Psych 105 Samenvattingen, Aantekeningen en Examens

Package Title: Chapter 3, Testbank Course Title: Kring, Abnormal Psych 14e Chapter Number: 3 Question Type: Multiple Choice 1. Having a correct diagnosis for Aaron from the clinical case will help clinicians to a) Give Aaron an IQ test b) Describe base rates, causes and treatments. c) Identify what kind of insurance coverage Aaron has. d) Know if other members of Aaron’s family have the same psychological disorder Answer: b Section Reference: Cornerstones of Diagnosis a...

What is counseling psychology? - Answer a branch of psychology that assists people with problems in living (often related to school, work, or marriage) and in achieving greater well-being How is counseling psychology different to clinical? - Answer Counseling psychology focuses on career/vocational assessment and therapy Humanistic approach Focuses on strengths more likley in college counseling settings not private practices What makes counseling psychology unique - Answer C...

Thinking Definition - Answer-any mental activity or processing of information, including learning, remembering, perceiving, communicating, believing, and deciding What is cognitive economy? - Answer-The use of heuristics to reduce mental effort while still getting things right most of the time What are heuristics? - Answer-Mental shortcuts, drawn from inferences, to increase thinking efficiency Can fast and frugal thinking be better than exhaustive analysis? - Answer-Yes What is cognitive ...

What is psychology? - Answer Science that studies behaviour and the physiological and cognitive processes that underly it. It is the profession that applies the knowledge found from this science to practical problems. Where are psychologists employed? - Answer Private practice, Universities, Hospitals and clinics, School counselling, Businesses What are the major research areas in psychology? - Answer Cognitive, Develepmental, Social, Experimental, Physiological, Personality, Psychom...

We can test memory in many different ways (e.g. recall, recognition,savings). What do the results of these various test demonstrate? A. Each memory is stored in a single location in the brain. B. People might or might not remember something, depending on how we test them. C, These testing methods are valid with children but not adults. D. People who learn something in school usually forget it in real life. E. There is no way to test the accuracy of memory. - Answer-B Remembering how to ri...

Thinking Definition - Answer any mental activity or processing of information, including learning, remembering, perceiving, communicating, believing, and deciding What is cognitive economy? - Answer The use of heuristics to reduce mental effort while still getting things right most of the time What are heuristics? - Answer Mental shortcuts, drawn from inferences, to increase thinking efficiency Can fast and frugal thinking be better than exhaustive analysis? - Answer Yes What...

# of people with a BA in psych - Answer-3.4 million # of people with a Ph D or Psy D in psych - Answer-207,000 # of divisions in the APA - Answer-56 3 elements that define science - Answer-systematic empiricism, production of public knowledge, examination of solvable problems systematic empiricism - Answer-structured observation which is theory driven and used to test hypotheses production of public knowledge - Answer-scientific findings are submitted to the scientific community for scru...

NRNP 6675/ NRNP6675 Midterm Exam Quiz Bank (2023/ 2024) | Complete Guide| Questions and Verified Answers 1. Which of the following is not consistent with benzo withdrawal? - Answer: B) The best way to proceed with benzo withdrawal is to stop it immediately and tx withdrawal s/s 2. Which of the following is true about the legal practice of the PMHNP? - Answer: D) A&B only A) all have some degrees of prescriptive privileges i...

What has been a concern since the first meeting of the APA? Answer Misconceptions of psychology What percentage of people believe scientific approach benefits understanding of human behavior? Answer 50% What is the good news of misconceptions of psychology? Answer There is an increased recognition of psychology as a science What is the public paradox of psychology Answer People want psychology to answer the "big questions" such as "am I normal?" or "how do I find true love?...

Basic human emotions - Answer (5) Fear, sadness, happiness, anger, disgust Natural Observation - Answer -Non laboratory setting, but many important behaviors are infrequent -behavior may also be affected by the presence of the observer -Requires RATER AGREEMENT Emotional Expression in Infancy - Answer Terms of features: interest, joy, sadness/distress, anger Stranger Anxiety - Answer UNTIL AGE 2 -fears stranger even when parent is present. -Large individual differences S...

The term culture is typically used in everyday language to refer to all of the following except - Answer genetic determinants of behavior. The textbook defines culture as the values, beliefs, and practices of a group of people, shared through symbols - Answer and passed down from generation to generation. Most people use the term culture to refer to someone's race, ethnicity, or country of origin. This is known as a ________ definition of culture. - Answer narrow _________ is det...