AP Psychology Flashcards: Complete 5-Unit Course Review

Review all five AP® Psychology units with 705 independently written cards covering concepts, scenarios, research methods, data interpretation, and evidence-based reasoning.

O tomto balíčku

Review all five units in the AP® Psychology course framework with 705 independently written English flashcards. The deck covers Biological Bases of Behavior, Cognition, Development and Learning, Social Psychology and Personality, and Mental and Physical Health. It supports all four science practices: Concept Application, Research Methods and Design, Data Interpretation, and Argumentation.

What the cards ask you to retrieve

  • Concept → meaning or function: recall a concise definition, mechanism, or distinction.
  • Scenario → concept: identify the idea that best explains a behavior, symptom pattern, or result.
  • Study description → method: identify a design, variable, sampling decision, ethical safeguard, limitation, or warranted conclusion.
  • Data representation → interpretation: read a compact table, distribution, graph pattern, statistic, or calculation and decide what the evidence shows.
  • Claim + evidence → reasoning: connect evidence to a defensible psychological explanation.

The order follows Units 1–5, keeps related material within the current or next topic, and introduces prerequisites and chronological steps first. Definition/application, foundation/claim, scenario, cue, and near-duplicate variants are separated by at least three unrelated cards. Explicit prerequisite and chronological sequences remain adjacent only when that progression helps learning.

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  1. Kartička 1

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    Nature in the nature–nurture question?

    Odpoveď

    Inherited biological influences on behavior and mental processes.

  2. Kartička 2

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    Central nervous system?

    Odpoveď

    The brain and spinal cord, which process information and coordinate responses.

  3. Kartička 3

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    Main role of the spinal cord?

    Odpoveď

    It carries messages between brain and body and organizes some reflexes.

  4. Kartička 4

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    Scores are 4, 6, 8, 10. What is the mean?

    Odpoveď

    7, found by dividing the total of 28 by 4 scores.

  5. Kartička 5

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    Nurture in the nature–nurture question?

    Odpoveď

    Environmental influences, such as family, culture, education, and experience.

  6. Kartička 6

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    Peripheral nervous system?

    Odpoveď

    The nerves that connect the central nervous system with the rest of the body.

  7. Kartička 7

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    Reflex arc?

    Odpoveď

    A rapid neural pathway that can produce a response through the spinal cord before conscious brain processing.

  8. Kartička 8

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    Reflex times are 180, 190, 210, 260, 410 milliseconds. What is the median?

    Odpoveď

    210 milliseconds, the middle score after ordering the five values.

  9. Kartička 9

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    Heritability?

    Odpoveď

    The proportion of variation in a trait within a population that is associated with genetic differences. It doesn't describe one person's trait.

  10. Kartička 10

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    Autonomic nervous system?

    Odpoveď

    The peripheral division that regulates involuntary functions of glands and internal organs.

  11. Kartička 11

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    Evolutionary perspective on behavior?

    Odpoveď

    It asks how natural selection may have favored psychological traits that helped survival or reproduction.

  12. Kartička 12

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    Why is eugenics scientifically and ethically invalid?

    Odpoveď

    It misuses heredity claims to rank people and justify coercion, while ignoring environmental influence, human rights, and the complexity of traits.

  13. Kartička 13

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    Why isn't behavior explained by genes or environment alone?

    Odpoveď

    They interact. A biological tendency can be strengthened, weakened, or redirected by experience.

  14. Kartička 14

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    Researchers compare a trait across biological relatives who share different amounts of DNA. Which method is this?

    Odpoveď

    A family study; twin comparisons are one example, but shared environments still limit causal conclusions.

  15. Kartička 15

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    Natural selection?

    Odpoveď

    Traits that support survival or reproduction can become more common across generations.

  16. Kartička 16

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    Somatic nervous system?

    Odpoveď

    The peripheral division that carries sensory information and controls voluntary skeletal-muscle movement.

  17. Kartička 17

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    Sensory neurons?

    Odpoveď

    They carry incoming information from sensory receptors toward the central nervous system.

  18. Kartička 18

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    Which design compares adoptees with both biological and adoptive relatives?

    Odpoveď

    An adoption study, used to separate some hereditary and environmental similarities.

  19. Kartička 19

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    Twins show a strong trait correlation. What keeps this result from proving genetic causation?

    Odpoveď

    Correlation doesn't isolate genes from shared environments or other confounding variables.

  20. Kartička 20

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    Sympathetic nervous system?

    Odpoveď

    The autonomic division that mobilizes energy during challenge or threat.

  21. Kartička 21

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    Evidence shows a genetic risk predicts an outcome only under chronic stress. Best claim?

    Odpoveď

    The outcome reflects a gene–environment interaction, not a purely genetic effect.

  22. Kartička 22

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    Motor neurons?

    Odpoveď

    They carry outgoing commands from the central nervous system to muscles or glands.

  23. Kartička 23

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    Sleep duration and stress are correlated. What directionality problem limits a causal conclusion?

    Odpoveď

    The result cannot show whether less sleep raises stress, stress reduces sleep, or both directions operate.

  24. Kartička 24

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    Parasympathetic nervous system?

    Odpoveď

    The autonomic division that calms the body and supports rest, digestion, and recovery.

  25. Kartička 25

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    Resting potential?

    Odpoveď

    The neuron's stable negative charge when it isn't firing, maintained by unequal ion concentrations across the membrane.

  26. Kartička 26

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    Interneurons?

    Odpoveď

    Neurons within the central nervous system that process information and connect other neurons.

  27. Kartička 27

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    Adrenaline's behavioral role?

    Odpoveď

    It helps mobilize the body during arousal and the fight-or-flight response.

  28. Kartička 28

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    Frontal lobes?

    Odpoveď

    Planning, judgment, impulse control, working memory, voluntary movement, and aspects of speech.

  29. Kartička 29

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    Neural threshold?

    Odpoveď

    The minimum stimulation needed to trigger an action potential.

  30. Kartička 30

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    Corpus callosum?

    Odpoveď

    The large fiber tract that carries information between the cerebral hemispheres.

  31. Kartička 31

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    Leptin's role in eating?

    Odpoveď

    It signals stored energy and helps reduce hunger.

  32. Kartička 32

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    Temporal lobes?

    Odpoveď

    Auditory processing, language comprehension, memory, and object recognition.

  33. Kartička 33

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    Depolarization during an action potential?

    Odpoveď

    Positive ions enter the neuron, making the membrane charge less negative and then briefly positive.

  34. Kartička 34

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    Dopamine's major psychological functions?

    Odpoveď

    Movement, motivation, reward learning, attention, and reinforcement.

  35. Kartička 35

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    Ghrelin's role in eating?

    Odpoveď

    It helps stimulate hunger.

  36. Kartička 36

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    Drug agonist?

    Odpoveď

    A substance that increases a neurotransmitter's effect by activating its receptor or supporting its action.

  37. Kartička 37

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    Action potential?

    Odpoveď

    A brief electrical impulse that travels along a neuron after threshold is reached.

  38. Kartička 38

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    Reuptake?

    Odpoveď

    The sending neuron reabsorbs neurotransmitter from the synapse after release.

  39. Kartička 39

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    Serotonin's major psychological functions?

    Odpoveď

    Mood, sleep, appetite, and arousal regulation.

  40. Kartička 40

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    Glutamate's major psychological functions?

    Odpoveď

    It is the brain's main excitatory neurotransmitter and supports learning and memory.

  41. Kartička 41

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    Refractory period?

    Odpoveď

    A short recovery interval after firing when the neuron resets and can't immediately produce another full action potential.

  42. Kartička 42

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    Melatonin's role?

    Odpoveď

    It helps regulate circadian timing and promotes sleepiness in darkness.

  43. Kartička 43

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    Drug antagonist?

    Odpoveď

    A substance that blocks or reduces a neurotransmitter's effect at its receptor.

  44. Kartička 44

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    Stimulants?

    Odpoveď

    Psychoactive drugs that increase central nervous system activity and alertness.

  45. Kartička 45

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    Drug tolerance?

    Odpoveď

    A reduced response after repeated use, so a larger dose may be needed for the same effect.

  46. Kartička 46

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    Damage to myelin slows messages in the central nervous system. Which disorder illustrates this problem?

    Odpoveď

    Multiple sclerosis.

  47. Kartička 47

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    All-or-none principle?

    Odpoveď

    A neuron fires a full action potential once threshold is reached; stronger input changes firing rate, not impulse size.

  48. Kartička 48

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    Norepinephrine's major psychological functions?

    Odpoveď

    Alertness, arousal, attention, and the stress response.

  49. Kartička 49

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    GABA's major psychological function?

    Odpoveď

    It is the brain's main inhibitory neurotransmitter and reduces neural activity.

  50. Kartička 50

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    Oxytocin's behavioral role?

    Odpoveď

    It supports social bonding and also contributes to childbirth and lactation.

  51. Kartička 51

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    Reuptake inhibitor?

    Odpoveď

    A drug that keeps more neurotransmitter in the synapse by slowing reabsorption.

  52. Kartička 52

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    Depressants?

    Odpoveď

    Psychoactive drugs that reduce central nervous system activity.

  53. Kartička 53

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    Drug withdrawal?

    Odpoveď

    Physical or psychological symptoms that can appear when regular drug use is reduced or stopped.

  54. Kartička 54

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    Antibodies disrupt acetylcholine receptors at muscles, causing weakness. Which disorder illustrates this problem?

    Odpoveď

    Myasthenia gravis.

  55. Kartička 55

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    Glial cells?

    Odpoveď

    Cells that support, nourish, insulate, protect, and help regulate neurons and their connections.

  56. Kartička 56

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    Endorphins?

    Odpoveď

    Natural neurotransmitters that reduce pain and can produce pleasure.

  57. Kartička 57

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    Substance P?

    Odpoveď

    A neurotransmitter involved in pain signaling.

  58. Kartička 58

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    Acetylcholine's major functions?

    Odpoveď

    Muscle action, learning, memory, and attention.

  59. Kartička 59

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    Opioids?

    Odpoveď

    Drugs that bind to opioid receptors, reducing pain and often producing relaxation or euphoria.

  60. Kartička 60

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    Hallucinogens?

    Odpoveď

    Drugs that alter perception and can produce sensory experiences without matching external input.

  61. Kartička 61

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    Addiction?

    Odpoveď

    Compulsive substance use or behavior that continues despite harmful consequences and is difficult to control.

  62. Kartička 62

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    Parietal lobes?

    Odpoveď

    Body-sense processing, spatial attention, and integrating sensory information.

  63. Kartička 63

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    Consciousness?

    Odpoveď

    Awareness of internal experiences and the surrounding environment.

  64. Kartička 64

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    Circadian rhythm?

    Odpoveď

    A roughly 24-hour biological cycle that helps regulate sleep and wakefulness.

  65. Kartička 65

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    Damage causes slow, effortful speech with relatively preserved comprehension. Likely region?

    Odpoveď

    Broca's area, usually in the left frontal lobe.

  66. Kartička 66

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    Occipital lobes?

    Odpoveď

    Primary cortical processing of visual information.

  67. Kartička 67

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    What does split-brain research reveal?

    Odpoveď

    When the corpus callosum is severed, the hemispheres can process some information independently.

  68. Kartička 68

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    How does the suprachiasmatic nucleus regulate circadian rhythm?

    Odpoveď

    It uses light information from the eyes to coordinate the body's roughly 24-hour clock.

  69. Kartička 69

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    NREM-1 sleep?

    Odpoveď

    The light transition into sleep, sometimes accompanied by hypnagogic sensations.

  70. Kartička 70

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    Motor cortex?

    Odpoveď

    A frontal-lobe strip that directs voluntary movement.

  71. Kartička 71

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    Damage causes fluent but nonsensical speech and poor comprehension. Likely region?

    Odpoveď

    Wernicke's area, usually in the left temporal lobe.

