Psychology 100 Final Exam
Abnormal Behavior - ANS-Behavior that causes people to experience distress and prevents
them from functioning in their daily lives.
ADHD is an ANS-A disorder characterized by inattention, impulsivity, low frustration
tolerance, and a lot of inappropriate behavior. Aggression - ANS-The intentional injury of, or
harm to, another person
Altruism - ANS-Helping behavior that is beneficial to others but clearly requires
self-sacrifice.
Antianxiety drugs - ANS-Drugs that reduce the level of anxiety a person experiences,
essentially by reducing excitability and increasing feelings of well-being
Antidepressant drugs - ANS-Medications that improve a severely depressed patient's mood
and feeling of well-being
Drugs that temporarily lessen psychotic symptoms like agitation, hallucinations, and
delusions are known as antipsychotics (ANS). People with antisocial personality disorder
(ANS-A) don't care about other people's rights or the moral and ethical codes of society.
Anxiety Disorder - ANS-The occurrence of anxiety without an obvious external cause,
affecting daily functioning.
Assumed-similarity bias - ANS-The tendency to think of people being similar to oneself,
even when meeting them for the first time
Evaluations of a specific person, behavior, belief, or concept are referred to as attitudes in
the ANS. Attribution Theory - ANS-The theory of personality that seeks to explain how we
decide, on the basis of samples of an individual's behavior, what the specific causes of that
person's behavior are.
A severe developmental disorder that hinders children's capacity for communication and
social interaction is autism (ANS). Aversive conditioning - ANS-A form of therapy that
reduces the frequency of undesired behavior by pairing an aversive, unpleasant stimulus
with undesired behavior
Behavioral Perspective - ANS-The perspective that looks at the behavior itself as the
problem
Behavioral Treatment Approaches - ANS-Treatment approaches that build on the basic
processes of learning, such as reinforcement and extinction, and assume that normal and
abnormal behavior are both learned.
ANS-A disorder of bipolar disorder in which a person experiences alternating periods of
mania and depression. ANS-A disorder known as borderline personality disorder is
characterized by a lack of confidence in one's identity. Catharsis - ANS-The process of
discharging built up aggressive energy.
Message interpretation is characterized by thoughtful consideration of the issues and
arguments used to convince. Central Route Processing - ANS Central Traits - ANS The most
important characteristics that influence how people perceive others Cognitive Dissonance -
ANS-The conflict that occurs when a person holds two contrdictory attitudes or thoughts
referred to as cognitions
Cognitive Perspective - ANS-The perspective that suggests that people's thoughts and
beliefs are a central component of abnormal behavior
Abnormal Behavior - ANS-Behavior that causes people to experience distress and prevents
them from functioning in their daily lives.
ADHD is an ANS-A disorder characterized by inattention, impulsivity, low frustration
tolerance, and a lot of inappropriate behavior. Aggression - ANS-The intentional injury of, or
harm to, another person
Altruism - ANS-Helping behavior that is beneficial to others but clearly requires
self-sacrifice.
Antianxiety drugs - ANS-Drugs that reduce the level of anxiety a person experiences,
essentially by reducing excitability and increasing feelings of well-being
Antidepressant drugs - ANS-Medications that improve a severely depressed patient's mood
and feeling of well-being
Drugs that temporarily lessen psychotic symptoms like agitation, hallucinations, and
delusions are known as antipsychotics (ANS). People with antisocial personality disorder
(ANS-A) don't care about other people's rights or the moral and ethical codes of society.
Anxiety Disorder - ANS-The occurrence of anxiety without an obvious external cause,
affecting daily functioning.
Assumed-similarity bias - ANS-The tendency to think of people being similar to oneself,
even when meeting them for the first time
Evaluations of a specific person, behavior, belief, or concept are referred to as attitudes in
the ANS. Attribution Theory - ANS-The theory of personality that seeks to explain how we
decide, on the basis of samples of an individual's behavior, what the specific causes of that
person's behavior are.
A severe developmental disorder that hinders children's capacity for communication and
social interaction is autism (ANS). Aversive conditioning - ANS-A form of therapy that
reduces the frequency of undesired behavior by pairing an aversive, unpleasant stimulus
with undesired behavior
Behavioral Perspective - ANS-The perspective that looks at the behavior itself as the
problem
Behavioral Treatment Approaches - ANS-Treatment approaches that build on the basic
processes of learning, such as reinforcement and extinction, and assume that normal and
abnormal behavior are both learned.
ANS-A disorder of bipolar disorder in which a person experiences alternating periods of
mania and depression. ANS-A disorder known as borderline personality disorder is
characterized by a lack of confidence in one's identity. Catharsis - ANS-The process of
discharging built up aggressive energy.
Message interpretation is characterized by thoughtful consideration of the issues and
arguments used to convince. Central Route Processing - ANS Central Traits - ANS The most
important characteristics that influence how people perceive others Cognitive Dissonance -
ANS-The conflict that occurs when a person holds two contrdictory attitudes or thoughts
referred to as cognitions
Cognitive Perspective - ANS-The perspective that suggests that people's thoughts and
beliefs are a central component of abnormal behavior
