ABN PSY 3304 Test 1 Exam Questions With
Correct And Revised Answers
Historically, these were institutions meant solely for the care of people with mental illness. -
answer✔✔asylums
A theoretical viewpoint organized around the theme that learning is central in determining
human Behavior. - answer✔✔behavioral perspective
School of psychology that formerly restricted itself primarily to the study of overt behavior. -
answer✔✔behaviorism
Discharge of emotional tension associated with something, such as by talking about past
traumas. - answer✔✔catharsis
A basic form of learning in which a neutral stimulus is paired repeatedly with an unconditioned
stimulus (US) that naturally elicits an unconditioned response (UR). After repeated pairings, the
neutral stimulus becomes a conditioned stimulus (CS) that elicits a conditioned response (CR). -
answer✔✔classical conditioning.
Movement to close mental hospitals and treat people with severe mental disorders in the
community. - answer✔✔deinstitutionalization
Method involving the recording, description, and interpretation of a patient's dreams. -
answer✔✔dream analysis
Religiously inspired treatment procedure designed to drive out evil spirits or forces from a
"possessed" person. - answer✔✔exorcism
Method for probing the unconscious by having patients talk freely about themselves, their
feelings, and their motives. - answer✔✔free association
Legal term for mental disorder, implying lack of responsibility for one's acts and inability to
manage one's affairs. - answer✔✔insanity
Delusion of being a wolf. - answer✔✔lycanthropy
Historically, widespread occurrence of group behavior disorders that were apparently cases of
hysteria. - answer✔✔mass madness