  72. Kartička 72

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    Brainstem's core function?

    Odpoveď

    It supports basic survival functions and connects the brain with the spinal cord.

  73. Kartička 73

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    NREM-2 sleep?

    Odpoveď

    A light sleep stage marked by sleep spindles and K-complexes.

  74. Kartička 74

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    Somatosensory cortex?

    Odpoveď

    A parietal-lobe strip that registers touch and body-position information.

  75. Kartička 75

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    Medulla's main functions?

    Odpoveď

    It regulates vital automatic functions such as breathing and heart rate.

  76. Kartička 76

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    Reticular activating system?

    Odpoveď

    A brainstem network involved in alertness, arousal, and the sleep–wake cycle.

  77. Kartička 77

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    NREM-3 sleep?

    Odpoveď

    Deep slow-wave sleep, associated with physical restoration and difficult awakening.

  78. Kartička 78

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    Cerebellum's main functions?

    Odpoveď

    Balance, coordinated movement, procedural learning, and timing.

  79. Kartička 79

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    Thalamus?

    Odpoveď

    A relay that directs most sensory information to the cerebral cortex and helps regulate alertness.

  80. Kartička 80

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    Hypothalamus?

    Odpoveď

    It helps regulate homeostasis, hunger, thirst, temperature, sexual behavior, and endocrine activity.

  81. Kartička 81

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    REM sleep?

    Odpoveď

    A stage with vivid dreaming, rapid eye movements, active brain patterns, and skeletal-muscle paralysis.

  82. Kartička 82

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    Why is the pituitary called a master gland?

    Odpoveď

    Its hormones influence other endocrine glands, under the hypothalamus's control.

  83. Kartička 83

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    Amygdala?

    Odpoveď

    A limbic structure involved in processing emotion, threat, and emotional learning.

  84. Kartička 84

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    Hippocampus?

    Odpoveď

    A limbic structure essential for forming new explicit memories and spatial memory.

  85. Kartička 85

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    How does sleep change across a typical night?

    Odpoveď

    NREM and REM repeat in cycles; REM periods generally lengthen toward morning.

  86. Kartička 86

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    Contralateral brain control?

    Odpoveď

    Each cerebral hemisphere mainly receives sensory input from and controls movement on the opposite side of the body.

  87. Kartička 87

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    What does an EEG measure?

    Odpoveď

    Electrical activity recorded from the scalp, with strong timing information but limited spatial precision.

  88. Kartička 88

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    Reward-center activity?

    Odpoveď

    Activity in neural reward pathways can reinforce behaviors that predict desirable outcomes.

  89. Kartička 89

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    Neuroplasticity?

    Odpoveď

    The nervous system's ability to change its organization or function through experience, learning, or injury.

  90. Kartička 90

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    Which method shows brain activity changing during a task?

    Odpoveď

    A functional brain-imaging method, such as fMRI or PET, rather than a structural scan alone.

  91. Kartička 91

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    A patient loses a function after damage to one brain region. What is the cautious conclusion?

    Odpoveď

    The region contributes to the function, but the behavior may depend on a wider network.

  92. Kartička 92

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    Insomnia?

    Odpoveď

    Persistent difficulty falling asleep, staying asleep, or obtaining restorative sleep.

  93. Kartička 93

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    How do wavelength and amplitude shape sound?

    Odpoveď

    Wavelength relates to frequency and perceived pitch; amplitude relates to intensity and perceived loudness.

  94. Kartička 94

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    Absolute threshold?

    Odpoveď

    The minimum stimulation detected 50% of the time.

  95. Kartička 95

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    Activation-synthesis view of dreams?

    Odpoveď

    The brain builds a story while interpreting internally generated neural activity during sleep.

  96. Kartička 96

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    Narcolepsy?

    Odpoveď

    A disorder involving sudden sleep attacks and abnormal entry into REM sleep.

  97. Kartička 97

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    Why can jet lag disrupt sleep?

    Odpoveď

    The internal circadian clock is temporarily out of sync with the new light–dark schedule.

  98. Kartička 98

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    Difference threshold?

    Odpoveď

    The smallest change between stimuli detected 50% of the time.

  99. Kartička 99

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    Consolidation view of dreams?

    Odpoveď

    Dreaming may reflect the brain organizing and integrating recent memories.

  100. Kartička 100

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    REM sleep behavior disorder?

    Odpoveď

    Loss of normal REM muscle paralysis, allowing a person to act out dreams.

  101. Kartička 101

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    Why can rotating shift work impair sleep?

    Odpoveď

    Frequent schedule changes force the circadian system to keep readjusting.

  102. Kartička 102

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    Weber's law?

    Odpoveď

    The noticeable difference between two stimuli is a constant proportion of the original intensity.

  103. Kartička 103

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    Two supported functions of sleep?

    Odpoveď

    Memory consolidation and restoration of resources used during waking activity.

  104. Kartička 104

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    Sleep apnea?

    Odpoveď

    Repeated breathing interruptions during sleep that fragment sleep and reduce oxygen.

  105. Kartička 105

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    REM rebound?

    Odpoveď

    A temporary increase in REM sleep after a period of REM deprivation.

  106. Kartička 106

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    Signal detection theory?

    Odpoveď

    Detection depends on stimulus strength plus expectations, experience, motivation, and alertness.

  107. Kartička 107

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    Sensory transduction?

    Odpoveď

    Sensory receptors convert physical energy into neural signals.

  108. Kartička 108

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    Vestibular sense?

    Odpoveď

    The sense of balance and head movement, supported by structures in the inner ear.

  109. Kartička 109

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    Somnambulism?

    Odpoveď

    Sleepwalking, which most often occurs during deep NREM sleep.

  110. Kartička 110

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    Why is there a blind spot in each eye?

    Odpoveď

    The optic nerve leaves the retina at a point with no rods or cones.

  111. Kartička 111

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    What begins visual transduction?

    Odpoveď

    Retinal receptors convert light into neural signals that travel toward the brain.

  112. Kartička 112

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    A sound reaches the left ear slightly earlier and louder than the right. Where will it seem to originate?

    Odpoveď

    From the left, because the brain compares arrival-time and intensity differences between the ears.

  113. Kartička 113

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    Why are taste and smell called chemical senses?

    Odpoveď

    Their receptors respond to molecules from food or the air.

  114. Kartička 114

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    Accommodation in vision?

    Odpoveď

    The lens changes shape to focus near or distant objects on the retina.

  115. Kartička 115

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    Cones?

    Odpoveď

    Retinal receptors that support color vision and fine detail in brighter light.

  116. Kartička 116

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    What begins auditory transduction?

    Odpoveď

    Hair cells in the inner ear convert sound-driven vibration into neural signals.

  117. Kartička 117

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    How does trichromatic processing explain color vision?

    Odpoveď

    Three cone types respond most strongly to different wavelength ranges, and their combined activity produces color experience.

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    How is smell unusual among the senses?

    Odpoveď

    Olfactory signals reach cortical and limbic areas without first passing through the thalamic relay used by other senses.

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    Kinesthesia?

    Odpoveď

    The sense of body-part position and movement, based on signals from muscles, tendons, and joints.

  120. Kartička 120

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    Place coding versus frequency coding in hearing?

    Odpoveď

    Place coding links pitch to where the cochlea responds most; frequency coding links pitch to neural firing rate.

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    Nearsightedness?

    Odpoveď

    Nearby objects are clear, but distant images focus in front of the retina and look blurred.

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    Pheromones?

    Odpoveď

    Chemical signals released by one organism that can affect the behavior or physiology of others of the same species.

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    Touch receptors for warmth and cold fire together strongly. What sensation can result?

    Odpoveď

    A hot or burning sensation, showing that temperature experience combines receptor signals.

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    Volley theory of pitch?

    Odpoveď

    Groups of auditory neurons alternate firing so their combined rate can represent pitches too fast for one neuron alone.

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    Farsightedness?

    Odpoveď

    Distant vision is clearer, while nearby images tend to focus behind the retina and look blurred.

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    Six taste qualities named in the course?

    Odpoveď

    Sweet, sour, salty, bitter, umami, and oleogustus (fat taste).

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    Phantom-limb sensation?

    Odpoveď

    Feeling pain, touch, or movement in a limb that is no longer present because the nervous system still represents it.

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    Sensory interaction?

    Odpoveď

    One sense changes how another is experienced, as smell influences flavor.

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    What causes most color-vision deficiency?

    Odpoveď

    One or more cone types are missing or function differently, reducing discrimination among some colors.

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    Prosopagnosia?

    Odpoveď

    Difficulty recognizing familiar faces despite otherwise usable vision.

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    Rods?

    Odpoveď

    Retinal receptors sensitive to dim light and peripheral movement, without color detail.

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    How does opponent processing explain afterimages?

    Odpoveď

    Color is coded in opposing pairs, so tiring one response can make its opponent briefly dominate.

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    Conductive versus sensorineural hearing loss?

    Odpoveď

    Conductive loss blocks sound transmission; sensorineural loss damages hair cells or auditory pathways.

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    Nontasters, medium tasters, and supertasters?

    Odpoveď

    Categories describing lower, typical, and unusually high sensitivity to taste, especially bitterness.

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    What do the semicircular canals detect?

    Odpoveď

    Rotational head movement, helping the vestibular system maintain balance.

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    Synesthesia?

    Odpoveď

    Stimulation of one sense consistently and automatically produces an additional sensory experience.

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    Dichromatism versus monochromatism?

    Odpoveď

    Dichromatism uses two functioning cone systems; monochromatism uses one or none, producing far less color discrimination.

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    Blindsight?

    Odpoveď

    Responding to visual information without consciously seeing it, usually after damage to primary visual cortex.

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    Sensory adaptation?

    Odpoveď

    Reduced sensitivity after constant, unchanging stimulation.

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    Gate-control view of pain?

    Odpoveď

    Spinal and brain processes can amplify or reduce pain signals before conscious experience.

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    Bottom-up processing?

    Odpoveď

    Building a perception from incoming sensory details.

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    Concept?

    Odpoveď

    A mental category used to group similar objects, events, ideas, or people.

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    Fixation in problem solving?

    Odpoveď

    Getting stuck on one way of representing or solving a problem.

  144. Kartička 144

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    Algorithm?

    Odpoveď

    A step-by-step method that guarantees a solution when followed correctly, though it may be slow.

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    Top-down processing?

    Odpoveď

    Using expectations, context, and prior knowledge to interpret sensory input.

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    Confirmation bias?

    Odpoveď

    Seeking or interpreting evidence in ways that support an existing belief.

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    Retinal disparity?

    Odpoveď

    The difference between each eye's image; greater disparity usually signals a nearer object.

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    Heuristic?

    Odpoveď

    A quick rule of thumb that saves effort but can produce errors.

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    Selective attention?

    Odpoveď

    Focusing conscious awareness on one part of the available sensory input.

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    Figure–ground organization?

    Odpoveď

    Separating the object of attention from its background.

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    Convergence as a depth cue?

    Odpoveď

    The inward turning of the eyes increases as an object gets closer.

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    Representativeness heuristic?

    Odpoveď

    Judging category membership by resemblance to a prototype while neglecting other information.

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    Missing a visible event while attention is elsewhere?

    Odpoveď

    Inattentional blindness.

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    Gestalt proximity principle?

    Odpoveď

    Elements close together tend to be perceived as a group.

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    Two familiar objects cast different-sized retinal images. Which looks farther away?

    Odpoveď

    The one with the smaller retinal image, using the monocular cue of relative size.

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    Cocktail-party effect?

    Odpoveď

    The ability to focus on one conversation while still noticing personally important information in the background.

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    Failing to notice an obvious change in a scene?

    Odpoveď

    Change blindness.

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    Gestalt similarity principle?

    Odpoveď

    Elements that look alike tend to be grouped together.

