA codes of ethics 1. respect for the dignity of persons: what ever their background. 2. responsible caring: set and setting 3. integrity in relationships: no sleeping wi...

SFU PSYC 365 EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS GRADED A++ LATEST UPDATE A-delta fibres the afferent peripheral fibres that are associated with transmitting sharp, distinct pain Absorption the process by which nutrients move from the digestive tract to the bloodstream and the lymphatic system; occurs primarily in the small intestine Acceleration-deceleration anjury type of concussion that occurs when an immobile head is hit with a mobile object, or a moving head hits an i...

PSYC 365 FINAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS GRADED A++ LATEST UPDATE Basic; Applied ___________ research examines learning in tightly controlled settings and ____________ research examines learning in real-world settings. A statement that describes how a particular factor affects learning A principle of learning can best be characterized as: Behaviorism focuses on external behavioral changes; cognitivism focuses on internal mental changes. Behaviorists and cognitivi...