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Recent work by Carsten de Dreu and colleagues (2010) suggests that oxytocin promotes - correct answer prosociality that is directed towards the in-group, but not toward the out-group, in-group favoritism, the automatic assumption that members of ones in-group experience complex moral emotions like embarrassment. MacLean (1990, 1993) proposed that the human forebrain includes three distinct systems, each of which developed in a distinct phase of vertebrate ev...

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Researchers find that a chemical in a recently discovered rainforest plant significantly reduces appetite in laboratory mice. Other researchers then make the chemical into a drug and test it to see whether it helps obese people lose weight. This type of research is called - communication - translational - bench - bedside - correct answer - translational Which of the following represents all of the different levels of research in abnormal psychology? ...

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Evolutionary - correct answer Approach to emotion that says emotions are selected by nature because they are good solutions to reoccurring events. EEA (Environment of Evolutionary Adaptedness) - correct answer A description of the environment to which emotions became adapted as our species evolved since the human line branched off from the line that led to chimps. -Protect offspring -Monogamous Bonds -Caretaking Flat...

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Schemes - correct answer specific psychological structures that are organized ways of making sense of experience Schemes are first ____ and then become ______ - correct answer first PHYSICAL ACTIONS then MENTAL STRUCTURES (images and concepts) Mental Representation - correct answer internal depictions of information that the mind can minipulate Mental Representation related to Schem...

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Personality - correct answer is a stable set of behavioral and experiential characteristics of an individual Three Principles Explaining Personality - correct answer consistency- in observable qualities and characteristics causation- originate from within organization- central and peripheral characteristics Personality Dichotomies - correct answer 1.) unique and typical 2.) Central a...

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What is an emotion? - correct answer -Meaningful commonalities -inferred complex reactions -geared toward specific behaviors -appraisals -reaction to stimuli -gives urgency to a concern, and orients to specific action Charles Darwin - correct answer -Posited the evolutionary need for emotions: emotions are useful and adaptive -based on reflex-like mechanisms -some emotional reactions are vestibular -emotions link us...

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Milkie and Warner (2011) showed that children being taught in negative environments have more learning, externalizing, interpersonal and internalizing problems. In this study, negative environments were characterized as classrooms _________________ and with teachers who ______________. - correct answer with few material resources; are disrespected by colleagues Parents can advance children s understanding of the mind and emotions by talking about the mind at...

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Bob uses illicit drugs "socially." His use does not produce problems with his social, educational, or occupational functioning. Bob's behavior constitutes substance intoxication a substance use disorder substance use substance withdrawal - correct answer substance use Lucy told her therapist that she frequently drinks more than she intended to, and that she has tried to cut down on her drinking several times without being able to do so. She endo...

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scheme - correct answer organized ways of making sense of experience - change with age -The textbook defines schemes as psychological structures and explains that they are initially in the form of structured physical actions, such as grasping an object. Later, schemes develop that are mental structures, such as images and concepts. mental representation - correct answer the cognitive achievement that marks the transition...

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A hypothesis is BEST defined as a: - correct answer Specific prediction that can be tested. Environmental influences are known in the science of human development as: - correct answer Nurture. Which statement is true of the scientific method? - correct answer Research findings should be made available to other scientists. Which factor does NOT refer to an influence of experience? - c...

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according to the vulnerability hypothesis, what postnatal factor can lead to increased risk of developing schizo? what neural pathway which influences schizo symptoms, might be altered by this factor? - correct answer postnatal: early life stressors neural pathway: rostral olfactory pathway pictures that show olfactory is disturbed: electrical recordings show that there are deficits from receptors, cortex Most incoming messages to neurons arrive at branc...

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What factors might contribute to childhood obesity? - correct answer -Infants drink formula and eat solid foods before 4 months -Pre-Schoolers have TVs in rooms and drink very sugary beverages -school age children sleep too little but have more screen time and less outside time Note that a dynamic-systems approach is needed to prevent childhood obesity. What does this mean? - correct answer Many factors need to change in...

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One could say the Epicureans and Stoics were the first emotion researchers in the West. The Stoics taught that one should - correct answer live simply and enjoy simple pleasures the philosophical approach to emotions is associated with which one of the following scholars? - correct answer rene descartes the term____ refers to a state that typically lasts for hours, days, weeks, sometimes as a low intensity background - c...

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Biological psychology - correct answer a field of study that relates behavior to bodily processes, especially the brain Biological psychology primary focuses on the _________________________ - correct answer central nervous system Central nervous system (CNS) - correct answer brain and spinal cord Peripheral nervous system (PNS) - correct answer eve...

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Which of the following is NOT a function of semantic knowledge? - correct answer Helps us create meaningful connections to other people Select all the examples of information that is stored in semantic memory from the list below. - correct answer The definition of semantic memory How old you are The words to your favorite song Knowing what a phone is used for Remembering what sound the letter "d" makes ...

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The (Zhang et al., 2013) paper measures sensorimotor and cognitive behavior using (Quiz 2) - correct answer a tablet The (Zhang et al., 2013) paper's results show slower times after ball heading on __ task. (Quiz 2) - correct answer the Anti-point The (Zhang et al., 2013) paper examines behavior in (Quiz 2) - correct answer Humans Heading a ball in soccer is typically considere...

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early childhood (preschool years) - correct answer 2-6 middle childhood (industry vs. inferiority - correct answer 6 to 11 years (roughly Kindergarten through 2nd grade) At school, children learn to work and cooperate with others. _____ develops when negative experiences at home, school, or with peers lead to feelings of incompetence late childhood (identity vs. identity confusion): - correct answer ...

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Periods of Development - correct answer 1.Prenatal period: from conception to birth. 2.Infancy and toddlerhood: from birth to 2yrs. . 3.Early childhood : from 2 - 6 yrs 4.Middle childhood : from 6-11 yrs 5. Adolescence : from 11-18 yrs 6.Emerging adult 18 - 25yrs Theory - correct answer An orderly, integrated set of statements that describes, explains and predicts behavior Two basic uses of theories - correct answe...

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