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    Parallel lines seem to meet in the distance. Which depth cue?

    Odpoveď

    Linear perspective.

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    Perceptual constancy?

    Odpoveď

    Seeing an object's size, shape, or color as stable despite changing sensory images.

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    Perceptual set?

    Odpoveď

    A readiness to perceive something in a particular way because of expectations or context.

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    Gestalt closure principle?

    Odpoveď

    The mind fills gaps to perceive a complete object.

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    One object blocks part of another. Which seems closer?

    Odpoveď

    The blocking object, using interposition.

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    Apparent motion?

    Odpoveď

    The perception of movement created by rapidly presented stationary images or lights.

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    Availability heuristic?

    Odpoveď

    Judging likelihood by how easily examples come to mind.

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    Divergent thinking?

    Odpoveď

    Generating many varied, original possibilities.

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    A hazy object appears farther away than a sharp object. Which depth cue?

    Odpoveď

    Relative clarity.

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    Prototype?

    Odpoveď

    A mental image of the most typical example of a category.

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    Ignoring how common an event is while focusing on a vivid description?

    Odpoveď

    Base-rate neglect, often tied to the representativeness heuristic.

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    Convergent thinking?

    Odpoveď

    Narrowing possibilities to the single best answer.

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    A textured surface looks denser and finer with distance. Which depth cue?

    Odpoveď

    Texture gradient.

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    Belief perseverance?

    Odpoveď

    Holding a belief even after the evidence that created it has been discredited.

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    Explicit memory?

    Odpoveď

    Conscious memory for facts and experiences.

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    Three stores in the multi-store model?

    Odpoveď

    Sensory memory, short-term memory, and long-term memory.

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    Seeing an object only in its usual role?

    Odpoveď

    Functional fixedness.

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    Mental set?

    Odpoveď

    Using a familiar solution strategy even when a different approach would work better.

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    Episodic memory?

    Odpoveď

    Explicit memory for personally experienced events.

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    Working memory?

    Odpoveď

    A limited-capacity system that briefly holds and actively manipulates information.

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    Insight?

    Odpoveď

    A sudden realization of a problem's solution.

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    Framing effect?

    Odpoveď

    Choices change when the same information is worded or presented differently.

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    Implicit memory?

    Odpoveď

    Learning that affects behavior without deliberate conscious recall.

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    Overconfidence bias?

    Odpoveď

    Being more certain about one's judgments than accuracy warrants.

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    Anchoring bias?

    Odpoveď

    Relying too heavily on the first number or idea encountered.

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    Schema in thinking?

    Odpoveď

    A mental framework that organizes knowledge and guides interpretation.

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    Procedural memory?

    Odpoveď

    Implicit memory for skills and habits.

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    Gambler's fallacy?

    Odpoveď

    The mistaken belief that a random outcome becomes due after a streak, even when trials are independent.

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    Sunk-cost fallacy?

    Odpoveď

    Continuing because of past investment even when future costs outweigh future benefits.

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    Executive functions?

    Odpoveď

    Mental processes that support planning, inhibition, flexible switching, and goal-directed control.

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    How can priming affect judgment?

    Odpoveď

    Recent exposure can make related ideas more accessible and subtly shape a later response.

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    Central executive in working memory?

    Odpoveď

    The attention-control component that coordinates verbal and visual-spatial processing.

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    Serial-position effect?

    Odpoveď

    People tend to recall the first and last items in a list better than the middle.

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    Semantic memory?

    Odpoveď

    Explicit memory for facts, meanings, and general knowledge.

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    Levels-of-processing principle?

    Odpoveď

    Deeper semantic processing usually produces stronger memory than shallow structural or sound-based processing.

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    Automatic processing?

    Odpoveď

    Encoding information with little conscious effort, such as space, time, or well-practiced meanings.

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    Maintenance rehearsal?

    Odpoveď

    Repeating information to keep it active, usually without adding much meaning.

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    Prospective memory?

    Odpoveď

    Remembering to carry out an intended action in the future.

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    Primacy effect?

    Odpoveď

    Better memory for early list items, often because they receive more rehearsal.

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    Long-term memory?

    Odpoveď

    A relatively durable, large-capacity store of knowledge, experiences, and skills.

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    Highly superior autobiographical memory?

    Odpoveď

    An unusual ability to recall extensive personal events and dates with exceptional accuracy.

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    Effortful processing?

    Odpoveď

    Encoding that requires attention and deliberate work.

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    Elaborative rehearsal?

    Odpoveď

    Linking new information to meaning, examples, or existing knowledge.

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    Memory consolidation?

    Odpoveď

    The process that stabilizes a memory after learning.

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    Recency effect?

    Odpoveď

    Better immediate memory for the last list items because they remain active.

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    Spacing effect?

    Odpoveď

    Learning lasts longer when study is distributed over time rather than massed into one session.

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    Testing effect?

    Odpoveď

    Actively retrieving information improves later memory more than rereading alone.

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    Chunking?

    Odpoveď

    Organizing separate pieces of information into meaningful units.

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    Mnemonic?

    Odpoveď

    A structured memory aid that links material to an image, phrase, location, or pattern.

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    Why organize material into a hierarchy?

    Odpoveď

    Grouping broad ideas above narrower details makes relationships easier to encode and retrieve.

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    How can a schema help encoding?

    Odpoveď

    It supplies an existing framework that organizes and connects new information.

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    Students reread or practice retrieval, then take the same delayed test. What are the independent and dependent variables?

    Odpoveď

    The study method is independent; delayed-test performance is dependent.

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    Iconic memory?

    Odpoveď

    A very brief visual sensory memory.

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    Recall?

    Odpoveď

    Retrieving information with few external cues, as in an essay question.

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    Retrieval cue?

    Odpoveď

    A stimulus linked to a memory that helps bring it to awareness.

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    Encoding-specificity principle?

    Odpoveď

    Retrieval improves when cues at recall match cues present during encoding.

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    Context-dependent memory?

    Odpoveď

    Recall can improve in the same external environment where learning occurred.

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    Does the hippocampus permanently store every explicit memory?

    Odpoveď

    No. It helps form and consolidate new explicit memories, which later depend on distributed cortical networks.

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    Echoic memory?

    Odpoveď

    A brief auditory sensory memory that lasts longer than iconic memory.

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    Anterograde amnesia?

    Odpoveď

    Difficulty forming new long-term explicit memories after the onset of damage or illness.

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    Phonological loop?

    Odpoveď

    The working-memory component that briefly holds and rehearses verbal or sound information.

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    Cerebellum's memory role?

    Odpoveď

    It supports procedural learning and some classically conditioned responses.

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    Why is short-term memory described as limited?

    Odpoveď

    It can hold only a small amount of information without rehearsal or chunking.

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    Retrograde amnesia?

    Odpoveď

    Loss of memories formed before the onset of damage or illness.

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    Why are events tied to your own life often easier to remember?

    Odpoveď

    The self-reference effect makes information connected to oneself more memorable.

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    How can the amygdala affect memory?

    Odpoveď

    Emotional arousal can strengthen consolidation of emotionally significant events.

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    Visuospatial sketchpad?

    Odpoveď

    The working-memory component that holds and manipulates visual and spatial information.

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    Long-term potentiation?

    Odpoveď

    A lasting increase in synaptic efficiency after repeated activation, associated with learning and memory.

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    Infantile amnesia?

    Odpoveď

    The typical inability to recall autobiographical events from the first few years of life.

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    Alzheimer's disease?

    Odpoveď

    A progressive brain disorder that gradually impairs memory, reasoning, and daily functioning.

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    Scores are 2, 4, 4, 7, 9. What are the mode and range?

    Odpoveď

    The mode is 4, and the range is 7 because 9 - 2 = 7.

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    Recognition?

    Odpoveď

    Identifying previously learned information, as in selecting a familiar answer.

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    Why is memory called reconstructive?

    Odpoveď

    Recall rebuilds an event from stored details, schemas, expectations, and later information.

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    Storage decay?

    Odpoveď

    A memory trace weakens over time, especially when it isn't used.

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    State-dependent memory?

    Odpoveď

    Recall can improve when a person's internal state matches the state during learning.

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    Relearning?

    Odpoveď

    Measuring memory by how much faster material is learned again.

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    Misinformation effect?

    Odpoveď

    Misleading information after an event changes memory of the event.

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    A student recalls more in the original classroom. What claim is supported?

    Odpoveď

    Matching environmental cues can aid retrieval; the setting didn't necessarily improve storage.

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    Mood-congruent memory?

    Odpoveď

    A current mood makes similarly toned memories easier to retrieve.

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    Priming?

    Odpoveď

    Exposure to one stimulus unconsciously influences the response to a later stimulus.

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    Tip-of-the-tongue state?

    Odpoveď

    A temporary retrieval failure accompanied by a feeling that the answer is known.

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    Why does retrieval practice strengthen memory?

    Odpoveď

    Each successful retrieval reinforces access routes and reveals what still needs study.

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    Class A scores cluster near 80; Class B has the same mean but scores spread from 50 to 100. Which class has the larger standard deviation?

    Odpoveď

    Class B, because its scores vary farther from the mean.

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    Metacognition?

    Odpoveď

    Monitoring and regulating one's own thinking and learning.

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    Source amnesia?

    Odpoveď

    Remembering information but misremembering where it came from.

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    Test standardization?

    Odpoveď

    Administering a test consistently and establishing norms from a representative sample.

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    Reliability?

    Odpoveď

    The consistency of a measurement across time, items, or scorers.

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    Stereotype threat?

    Odpoveď

    Concern about confirming a negative group stereotype can interfere with performance.

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    General intelligence, or g?

    Odpoveď

    A broad mental ability proposed to contribute to performance across many cognitive tasks.

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    Encoding failure?

    Odpoveď

    Information never entered memory well enough to be stored, often because attention was weak.

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    Validity?

    Odpoveď

    The extent to which evidence supports the interpretation and use of a test score.

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    Proactive interference?

    Odpoveď

    Older learning disrupts recall of newer information.

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    Imagination inflation?

    Odpoveď

    Repeatedly imagining an event increases confidence that it really happened.

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    A forgetting curve drops sharply soon after learning, then flattens. What does this pattern show?

    Odpoveď

    Forgetting is fastest soon after learning and slows over time.

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    Retrieval failure?

    Odpoveď

    Stored information is temporarily inaccessible because effective cues are missing.

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    Retroactive interference?

    Odpoveď

    Newer learning disrupts recall of older information.

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    A confident witness recalls a detail introduced after the event. Best conclusion?

    Odpoveď

    Confidence doesn't guarantee accuracy; post-event misinformation may have altered the memory.

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    Repression in psychodynamic theory?

    Odpoveď

    The proposed unconscious blocking of distressing memories or impulses from awareness.

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    Flashbulb memory?

    Odpoveď

    A vivid memory for learning about an emotional event; confidence can remain high even when details change.

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    A study defines memory accuracy as the number of 20 words recalled after 24 hours. What design element is this?

    Odpoveď

    An operational definition of memory accuracy.

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    A score is at the 84th percentile. What does that mean?

    Odpoveď

    It is equal to or higher than about 84% of scores in the reference group.

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    Stereotype lift?

    Odpoveď

    A performance boost that can occur when a negative stereotype targets another group, making one's own group seem comparatively advantaged.

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    Achievement test?

    Odpoveď

    An assessment of knowledge or skills already learned.

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    Construct validity?

    Odpoveď

    How well evidence shows that a test measures the psychological construct it claims to measure.

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    Test–retest reliability?

    Odpoveď

    Consistency of scores when the same assessment is administered to the same people at different times.

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    Why can't historical group differences on intelligence tests justify discriminatory policy?

    Odpoveď

    Scores reflect testing conditions and social opportunity as well as measured ability; group averages don't define individuals or prove biological causation.

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    Multiple-abilities view of intelligence?

