Psychology Topics

Explain and discuss the role that family plays in schizophrenia development and relapse.

Describe and differentiate between the Cluster A personality disorders.

Discuss two of the causal factors of somatic symptom disorder. Provide examples.

Discuss the differences between binge-eating disorder and bulimia nervosa? Provide examples.

Describe the ways that parents can contribute to anxiety disorders in their children. Provide examples.

What European was no longer in power by the time of the V-E Day celebration at the end of WWII in1945? A. Adolf Hitler B. Francisco Franco C. Joseph Stalin D. Winston Churchill

Which of the following is the whole-person theory of handling permanent partial disability cases? Requires a determination of how much the employee could have earned had the injury not occurred. Applied like a subtraction problem. What the worker can do after recuperating from the injury is determined and subtracted from what he or she could do before the accident. Based not just on what the employee earned at the time of the accident, but also on what he or she might have earned in the future. None of the above

Which of the following can be cited as a long-term trend that has characterized the history of suffrage in the United States? Elimination of voting restrictions and growing federal control over voting Growing federal control over voting Elimination of voting restrictions

A health psychologist is interested in the potential effect that a change in career focus can have on cardiovascular disease for those in high stress jobs. She chooses to study divorce lawyers (a population that averages a mean systolic blood pressure of 142 with a standard deviation of 13) and measures the blood pressure of 23 former divorce lawyers who switched to environmental law. Those 23 lawyers have a mean systolic blood pressure of 131. If all divorce lawyers switched to environmental law, what would you expect the mean systolic blood pressure to be with 99% confidence? Question 1 What is your point estimate for the mean systolic blood pressure for divorce lawyers who switch to environmental law?

If a researcher observes both an increase of cyberbullying and an increase in suicide, s/he can claim that the two variables have a Hawthorne effect. are experimental. are correlated. are controlled.

What are the benefits of giving a persuasive speech rather than publishing an article? Check all that apply. a) The speaker can make eye contact with the audience. b) The speaker can use hand gestures to connect with the audience. c) The speaker can rely on humor to convince the audience to take action. d) The speaker can inform the audience about the importance of the issue. e) The speaker can use specific words to engage the audience's emotions. f) The speaker can create intentional pauses to draw a reaction from the audience.

Farjaad is preparing a speech on vitamin C. The main points he has chosen are: Ⅰ. Americans are not getting enough vitamin C. II. Americans should consume more citrus fruits and vegetables to maintain vitamin C balance. What is the arrangement of the speech? Chronological pattern Problem-solution pattern Spatial pattern Topical pattern Cause-effect pattern

Jakob is practicing his speech. Which of the following is a helpful suggestion for him as he practices? Avoid practicing in front of an audience. Practice often in front of a mirror. Ask for feedback from others. Stick to your original set of notes through all of your practice sessions.

Read the following statement: Behavioral approaches leave out the mental processes that are incredibly important in understanding behavior. Which of the following theorists would most likely agree with this statement? Select the best answer. Noam Chomsky Ivan Pavlov B.F. Skinner

Identify the definition that matches the following term. Select the best answer. the Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee a committee of administrators, scientists, veterinarians, and community members that reviews proposals for research involving nor animals when an experiment involves deception, participants are told complete and truthful information about the experiment at its conclus purposely misleading experiment participants in order to maintain the integrity of the experiment

Consider the following research study: Participants were recruited to participate in a study to understand the impact of external cues and emotion. Although participants were fully informed of the study protocols and all gave consent, due to the nature of the study they were led to believe that the experiment was related to eye sight. Male participants were injected with epinephrine, a hormone that induces arousal including increased heartbeat, trembling, and rapid breathing. The research participants were told that they were being injected with a new medication to test their eyesight. The first group of participants was informed the possible side effects that the injection might cause while the second group of participants were not. The participants were then placed in a room with someone they thought was another participant but was actually a confederate (an actor) in the experiment. The confederate acted in one of two ways: euphoric or angry. Participants who had not been informed about the effects of the injection were more likely to feel either happier or angrier than those who had been informed. Would this study be considered ethical by the standards upheld by Institutional Research Boards (such as IRB or IACUC)? Select the best answer. Yes, it would be ethical. No, it would not be ethical.