    Odpoveď

    Intelligence includes several partly distinct abilities rather than one general capacity alone.

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    Aptitude test?

    Odpoveď

    An assessment intended to predict capacity to learn or perform in the future.

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    Traditional IQ formula?

    Odpoveď

    Mental age divided by chronological age, multiplied by 100. Modern tests use age-based norms instead.

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    Predictive validity?

    Odpoveď

    How well a test score forecasts a relevant later outcome.

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    What does a normal score distribution look like?

    Odpoveď

    Most scores cluster near the mean, with fewer scores toward either extreme.

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    Split-half reliability?

    Odpoveď

    Consistency between two comparable halves of the same assessment.

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    Two groups have different average test scores. What conclusion is not justified?

    Odpoveď

    That every member differs or that biology caused the gap; within-group variation and social conditions matter.

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    Flynn effect?

    Odpoveď

    Average intelligence-test scores have risen across generations in many populations, pointing to environmental influence.

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    A student treats mistakes as information and changes study strategies. Which mindset does this show?

    Odpoveď

    A growth mindset; a fixed mindset treats ability as largely unchangeable.

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    Continuous versus stage development?

    Odpoveď

    Continuous views emphasize gradual change; stage views describe distinct qualitative shifts.

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    How can prenatal environment affect later development?

    Odpoveď

    Nutrition, stress, illness, and substance exposure can influence physical and neural development before birth.

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    Teratogen?

    Odpoveď

    An environmental agent that can disrupt prenatal development, with effects depending on dose, timing, and susceptibility.

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    Maturation?

    Odpoveď

    Biologically guided growth processes that unfold in a generally predictable sequence.

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    Stability–change question in development?

    Odpoveď

    It asks which traits persist across life and which change with age or experience.

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    A researcher predicts that students who sleep at least eight hours will recall more words than students who sleep less. Why is this hypothesis falsifiable?

    Odpoveď

    The groups and recall outcome can be measured, so evidence could show that the predicted difference does not occur.

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    Which method best tests whether a new study routine causes higher quiz scores?

    Odpoveď

    An experiment that manipulates the routine and randomly assigns participants, because it can support a causal conclusion.

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    Why do motor milestones follow a common order but different timing?

    Odpoveď

    Maturation shapes the sequence, while biology and experience influence pace.

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    Fine versus gross motor skills?

    Odpoveď

    Fine skills use small, precise movements; gross skills use larger muscle groups and whole-body movement.

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    Why are infant reflexes useful to researchers?

    Odpoveď

    Their presence and change can indicate early nervous-system development.

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    What did the visual-cliff procedure test?

    Odpoveď

    It tested whether infants would cross an apparent drop, providing evidence about depth perception and the influence of locomotor experience.

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    Puberty?

    Odpoveď

    The period of sexual maturation driven by hormonal and physical changes.

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    Sensitive period?

    Odpoveď

    A developmental window when experience has an especially strong effect, though learning may remain possible later.

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    What physical pattern commonly marks the start of adolescence?

    Odpoveď

    A puberty-related growth spurt, with rapid increases in height and weight.

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    Primary versus secondary sex characteristics?

    Odpoveď

    Primary characteristics are reproductive organs and functions; secondary characteristics are puberty-related traits not directly required for reproduction.

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    Which method best measures the relationship between adolescents' sleep duration and mood without assigning sleep schedules?

    Odpoveď

    A correlational study, because both variables are measured rather than manipulated.

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    Older adults score lower than younger adults in one same-time comparison. Which design and alternative explanation limit an aging claim?

    Odpoveď

    The study is cross-sectional, and a cohort effect could explain the difference because the age groups grew up under different conditions.

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    Researchers test the same people yearly from ages 10 to 20. Which design is this, and what participant-loss risk should they track?

    Odpoveď

    A longitudinal design; attrition can bias the results if those who leave differ from those who remain.

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    Menarche?

    Odpoveď

    The first menstrual period.

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    Which method allows an intensive investigation of one person with an exceptionally rare developmental condition?

    Odpoveď

    A case study, which provides depth but may not generalize to a wider population.

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    About what percentage of scores in a normal distribution lie within one standard deviation of the mean?

    Odpoveď

    About 68%.

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    A prenatal exposure correlates with later difficulty. What limits a causal claim?

    Odpoveď

    Other parental, health, and environmental variables may account for the association.

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    Spermarche?

    Odpoveď

    The first ejaculation.

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    Which method combines results from many studies to estimate an overall effect?

    Odpoveď

    A meta-analysis, which statistically synthesizes findings across studies.

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    Imprinting?

    Odpoveď

    A rapid form of early learning in which some young animals form an attachment during a sensitive period.

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    Why can adolescent risk-taking increase?

    Odpoveď

    Reward systems develop earlier than the prefrontal control systems used for planning and inhibition.

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    Menopause?

    Odpoveď

    The natural end of menstrual cycles, diagnosed after 12 consecutive months without menstruation.

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    Which method records children's playground behavior without directing or changing it?

    Odpoveď

    Naturalistic observation.

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    How do mobility, flexibility, and reaction time typically change across later adulthood?

    Odpoveď

    They tend to decline gradually, although health, activity, and individual differences affect the pace.

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    Gender identity?

    Odpoveď

    A person's internal sense of their gender.

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    Gender role?

    Odpoveď

    A culture's expectations for behavior associated with gender.

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    Sex versus gender?

    Odpoveď

    Sex refers to biological traits; gender refers to identities, roles, and social meanings.

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    Common sensory change in later adulthood?

    Odpoveď

    Vision and hearing sensitivity often decline, though the degree varies widely.

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    Sexual orientation?

    Odpoveď

    A pattern of romantic or sexual attraction; it is distinct from gender identity.

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    Gender schema?

    Odpoveď

    A mental framework that organizes information and expectations about gender.

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    Best broad view of gender development?

    Odpoveď

    Biological, cognitive, social, and cultural influences interact.

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    Does normal aging cause uniform cognitive decline?

    Odpoveď

    No. Processing speed may slow, while knowledge and expertise can remain stable or grow.

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    Why shouldn't variation in gender identity or sexual orientation be treated as a disorder?

    Odpoveď

    Variation alone isn't evidence of dysfunction; distress often reflects stigma or discrimination rather than identity.

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    Schema in cognitive development?

    Odpoveď

    A mental framework used to organize and interpret experience.

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    Sensorimotor stage?

    Odpoveď

    Infants learn through sensory experience and action and develop object permanence.

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    Preoperational stage?

    Odpoveď

    Young children use symbols and language but often lack conservation and show egocentric thinking.

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    Assimilation?

    Odpoveď

    Fitting new information into an existing schema.

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    A learner cannot solve a puzzle alone but succeeds with a teacher's hints. Where is the task?

    Odpoveď

    In the learner's zone of proximal development.

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    Animism in preoperational thought?

    Odpoveď

    Attributing life, feelings, or intentions to inanimate objects.

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    Concrete operational stage?

    Odpoveď

    Children reason logically about concrete events and understand conservation.

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    Accommodation?

    Odpoveď

    Changing a schema when new information doesn't fit it.

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    Reversibility in cognitive development?

    Odpoveď

    Understanding that an operation can be mentally undone, a skill associated with concrete operational thought.

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    How can social learning shape gender expression?

    Odpoveď

    People observe models and receive reinforcement or punishment for gender-related behavior.

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    A child calls a zebra a horse because it fits an existing animal schema. Which process?

    Odpoveď

    Assimilation.

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    Language?

    Odpoveď

    A shared, rule-governed system of symbols used to communicate and generate ideas.

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    Cooing stage?

    Odpoveď

    Early vowel-like sounds that typically appear before babbling.

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    Babbling stage?

    Odpoveď

    Infants produce repeated speech-like sounds before meaningful words.

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    One-word stage?

    Odpoveď

    A child uses single words to express whole ideas.

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    Grammar?

    Odpoveď

    A language's system of rules for combining and interpreting symbols.

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    A child assumes everyone can see the picture visible only from the child's side of a model. Which limitation does this show?

    Odpoveď

    Egocentrism: difficulty taking another person's visual perspective.

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    Crystallized intelligence across adulthood?

    Odpoveď

    Accumulated knowledge and verbal skills often remain stable or increase.

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    A child revises an animal schema after learning that zebras aren't horses. Which process?

    Odpoveď

    Accommodation.

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    A teacher first models each step, then removes hints as the learner improves. What support strategy is this?

    Odpoveď

    Scaffolding.

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    A child predicts that someone will search where that person last saw a toy, not where the toy really is. Which ability does this show?

    Odpoveď

    Theory of mind: recognizing that another person can hold a different belief.

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    Fluid intelligence across adulthood?

    Odpoveď

    Speedy reasoning with novel problems often peaks earlier and may decline gradually.

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    An infant searches for a toy after it is covered by a cloth. Which ability does this show?

    Odpoveď

    Object permanence: understanding that the toy still exists when it cannot be seen.

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    Water is poured from a short glass into a taller, narrower glass, and a child says there is more water. Which concept is missing?

    Odpoveď

    Conservation: understanding that quantity remains the same despite a change in appearance.

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    Formal operational stage?

    Odpoveď

    Adolescents and adults can reason abstractly and test hypothetical possibilities.

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    Dementia?

    Odpoveď

    A broad syndrome involving cognitive decline that interferes with daily life; it is not an inevitable part of normal aging.

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    Phoneme?

    Odpoveď

    The smallest distinctive sound unit in a language.

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    Bronfenbrenner's ecological systems view?

    Odpoveď

    Development reflects interactions between a person and nested social environments over time.

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    Temperament?

    Odpoveď

    Early, biologically influenced patterns of emotional reactivity and self-regulation.

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    Attachment?

    Odpoveď

    An enduring emotional bond that supports proximity and security.

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    Erikson's infancy conflict?

    Odpoveď

    Trust versus mistrust: dependable care supports a basic sense of security.

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    Microsystem?

    Odpoveď

    Immediate settings and relationships, such as family, school, peers, and work.

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    Erikson's toddler conflict?

    Odpoveď

    Autonomy versus shame and doubt: supported self-control builds independence.

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    Erikson's early-childhood conflict?

    Odpoveď

    Initiative versus guilt: directing activities and plans supports purpose.

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    Erikson's school-age conflict?

    Odpoveď

    Industry versus inferiority: mastering valued skills supports competence.

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    Mesosystem?

    Odpoveď

    Connections among a person's microsystems, such as communication between family and school.

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    Erikson's adolescent conflict?

    Odpoveď

    Identity versus role confusion: exploring and integrating roles supports identity.

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    Erikson's young-adult conflict?

    Odpoveď

    Intimacy versus isolation: forming close, committed relationships.

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    Erikson's middle-adult conflict?

    Odpoveď

    Generativity versus stagnation: contributing to others and the next generation.

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    Exosystem?

    Odpoveď

    Settings that affect a person indirectly, such as a caregiver's workplace.

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    Morpheme?

    Odpoveď

    The smallest unit that carries meaning.

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    Telegraphic speech?

    Odpoveď

    Early short phrases that contain essential words while omitting smaller grammatical words.

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    How do nonverbal gestures support language development?

    Odpoveď

    Pointing, gaze, expression, and movement communicate meaning before and alongside spoken words.

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    Macrosystem?

    Odpoveď

    The wider culture, values, laws, customs, and economic conditions surrounding development.

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    Semantics?

    Odpoveď

    The meanings of words and sentences.

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    A child says “goed” after learning the usual past-tense pattern. What is this?

    Odpoveď

    Overgeneralization: applying a language rule where an exception is required.

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    What does a sensitive period for language imply?

    Odpoveď

    Early exposure supports fluent development, though later learning remains possible.

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    Does language completely determine thought?

    Odpoveď

    No. Language can shape attention and categorization, but thought also occurs without words.

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    Syntax?

    Odpoveď

    Rules for arranging words into phrases and sentences.

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    A child explores while a caregiver is present, seeks contact at reunion, and is readily comforted. Which attachment pattern fits?

    Odpoveď

    Secure attachment.

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    How does the behavioral perspective explain behavior?

    Odpoveď

    It focuses on observable behavior learned through conditioning, reinforcement, punishment, and environmental cues.

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    Authoritative parenting?

    Odpoveď

    High warmth with clear, consistent expectations and age-appropriate autonomy.

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    Identity achievement?

    Odpoveď

    A person makes commitments after meaningful exploration.

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    Avoidant attachment pattern?

    Odpoveď

    The child shows little contact-seeking and tends to avoid or ignore the caregiver at reunion.

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    Classical conditioning?

    Odpoveď

    Learning that one stimulus predicts another, so a previously neutral stimulus elicits a response.

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    Unconditioned stimulus?

    Odpoveď

    A stimulus that naturally produces a response without prior learning.

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    Unconditioned response?

    Odpoveď

    The unlearned response naturally produced by an unconditioned stimulus.

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    Conditioned stimulus?

    Odpoveď

    A previously neutral stimulus that elicits a learned response after association.

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    Conditioned response?

    Odpoveď

    The learned response to a conditioned stimulus.

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    Acquisition in classical conditioning?

    Odpoveď

    The initial learning period when the neutral stimulus becomes associated with the unconditioned stimulus.

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    During acquisition, when should the conditioned stimulus usually appear relative to the unconditioned stimulus?

    Odpoveď

    The conditioned stimulus should appear shortly before the unconditioned stimulus so it predicts what comes next.

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    Authoritarian parenting?

    Odpoveď

    Low warmth with strict control and little discussion.

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    Identity diffusion?

    Odpoveď

    A person has neither actively explored alternatives nor made firm commitments.

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    Extinction in classical conditioning?

    Odpoveď

    The conditioned response weakens when the conditioned stimulus repeatedly appears without the unconditioned stimulus.

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    Anxious-resistant attachment pattern?

    Odpoveď

    The child seeks contact but remains distressed or resists comfort at reunion.

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    Permissive parenting?

    Odpoveď

    High warmth with few demands or limits.

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    Parallel play?

    Odpoveď

    Young children play beside one another with similar materials but little direct coordination.

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    Imaginary audience?

    Odpoveď

    An adolescent's belief that other people are constantly noticing and evaluating them.

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    Identity foreclosure?

    Odpoveď

    A person commits without exploring alternatives, often adopting others' expectations.

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    Disorganized attachment pattern?

    Odpoveď

    The child shows contradictory, confused, or fearful behavior without a consistent reunion strategy.

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    Neglectful parenting?

    Odpoveď

    Low warmth and low control or involvement.

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    Chronosystem?

    Odpoveď

    Life transitions and historical changes that alter development over time.

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    Why is pretend play developmentally useful?

    Odpoveď

    It lets children practice symbols, roles, perspective-taking, and social rules.

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    Personal fable?

    Odpoveď

    An adolescent's sense that their experiences are unique and that ordinary risks may not apply to them.

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    Identity moratorium?

    Odpoveď

    A person is actively exploring alternatives without yet making a stable commitment.

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    Best claim about adverse childhood experiences?

    Odpoveď

    They can raise later health and relationship risks, but they don't determine an individual's outcome.

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    Separation anxiety in infancy?

    Odpoveď

    Distress when a familiar caregiver leaves; it is common during part of typical development.

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    What did infant-monkey research suggest about attachment?

    Odpoveď

    Comforting physical contact can be a stronger attachment cue than food alone.

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    Which research method does the Strange Situation use to assess attachment behavior?

    Odpoveď

    Structured observation: researchers record behavior during standardized separations and reunions.

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    Emerging adulthood?

    Odpoveď

    A transitional period, often from the late teens through the twenties, marked by identity exploration and changing roles.

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    Social clock?

    Odpoveď

    Culturally shaped expectations about when major life events should occur.

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    Erikson's later-adult conflict?

    Odpoveď

    Integrity versus despair: evaluating life with acceptance rather than regret.

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    Possible selves?

    Odpoveď

    Mental images of who a person might become, hopes to become, or fears becoming.

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    Stimulus generalization?

    Odpoveď

    Stimuli similar to the conditioned stimulus also trigger the conditioned response.

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    Operant conditioning?

    Odpoveď

    Learning in which consequences change the future frequency of voluntary behavior.

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    Law of effect?

    Odpoveď

    Behaviors followed by satisfying consequences become more likely, while behaviors followed by unpleasant consequences become less likely.

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    Spontaneous recovery?

    Odpoveď

    An extinguished conditioned response briefly returns after a rest period.

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    Stimulus discrimination?

    Odpoveď

    Learning to respond differently to the conditioned stimulus and similar stimuli.

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    Reinforcement?

    Odpoveď

    Any consequence that increases a behavior.

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    Higher-order conditioning?

    Odpoveď

    An established conditioned stimulus helps a new neutral stimulus become conditioned without direct pairing with the original unconditioned stimulus.

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    Counterconditioning?

    Odpoveď

    Replacing an unwanted conditioned response by pairing the trigger with a new, incompatible response.

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    Habituation?

    Odpoveď

    A reduced response after repeated exposure to a harmless, unchanged stimulus.

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    Punishment?

    Odpoveď

    Any consequence that decreases a behavior.

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    Partial reinforcement?

    Odpoveď

    Reinforcing only some responses; learning is slower, but behavior resists extinction.

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    Why can taste aversion form after one delayed pairing?

    Odpoveď

    Biological preparedness makes certain food–illness associations especially easy to learn.

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    Most conditioning trials take 2–6 attempts, but one participant needs 24. What shape will the trial-count distribution likely have?

    Odpoveď

    It will be right-skewed because the unusually high value stretches the upper tail.

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    Participants may encounter distressing images in a learning study. What must an institutional review board evaluate before approval?

    Odpoveď

    Whether the scientific value justifies the risks and whether safeguards reduce those risks to an acceptable level.

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    Fixed-ratio schedule?

    Odpoveď

    Reinforcement follows a set number of responses.

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    Observational learning?

    Odpoveď

    Learning by watching others and the consequences they receive.

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    A teacher adds praise after completed homework, and homework completion increases. Which consequence is this?

    Odpoveď

    Positive reinforcement.

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    Primary reinforcer?

    Odpoveď

    A naturally rewarding stimulus tied to biological needs, such as food when hungry.

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    Variable-ratio schedule?

    Odpoveď

    Reinforcement follows an unpredictable number of responses, producing persistent responding.

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    Modeling?

    Odpoveď

    Performing a behavior after observing it in another person.

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    Which response pattern is typical of a fixed-ratio schedule?

    Odpoveď

    A high response rate followed by a brief pause after each reward.

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    Fastening a seat belt stops an unpleasant alarm, making future fastening more likely. Which consequence is this?

    Odpoveď

    Negative reinforcement.

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    Conditioned reinforcer?

    Odpoveď

    A learned reward that gains value through association, such as money or praise.

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    A child sees a classmate praised for sharing and then shares more often. Which process may explain the change?

    Odpoveď

    Vicarious reinforcement.

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    Fixed-interval schedule?

    Odpoveď

    The first response after a set amount of time is reinforced.

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    Which response pattern is typical of a variable-ratio schedule?

    Odpoveď

    A high, steady response rate with little or no pause after rewards.

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    A driver receives a fine, and speeding decreases. Which consequence is this?

    Odpoveď

    Positive punishment.

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    Shaping?

    Odpoveď

    Reinforcing successive approximations toward a target behavior.

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    Extinction in operant conditioning?

    Odpoveď

    A behavior weakens when it no longer produces reinforcement.

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    Variable-interval schedule?

    Odpoveď

    The first response after an unpredictable amount of time is reinforced.

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    A teenager loses gaming access, and missed curfews decrease. Which consequence is this?

    Odpoveď

    Negative punishment.

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    Learned helplessness?

    Odpoveď

    After repeated uncontrollable negative events, a person or animal stops trying to escape even when escape becomes possible.

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    Continuous reinforcement?

    Odpoveď

    Reinforcing every occurrence of a behavior; learning is fast, but extinction is also fast.

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    A response record rises slowly after each reward, then accelerates as the next fixed time approaches. Which schedule produced this scalloped pattern?

    Odpoveď

    A fixed-interval schedule.

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    Discriminative stimulus?

    Odpoveď

    A cue that signals when a particular response is likely to be reinforced.

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    Operant generalization versus discrimination?

    Odpoveď

    Generalization spreads a learned response to similar cues; discrimination limits it to cues that signal reinforcement.

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    Instinctive drift?

    Odpoveď

    A learned behavior shifts toward an animal's biologically predisposed behavior.

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    Which response pattern is typical of a variable-interval schedule?

    Odpoveď

    A steady, moderate response rate because reinforcement can become available at unpredictable times.

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    How can superstitious behavior develop through operant conditioning?

    Odpoveď

    A coincidental reward can reinforce a behavior that didn't actually cause the outcome.

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    How does similarity to a model affect observational learning?

    Odpoveď

    Observers are often more likely to attend to and imitate models they see as similar or relevant.

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    Vicarious conditioning?

    Odpoveď

    Learning an emotional response by observing another person's reaction to a stimulus.

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    A rat makes 12, 13, 11, and 12 responses in four equal time blocks, with rewards delivered at unpredictable times. Which schedule best fits this steady pattern?

    Odpoveď

    A variable-interval schedule.

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    Children imitate a rewarded model more than a punished model. Supported claim?

    Odpoveď

    Observed consequences can influence whether learned behavior is performed.

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    Why randomly assign children to watch either an aggressive or a calm model?

    Odpoveď

    Random assignment helps balance preexisting differences between groups, strengthening a causal inference about the model's effect.

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    Latent learning?

    Odpoveď

    Learning that occurs without obvious reinforcement and appears later when there is an incentive.

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    Cognitive map?

    Odpoveď

    A mental representation of the layout of an environment.

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    Insight learning?

    Odpoveď

    A sudden cognitive solution without visible trial-and-error steps.

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    Biological preparedness?

    Odpoveď

    An evolved readiness to learn some associations more easily than others.

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    What can mirror-neuron activity show?

    Odpoveď

    Some neural systems respond during both action and observation, though this alone doesn't explain all imitation or empathy.

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    Attribution?

    Odpoveď

    An explanation for the cause of a person's behavior or an event.

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    Attitude?

    Odpoveď

    An evaluation of a person, object, issue, or behavior, involving beliefs, feelings, and action tendencies.

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    Upward social comparison?

    Odpoveď

    Comparing oneself with someone doing better, which can inspire improvement or reduce satisfaction.

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    Optimistic explanatory style?

    Odpoveď

    Explaining setbacks as temporary, specific, and changeable rather than permanent and global.

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    Situational attribution?

    Odpoveď

    Explaining behavior through external circumstances or social context.

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    A person who values health keeps vaping and feels pressure to change either the behavior or the belief. What is this discomfort?

    Odpoveď

    Cognitive dissonance.

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    Downward social comparison?

    Odpoveď

    Comparing oneself with someone doing worse, which can protect self-evaluation.

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    Internal locus of control?

    Odpoveď

    The belief that one's actions strongly influence outcomes.

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    Dispositional attribution?

    Odpoveď

    Explaining behavior through internal traits, motives, or abilities.

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    Pessimistic explanatory style?

    Odpoveď

    Explaining setbacks as lasting, widespread, and rooted in personal failure.

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    Relative deprivation?

    Odpoveď

    Feeling disadvantaged by comparing one's situation with the situation one believes others have.

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    External locus of control?

    Odpoveď

    The belief that outcomes mainly depend on luck, fate, or powerful outside forces.

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    Fundamental attribution error?

    Odpoveď

    Overestimating personality and underestimating the situation when explaining someone else's behavior.

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    Halo effect?

    Odpoveď

    One favorable trait shapes an overly positive overall judgment of a person.

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    Self-fulfilling prophecy?

    Odpoveď

    An expectation changes behavior in ways that help make the expected outcome occur.

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    Mere-exposure effect?

    Odpoveď

    Repeated exposure to a neutral stimulus can increase liking.

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    A person blames their own lateness on traffic but another person's lateness on carelessness. Which attribution pattern is this?

    Odpoveď

    The actor–observer difference.

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    A voter compares evidence and checks the logic of a policy argument. Which persuasion route is being used?

    Odpoveď

    The central route.

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    Effort justification?

    Odpoveď

    Valuing an outcome more after investing substantial effort in it, which reduces dissonance.

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    Stereotype?

    Odpoveď

    A generalized belief about members of a group.

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    A student credits skill for an A but blames an unfair test for an F. Which bias does this show?

    Odpoveď

    Self-serving bias.

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    A shopper favors an unfamiliar product because a popular celebrity endorses it. Which persuasion route is being used?

    Odpoveď

    The peripheral route.

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    Someone praises a dull task for a tiny reward, then reports liking it more. Which dissonance principle fits?

    Odpoveď

    Insufficient justification: the small reward provides too little external explanation, so attitude change reduces dissonance.

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    Prejudice?

    Odpoveď

    An unjustified attitude or emotional response toward a group and its members.

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    The same 40 workers complete equal-length tasks under both workloads:

    Workload Errors
    Low 2
    High 8

    Which attribution is better supported?

    Odpoveď

    A situational attribution is better supported: with the same workers and equal exposure, the high-workload condition has more errors, though the table alone doesn't prove causation.

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    Why does source credibility affect persuasion?

    Odpoveď

    People are more likely to accept a message from a source seen as knowledgeable and trustworthy.

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    Conformity?

    Odpoveď

    Adjusting behavior or beliefs to match a group.

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    Several witnesses each wait for someone else to help during an emergency. Which effect is this?

    Odpoveď

    The bystander effect.

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    Diffusion of responsibility?

    Odpoveď

    Each person feels less personally responsible when others are available to act.

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    How can taking on a role affect attitude?

    Odpoveď

    Repeated role-consistent behavior can gradually shift beliefs and self-perception.

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    In-group bias?

    Odpoveď

    Favoring one's own group over other groups.

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    After agreeing to display a small safety sticker, a resident later agrees to place a large sign. Which technique is this?

    Odpoveď

    The foot-in-the-door technique.

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    A researcher recruits the first 60 students leaving one school cafeteria. What sampling method is this, and what is the main limit?

    Odpoveď

    Convenience sampling; the sample may not represent the school's students or a broader population as well as a random sample would.

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    When do attitudes best predict behavior?

    Odpoveď

    When the attitude is specific, accessible, personally important, and social pressure is limited.

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    Discrimination?

    Odpoveď

    Unjustified behavior toward people because of group membership.

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    Out-group homogeneity effect?

    Odpoveď

    Perceiving members of another group as more alike than members of one's own group.

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    After refusing an extreme request, a person agrees to a smaller related request. Which technique is this?

    Odpoveď

    The door-in-the-face technique.

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    A study finds r = +0.72 between attention to message evidence and attitude change. What does the coefficient show?

    Odpoveď

    A strong positive association: greater attention tends to accompany greater attitude change, but the correlation does not establish causation.

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    Persuasion ratings cluster near 2 and 9 on a 10-point scale, with few scores near 5. What distribution shape does this suggest?

    Odpoveď

    A bimodal distribution, with two distinct peaks.

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    Just-world belief?

    Odpoveď

    The assumption that people generally get what they deserve, which can encourage victim blaming.

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    Implicit attitude?

    Odpoveď

    An automatic evaluation that can affect responses without deliberate awareness.

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    Ethnocentrism?

    Odpoveď

    Judging other cultures by the standards of one's own culture and treating one's own as superior.

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    How do confirmation bias and belief perseverance maintain an attitude?

    Odpoveď

    People may favor supporting evidence and retain the belief even after its original support is discredited.

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    Normative social influence?

    Odpoveď

    Conforming to gain approval or avoid rejection.

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    Psychodynamic view of personality?

    Odpoveď

    Unconscious conflicts and motives influence personality and behavior.

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    Norm of reciprocity?

    Odpoveď

    The expectation that people should return help or favors.

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    Individualism?

    Odpoveď

    A cultural orientation that gives greater priority to personal goals, autonomy, and individual identity.

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    Informational social influence?

    Odpoveď

    Conforming because the group is treated as a source of accurate information.

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    Id?

    Odpoveď

    The psychodynamic component driven by immediate gratification and the pleasure principle.

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    Altruism?

    Odpoveď

    Helping intended to benefit another person without requiring a personal reward.

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    Social norm?

    Odpoveď

    A group's shared expectation about acceptable behavior.

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    What tends to increase conformity?

    Odpoveď

    Unanimity, group size up to a point, public responses, ambiguity, and group importance.

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    Ego?

    Odpoveď

    The psychodynamic component that manages reality and balances competing demands.

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    A skilled runner improves before a crowd, but a beginner makes more errors. Which group effect fits?

    Odpoveď

    Social facilitation: an audience strengthens the dominant response.

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    Collectivism?

    Odpoveď

    A cultural orientation that gives greater priority to group goals, interdependence, and shared identity.

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    Obedience?

    Odpoveď

    Changing behavior in response to a direct command from an authority.

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    Superego?

    Odpoveď

    The psychodynamic component representing internalized moral standards.

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    A person continues acting as if a painful diagnosis cannot be real despite clear evidence. Which defense mechanism fits?

    Odpoveď

    Denial.

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    Social-responsibility norm?

    Odpoveď

    The expectation that people should help those who depend on them or need assistance.

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    How does proximity affect attraction?

    Odpoveď

    Frequent contact creates opportunities for familiarity and relationship development.

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    What tends to increase obedience?

    Odpoveď

    A legitimate nearby authority, gradual escalation, institutional support, and distance from the affected person.

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    After an argument with a supervisor, an employee snaps at a roommate. Which defense mechanism fits?

    Odpoveď

    Displacement.

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    Social loafing?

    Odpoveď

    Exerting less effort when individual contributions to a group task aren't identifiable.

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    Multiculturalism?

    Odpoveď

    Recognizing and supporting distinct cultural identities within a shared society or institution.

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    How does similarity affect attraction?

    Odpoveď

    Shared attitudes, values, and interests often increase liking.

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    A person who feels hostile insists that everyone else is hostile toward them. Which defense mechanism fits?

    Odpoveď

    Projection.

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    Helping falls as group size rises. Best explanation?

    Odpoveď

    Responsibility diffuses across more bystanders; the result doesn't show that groups eliminate empathy.

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    Deindividuation?

    Odpoveď

    Reduced self-awareness and restraint in an anonymous or arousing group setting.

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    Group polarization?

    Odpoveď

    Discussion strengthens the group's initial average tendency.

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    After being rejected, an applicant says the opportunity was worthless anyway. Which defense mechanism fits?

    Odpoveď

    Rationalization.

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    A cohesive team ignores warnings and pressures doubters to preserve agreement. Which process is this?

    Odpoveď

    Groupthink.

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    Pluralistic ignorance?

    Odpoveď

    People privately reject a norm or perceive danger but assume others' calm behavior means it is accepted or safe.

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    Social trap?

    Odpoveď

    Individuals pursue short-term self-interest that produces a worse long-term outcome for everyone.

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    Reaction formation?

    Odpoveď

    Expressing the opposite of an unacceptable impulse.

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    Superordinate goal?

    Odpoveď

    A shared goal that competing groups can reach only through cooperation.

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    False-consensus effect?

    Odpoveď

    Overestimating how widely other people share one's beliefs or behavior.

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    Industrial-organizational psychology?

    Odpoveď

    Applying psychological science to work, organizations, hiring, performance, and employee well-being.

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    Repression?

    Odpoveď

    Unconsciously blocking distressing thoughts or impulses from awareness.

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    Burnout?

    Odpoveď

    Work-related exhaustion, detachment or cynicism, and reduced sense of effectiveness after chronic stress.

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    Unconditional positive regard?

    Odpoveď

    Acceptance and respect that aren't dependent on meeting another person's conditions.

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    Trait?

    Odpoveď

    A relatively stable tendency to think, feel, or behave in a certain way.

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    Regression as a defense mechanism?

    Odpoveď

    Reverting to an earlier pattern of behavior when facing stress or conflict.

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    Reciprocal determinism?

    Odpoveď

    Behavior, personal factors, and environment influence one another.

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    Self-efficacy?

    Odpoveď

    Belief in one's ability to perform a specific task or meet a challenge.

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    Self-concept in humanistic theory?

    Odpoveď

    A person's organized understanding of who they are.

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    Sublimation as a defense mechanism?

    Odpoveď

    Redirecting an unacceptable impulse into a socially valued activity.

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    A person seeks novel ideas, art, and unfamiliar experiences. Which Big Five trait is most evident?

    Odpoveď

    Openness.

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    Personality inventory?

    Odpoveď

    A standardized self-report questionnaire used to measure traits or patterns.

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    Self-actualizing tendency?

    Odpoveď

    The humanistic idea that people are motivated to grow and fulfill their capacities.

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    Self-esteem?

    Odpoveď

    A person's overall evaluation of their worth or value.

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    Instinct in motivation research?

    Odpoveď

    An innate, typically fixed behavior pattern in nonhuman animals; this framework doesn't classify human motivation as instinctual.

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    A person plans carefully, meets deadlines, and follows through. Which Big Five trait is most evident?

    Odpoveď

    Conscientiousness.

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    Projective test?

    Odpoveď

    An ambiguous stimulus used to invite responses thought to reflect inner themes; reliability and validity can be limited.

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    How does factor analysis help trait research?

    Odpoveď

    It identifies clusters of correlated behaviors or questionnaire items that may reflect broader traits.

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    Drive-reduction theory?

    Odpoveď

    A physiological need creates arousal that motivates behavior to restore balance.

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    A person is sociable, assertive, and energized by group interaction. Which Big Five trait is most evident?

    Odpoveď

    Extraversion.

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    Person–situation debate?

    Odpoveď

    It asks how much behavior reflects stable traits versus changing contexts.

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    A training study reports Cohen's d = 0.65 for improvement in self-efficacy. What does this statistic describe?

    Odpoveď

    The standardized size of the group difference; 0.65 is commonly interpreted as a moderate effect, not proof that the result will matter equally in every setting.

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    Homeostasis?

    Odpoveď

    The body's tendency to maintain a stable internal state.

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    Incentive theory?

    Odpoveď

    External rewards or goals pull behavior toward them.

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    Big Five agreeableness?

    Odpoveď

    Compassion, trust, and cooperativeness.

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    A student retakes a questionnaire after an unusually low self-efficacy score and scores closer to their usual level. What statistical tendency may explain part of the change?

    Odpoveď

    Regression toward the mean: an extreme score is often followed by a less extreme score because temporary influences are unlikely to repeat exactly.

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    A student must choose between two appealing internships. Which motivational conflict is this?

    Odpoveď

    An approach–approach conflict.

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    Arousal theory of motivation?

    Odpoveď

    People seek a personally suitable level of stimulation.

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    Big Five emotional stability?

    Odpoveď

    A tendency toward calm and resilience; it is the inverse of neuroticism.

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    What regulates hunger?

    Odpoveď

    Biological signals such as ghrelin and leptin interact with learning, culture, stress, and food cues.

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    Three broad components of emotion?

    Odpoveď

    Physiological arousal, expressive behavior, and conscious experience or appraisal.

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    Self-determination theory?

    Odpoveď

    Motivation grows when autonomy, competence, and relatedness are supported.

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    Emotion regulation?

    Odpoveď

    Processes used to influence which emotions arise, when they arise, and how they are expressed.

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    Sensation-seeking?

    Odpoveď

    A tendency to pursue novel, varied, or intense experiences, sometimes despite risk.

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    Cognitive appraisal in emotion?

    Odpoveď

    Interpreting what an event means for one's goals, safety, or well-being.

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    Intrinsic motivation?

    Odpoveď

    Doing an activity for its own interest or satisfaction.

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    Display rules?

    Odpoveď

    Cultural norms that shape when and how emotions are expressed.

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    Arousal and performance relationship?

    Odpoveď

    Moderate arousal often supports difficult tasks, while higher arousal can help simple or well-learned tasks.

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    A promotion offers higher pay but requires an unwanted move. Which motivational conflict is this?

    Odpoveď

    An approach–avoidance conflict.

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    Extrinsic motivation?

    Odpoveď

    Doing an activity for an external reward or to avoid punishment.

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    Achievement motivation?

    Odpoveď

    The drive to meet standards, master tasks, and pursue success.

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    Four sensation-seeking dimensions?

    Odpoveď

    Thrill and adventure seeking, experience seeking, disinhibition, and boredom susceptibility.

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    A person must either pay a fine or complete an unpleasant course. Which motivational conflict is this?

    Odpoveď

    An avoidance–avoidance conflict.

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    Overjustification effect?

    Odpoveď

    Expected external rewards can reduce intrinsic interest in an activity already enjoyed.

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    Belongingness motivation?

    Odpoveď

    The drive to form and maintain stable, positive relationships with other people.

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    Study time changed after students chose their own topic:

    Condition Mean minutes
    Assigned topic 34
    Chosen topic 47

    What is the observed mean difference?

    Odpoveď

    13 minutes more in the chosen-topic condition; the table alone does not show whether the difference is statistically significant.

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    Facial-feedback effect?

    Odpoveď

    Facial expressions can influence the emotion a person experiences.

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    Can bodily arousal occur before conscious interpretation?

    Odpoveď

    Yes. Some emotional responses begin quickly, while later appraisal shapes the experience.

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    A speaker reframes a racing heart as readiness rather than danger. Which emotion-regulation strategy is this?

    Odpoveď

    Cognitive reappraisal.

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    Broaden-and-build view?

    Odpoveď

    Positive emotion can widen attention and action possibilities, helping build lasting resources.

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    Which emotions often appear across cultures?

    Odpoveď

    Anger, disgust, sadness, happiness, surprise, and fear, though findings on universality are mixed.

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    How can the same arousal become different emotions?

    Odpoveď

    Context and cognitive interpretation can label similar physiological arousal differently.

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    Expressive suppression?

    Odpoveď

    Inhibiting the outward display of emotion after it has arisen.

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    How does acute stress affect the body?

    Odpoveď

    It activates sympathetic and hormonal responses that mobilize energy for immediate demands.

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    Cultures differ in public emotional expression. What shouldn't be concluded?

    Odpoveď

    That people in one culture don't experience the emotion; display rules can alter expression.

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    In a medication study, neither participants nor outcome raters know who receives the active drug or an inactive pill. What two safeguards are present?

    Odpoveď

    A placebo control and double-blinding, which reduce expectancy effects and observer bias.

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    A scatterplot rises from lower left to upper right, with points close to a line. What relationship does it show?

    Odpoveď

    A strong positive correlation: higher values of one variable tend to occur with higher values of the other.

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    Health psychology?

    Odpoveď

    The study of how biological, psychological, and social factors affect health and illness.

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    Positive psychology?

    Odpoveď

    The scientific study of strengths, well-being, and conditions that help people and communities thrive.

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    Stress?

    Odpoveď

    The process of appraising and responding to events viewed as threatening or demanding.

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    A study records stress ratings from 1 to 10 and also collects open-ended descriptions. Which data are quantitative and which are qualitative?

    Odpoveď

    The numeric ratings are quantitative; the written descriptions are qualitative.

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    Why do sleep, exercise, and nutrition matter to health psychology?

    Odpoveď

    They are behaviors that interact with stress and biology to influence health outcomes.

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    Resilience?

    Odpoveď

    Adapting or recovering after adversity; it is a process, not a guarantee of being unaffected.

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    Stressor?

    Odpoveď

    An event or condition that challenges a person's ability to cope.

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    General adaptation syndrome?

    Odpoveď

    A three-phase pattern of alarm, resistance, and exhaustion under prolonged stress.

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    A worker makes a schedule and asks for resources to reduce a controllable workload. Which coping approach is this?

    Odpoveď

    Problem-focused coping.

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    A stress study uses nonhuman animals. What ethical duties apply?

    Odpoveď

    Researchers need scientific justification, humane care, the least possible pain and distress, and oversight by an institutional animal care and use committee.

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    A student first judges whether an upcoming exam threatens an important goal. Which appraisal is this?

    Odpoveď

    Primary appraisal.

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    What happens during the alarm phase of general adaptation syndrome?

    Odpoveď

    A fight, flight, or freeze response mobilizes resources when the stressor is first encountered.

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    How can major trauma and daily hassles both create stress?

    Odpoveď

    One can overwhelm through intensity, while repeated smaller demands can accumulate over time.

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    A person uses breathing and social support to manage feelings about an unchangeable loss. Which coping approach is this?

    Odpoveď

    Emotion-focused coping.

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    The student next considers available study time, tutoring, and coping options. Which appraisal is this?

    Odpoveď

    Secondary appraisal.

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    Why can prolonged exhaustion increase illness risk?

    Odpoveď

    Stress resources are depleted, and sustained physiological activation can weaken health and immune function.

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    Adverse childhood experiences?

    Odpoveď

    Potentially traumatic childhood conditions linked with higher later health risks, without determining any one person's outcome.

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    How can social support protect health?

    Odpoveď

    It provides practical help, belonging, perspective, and a buffer against stress.

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    Eustress versus distress?

    Odpoveď

    Eustress is experienced as motivating or manageable; distress is experienced as harmful or overwhelming.

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    Tend-and-befriend response?

    Odpoveď

    Coping with stress by caring for needs and seeking supportive connection, a pattern observed especially among women.

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    Two interviewees say, “After the setback, I adjusted my plan” and “I recovered and kept working toward my goal.” Which well-being concept appears in both qualitative responses?

    Odpoveď

    Resilience; both accounts describe adapting or recovering after adversity.

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    Biofeedback?

    Odpoveď

    Using real-time information about bodily activity to learn voluntary regulation of that activity.

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    How does perceived control affect stress?

    Odpoveď

    A sense of control often reduces stress, while uncontrollability can intensify it.

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    Psychoneuroimmunology?

    Odpoveď

    The study of interactions among psychological processes, the nervous system, hormones, and immune function.

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    Subjective well-being?

    Odpoveď

    A person's life satisfaction together with the balance of positive and negative emotion.

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    Psychological disorder?

    Odpoveď

    A clinically significant disturbance in thought, emotion, or behavior that causes distress or impairment.

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    How can gratitude practice affect well-being?

    Odpoveď

    Regularly noticing valued experiences can increase positive emotion for some people, though effects vary.

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    Otázka

    A school survey samples 120 students from a population of 1,800 enrolled students. What are the sample and population?

    Odpoveď

    The 120 respondents are the sample; all 1,800 enrolled students are the target population.

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    Signature strengths?

    Odpoveď

    Character strengths that are especially central and natural to a person and can be used deliberately.

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    Biopsychosocial model?

    Odpoveď

    Biological, psychological, and sociocultural factors interact in health and disorder.

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    Six broad virtue categories in positive psychology?

    Odpoveď

    Wisdom, courage, humanity, justice, temperance, and transcendence.

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    Posttraumatic growth?

    Odpoveď

    Positive psychological change that can develop through struggling with trauma or major stress; it doesn't erase harm.

  609. Kartička 609

    Otázka

    An optional well-being survey is completed mostly by students who already attend wellness clubs. How does this affect generalizability?

    Odpoveď

    Self-selection creates sampling bias, so the results may not generalize to students with different interests or experiences.

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    A survey asks people to report how often they exercise. What limitation should the researcher consider?

    Odpoveď

    Self-report can be distorted by inaccurate memory, question wording, or socially desirable answers.

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    Otázka

    A treatment comparison reports p = .03 with a preset alpha of .05. Is the result statistically significant?

    Odpoveď

    Yes. Because .03 is below .05, the result is statistically significant, though that does not show the effect is large or important.

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    Otázka

    A striking well-being result appears in one small study. What should happen before confidence grows?

    Odpoveď

    Independent replication and critical peer review should test whether the finding is reliable and the methods support the claim.

  613. Kartička 613

    Otázka

    Biological explanation of disorder?

    Odpoveď

    It focuses on genetic, neural, hormonal, or other physiological factors.

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    Otázka

    Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder?

    Odpoveď

    A neurodevelopmental disorder involving developmentally inappropriate inattention and/or hyperactivity-impulsivity that impairs functioning.

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    Purpose of the DSM?

    Odpoveď

    It supplies shared diagnostic categories and criteria for communication, research, and treatment planning.

  616. Kartička 616

    Otázka

    What must informed consent explain before people join a psychology study?

    Odpoveď

    The study's general nature, foreseeable risks and benefits, confidentiality limits, voluntary participation, and the right to withdraw. Research with minors also generally requires guardian permission and the child's assent.

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    Behavioral explanation of disorder?

    Odpoveď

    It focuses on maladaptive responses learned through conditioning or observation.

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    Otázka

    Autism spectrum disorder?

    Odpoveď

    A neurodevelopmental disorder involving differences in social communication and restricted or repetitive behavior, with varied support needs.

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    Otázka

    Schizophrenia's broad symptom areas?

    Odpoveď

    Delusions, hallucinations, disorganized thought or speech, disorganized movement, and negative symptoms.

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    Major depressive disorder?

    Odpoveď

    A sustained depressive episode with mood, cognitive, physical, and motivational changes that impair functioning.

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    Specific phobia?

    Odpoveď

    Intense, persistent fear of a particular object or situation that leads to avoidance or distress.

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    Otázka

    Obsessive-compulsive disorder?

    Odpoveď

    Obsessions, compulsions, or both consume time or cause significant distress or impairment.

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    Otázka

    Dissociative amnesia?

    Odpoveď

    Inability to recall important autobiographical information, usually related to trauma or stress, beyond ordinary forgetting.

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    Bipolar I disorder?

    Odpoveď

    A bipolar disorder defined by at least one full manic episode, often with depressive episodes.

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    Posttraumatic stress disorder?

    Odpoveď

    Persistent intrusion, avoidance, negative mood or thinking, and heightened arousal after trauma exposure.

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    Otázka

    Anorexia nervosa?

    Odpoveď

    Persistent energy restriction, significantly low body weight, intense fear of weight gain, and disturbed body experience.

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    Cognitive explanation of disorder?

    Odpoveď

    It focuses on maladaptive beliefs, interpretations, and thinking patterns.

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    Otázka

    Bipolar II disorder?

    Odpoveď

    A bipolar disorder involving hypomanic and major depressive episodes without a full manic episode.

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    Otázka

    Purpose of the ICD?

    Odpoveď

    The World Health Organization's classification system supplies internationally used codes and categories for health conditions, including mental disorders.

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    Otázka

    Bulimia nervosa?

    Odpoveď

    Repeated binge eating followed by compensatory behavior, with self-evaluation strongly influenced by body shape or weight.

  631. Kartička 631

    Otázka

    What broadly defines a personality disorder pattern?

    Odpoveď

    An enduring, inflexible pattern that departs from cultural expectations, begins in adolescence or early adulthood, and causes distress or impairment.

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    Otázka

    Ataque de nervios?

    Odpoveď

    A culture-related syndrome, described especially in some Latin American and Caribbean communities, involving an acute episode of intense emotional distress and loss of control.

  633. Kartička 633

    Otázka

    Psychodynamic explanation of disorder?

    Odpoveď

    It focuses on unconscious conflicts and early relationships.

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    Otázka

    Three considerations when identifying a psychological disorder?

    Odpoveď

    Dysfunction, experienced distress, and deviation from social norms, interpreted with cultural context.

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    Otázka

    When may deception be ethically considered in research, and what must follow?

    Odpoveď

    Only when justified, minimal-risk, and not replaceable by a practical alternative; researchers must debrief participants promptly and explain the deception.

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    Otázka

    Comorbidity?

    Odpoveď

    The presence of two or more disorders in the same person.

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    Otázka

    Humanistic explanation of distress?

    Odpoveď

    It focuses on blocked growth, incongruence, and conditions of worth.

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    Otázka

    Confidential versus anonymous research data?

    Odpoveď

    Confidential data can be linked to identities but are protected; anonymous data are collected without identifying links.

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    Otázka

    Stigma around mental disorder?

    Odpoveď

    Negative stereotypes and discrimination that can increase distress and discourage help-seeking.

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    Otázka

    Why must diagnosis consider culture?

    Odpoveď

    Norms affect how distress is expressed and interpreted, so behavior can't be judged outside its context.

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    Otázka

    Sociocultural explanation of disorder?

    Odpoveď

    It focuses on social roles, inequality, relationships, discrimination, and cultural context.

  642. Kartička 642

    Otázka

    Two clinicians independently use the same criteria. What quality is being checked?

    Odpoveď

    Interrater reliability.

  643. Kartička 643

    Otázka

    A category improves communication but overlaps another category. Balanced conclusion?

    Odpoveď

    Classification is useful, but boundaries and comorbidity limit the idea of perfectly separate disorders.

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    Otázka

    Best account of neurodevelopmental-disorder causes?

    Odpoveď

    Genetic, physiological, and environmental factors may interact; no single cause explains every case.

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    Otázka

    Evolutionary explanation of disorder?

    Odpoveď

    It asks whether a behavior or mental process reflects an adaptation, mismatch, or cost related to survival and reproduction.

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    Otázka

    Delusion?

    Odpoveď

    A firmly held false belief that persists despite strong contrary evidence and isn't explained by cultural context.

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    Otázka

    Agoraphobia?

    Odpoveď

    Intense fear of situations where escape or help may feel difficult, such as crowds, transit, open spaces, or being outside alone.

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    Otázka

    Best account of schizophrenia risk?

    Odpoveď

    Biological vulnerability, including genetic and neural factors, interacts with prenatal and later environmental stressors.

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    Otázka

    Eclectic approach to disorder?

    Odpoveď

    Using ideas or treatments from more than one psychological perspective when evidence and client needs support them.

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    Otázka

    Hallucination?

    Odpoveď

    A sensory perception without a matching external stimulus.

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    Otázka

    Panic disorder?

    Odpoveď

    Recurrent unexpected panic attacks followed by continuing concern or behavior change related to more attacks.

  652. Kartička 652

    Otázka

    Best account of depressive-disorder causes?

    Odpoveď

    Biological vulnerability can interact with learning, cognition, relationships, culture, and stressful events.

  653. Kartička 653

    Otázka

    Two people face the same stressor, but the person with greater underlying vulnerability develops symptoms. Which model fits?

    Odpoveď

    The diathesis–stress model.

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    Otázka

    Cluster A personality disorders?

    Odpoveď

    The odd or eccentric cluster: paranoid, schizoid, and schizotypal personality disorders.

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    Otázka

    What do psychotherapy meta-analyses generally find?

    Odpoveď

    Psychotherapy is effective on average, while outcomes vary by problem, method, therapist, and client.

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    Otázka

    Evidence-based treatment?

    Odpoveď

    Using the best research evidence together with clinical expertise and the client's needs, culture, and preferences.

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    Otázka

    Therapeutic alliance?

    Odpoveď

    A collaborative, trusting relationship in which client and therapist agree on goals and work.

  658. Kartička 658

    Otázka

    Cultural humility in therapy?

    Odpoveď

    Ongoing self-reflection, respect, and willingness to learn from the client's cultural experience.

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    Otázka

    Deinstitutionalization?

    Odpoveď

    Moving many people from long-term psychiatric hospitals toward community-based care, aided partly by medication.

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    Otázka

    A client safely approaches a feared situation in planned steps instead of avoiding it. Which treatment method is this?

    Odpoveď

    Exposure therapy.

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    Otázka

    Nonmaleficence in therapy?

    Odpoveď

    Avoiding or minimizing harm.

  662. Kartička 662

    Otázka

    Four medication categories in the course?

    Odpoveď

    Antidepressants, antianxiety drugs, lithium, and antipsychotic medications.

  663. Kartička 663

    Otázka

    Depressive cognitive triad?

    Odpoveď

    Negative views of oneself, the world, and the future.

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    Otázka

    Applied behavior analysis?

    Odpoveď

    Using measured learning principles to change socially significant behavior.

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    Otázka

    Psychosurgery?

    Odpoveď

    Rare invasive treatment that alters brain tissue; modern use is tightly limited because effects can be irreversible.

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    Otázka

    Free association?

    Odpoveď

    A psychodynamic technique in which a client says whatever comes to mind to explore unconscious themes.

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    A client examines evidence for an automatic thought and develops a more accurate alternative. Which technique is this?

    Odpoveď

    Cognitive restructuring.

  668. Kartička 668

    Otázka

    One advantage of group therapy?

    Odpoveď

    Members can receive support, feedback, and practice with others while learning they aren't alone.

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    Otázka

    Lobotomy?

    Odpoveď

    An obsolete form of psychosurgery that cut frontal-lobe connections and often caused severe, irreversible harm.

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    Otázka

    Best account of bipolar-disorder causes?

    Odpoveď

    Biological and genetic influences are important, while stress and social context can affect episodes.

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    Otázka

    Cognitive-behavioral therapy?

    Odpoveď

    Treatment that changes maladaptive thinking and behavior together.

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    Otázka

    Disorganized speech in schizophrenia?

    Odpoveď

    Speech becomes difficult to follow because ideas or words are connected in disordered ways.

  673. Kartička 673

    Otázka

    Social anxiety disorder?

    Odpoveď

    Intense fear of scrutiny or negative evaluation in social situations.

  674. Kartička 674

    Otázka

    Best account of obsessive-compulsive-disorder causes?

    Odpoveď

    Biological factors and learned relief from compulsions can combine with maladaptive beliefs.

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    Otázka

    Rational-emotive behavior therapy?

    Odpoveď

    A cognitive-behavioral approach that challenges rigid, irrational beliefs and builds more workable alternatives.

  676. Kartička 676

    Otázka

    Dissociative fugue?

    Odpoveď

    Dissociative amnesia accompanied by unexpected travel or confusion about identity.

  677. Kartička 677

    Otázka

    Cluster B personality disorders?

    Odpoveď

    The dramatic, emotional, or erratic cluster: antisocial, borderline, histrionic, and narcissistic personality disorders.

  678. Kartička 678

    Otázka

    Best account of anxiety-disorder causes?

    Odpoveď

    Biological vulnerability, learned fear, avoidance, and maladaptive interpretation can interact.

  679. Kartička 679

    Otázka

    Catatonia?

    Odpoveď

    Markedly disordered movement, which can include unusual excitement or profound lack of movement.

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    Otázka

    Manic episode?

    Odpoveď

    A distinct period of unusually elevated or irritable mood and increased energy severe enough to cause major impairment or require hospitalization.

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    Otázka

    Dissociative identity disorder?

    Odpoveď

    Disruption of identity involving distinct personality states and gaps in autobiographical memory.

  682. Kartička 682

    Otázka

    Best account of feeding and eating disorder causes?

    Odpoveď

    Biological, cognitive, behavioral, family, social, and cultural factors can interact.

  683. Kartička 683

    Otázka

    Cluster C personality disorders?

    Odpoveď

    The anxious or fearful cluster: avoidant, dependent, and obsessive-compulsive personality disorders.

  684. Kartička 684

    Otázka

    Taijin kyofusho?

    Odpoveď

    A culture-related syndrome described in Japan involving intense fear that one's appearance, gaze, odor, or behavior will offend or embarrass other people.

  685. Kartička 685

    Otázka

    Negative symptom of schizophrenia?

    Odpoveď

    A reduction in a typical function, such as emotional expression, speech, motivation, or movement.

  686. Kartička 686

    Otázka

    What experiences are often linked with dissociative disorders?

    Odpoveď

    Severe trauma or stress, though diagnosis requires careful assessment and isn't inferred from trauma alone.

  687. Kartička 687

    Otázka

    Hypomanic episode?

    Odpoveď

    A noticeable period of elevated or irritable mood and increased energy that is less severe and impairing than mania.

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    Otázka

    Generalized anxiety disorder?

    Odpoveď

    Persistent, hard-to-control anxiety and worry across several areas of life.

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    Otázka

    Hoarding disorder?

    Odpoveď

    Persistent difficulty discarding possessions, producing clutter that impairs the use of living spaces.

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    Otázka

    Best account of personality-disorder causes?

    Odpoveď

    Biological dispositions and long-term social, cultural, learning, and cognitive influences can interact.

  691. Kartička 691

    Otázka

    Why can't one symptom establish a disorder?

    Odpoveď

    Diagnosis depends on a broader pattern, duration, distress or impairment, context, and alternative explanations.

  692. Kartička 692

    Otázka

    Persistent depressive disorder?

    Odpoveď

    A chronic depressed mood with related symptoms lasting at least two years in adults or one year in children and adolescents.

  693. Kartička 693

    Otázka

    Fidelity in therapy ethics?

    Odpoveď

    Maintaining trust, responsibility, and professional commitments.

  694. Kartička 694

    Otázka

    Systematic desensitization?

    Odpoveď

    Gradual exposure to a fear hierarchy while practicing relaxation or another incompatible response.

  695. Kartička 695

    Otázka

    Dream interpretation in psychodynamic therapy?

    Odpoveď

    Exploring possible personal meanings and unconscious themes in dreams, not treating dreams as objective facts.

  696. Kartička 696

    Otázka

    Dialectical behavior therapy?

    Odpoveď

    A cognitive-behavioral approach that builds mindfulness, emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and relationship skills.

  697. Kartička 697

    Otázka

    Integrity in therapy ethics?

    Odpoveď

    Being honest and accurate in professional work.

  698. Kartička 698

    Otázka

    Aversion therapy?

    Odpoveď

    Pairing an unwanted behavior with an unpleasant stimulus to reduce the behavior.

  699. Kartička 699

    Otázka

    Tardive dyskinesia?

    Odpoveď

    A movement disorder that can occur as a serious side effect of long-term antipsychotic medication.

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    Otázka

    ECT versus TMS?

    Odpoveď

    ECT induces a controlled seizure under anesthesia; TMS uses magnetic pulses without surgery. Both can treat selected conditions.

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    Otázka

    Respect for rights and dignity?

    Odpoveď

    Protecting autonomy, privacy, confidentiality, and fair treatment.

  702. Kartička 702

    Otázka

    A clinic awards points for target behaviors, and clients exchange the points for privileges. Which method is this?

    Odpoveď

    A token economy.

  703. Kartička 703

    Otázka

    A therapist emphasizes empathy, genuineness, active listening, and unconditional positive regard. Which approach is this?

    Odpoveď

    Person-centered therapy.

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    Otázka

    What can hypnosis treat, and what can't it reliably do?

    Odpoveď

    It can help some pain and anxiety; it can't reliably recover accurate memories or produce true age regression.

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    Otázka

    Medication and psychotherapy outperform either alone for some conditions. Best conclusion?

    Odpoveď

    Combined treatment can be useful for some clients, but the best plan depends on the condition and individual evidence.

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