Introduction to General Psychology - Exam 3, Exams of Psychology

Download Introduction to General Psychology - Exam 3 and more Exams Psychology in PDF only on Docsity! KSU PSYC 1101 - Introduction to General Psychology - Exam 3 actual exam new update (Kennesaw State University) KSU PSYC 1101 - Introduction to General Psychology - Exam 3 actual exam new update (Kennesaw State University) specific body weight maintained automatically by most adults over long periods of time - --Set point an aroused motivated state triggered by a physiological need - --Drive a need or desire that energizes and drives behavior towards a goal - -- Motivation one component of motivation theory - --Drive reduction unlearned - --An instinctive behavior is one that is..... instinct - --Mr. Porter believes aggression is an unlearned behavior therefor, aggression is an example of an..... Returning to one's natural state - --What is homeostasis? Intense experiences - --Sensation-seekers pursue what kind of experiences? Food and water - --Maslow's hierarchy of needs: Basic ones? Encourage; Similar - --On line social networking tends to _________ self- disclosure and Facebook profiles appear to be __________ as to people's actual personalities. achievement motivation - --Someone who engages in rigorous drills and competitive play to master a sport is said to have..... Resilience under stress - --What does the term "hardiness" refer to in Psychological terms? decrease - --An emotional arousal may ________________ digestion. It calms the body - --How does the parasympathetic nervous system work once an emergency has passed? Guilty; Innocent (respectively) - --Accuracy of lie detector tests suggests we are more likely to declare the innocent ________ than to declare the guilty _________. more - --Women are _________ effective in discerning genuine romance or phony. One's way of acting, thinking and feeling - --What is "personality"? Super Ego - --Freud theorized that the _________ _________ was the part of personality that represents our sense of right or wrong. Exhibiting biting sarcasm and an exaggerated denial of his or her dependence on others. - --Freud: What is self-transcendence? Failing to successfully complete a stage of Freud's psychosexual stages would cause that person to remain essentially "stuck." In other words, they would become fixated at that point in development. - --According to Freud, what is "fixation"? the refusal to believe highly credible evidence - --What is an example of "denial"? Blaming other factors for a fault - --What is self serving bias? Adler - --Who proposed the concept of "an inferiority complex"? genuineness - --Carl Rogers suggested people who are self-disclosing and open with their own feelings are demonstrating the quality of..... conforming - --Maslow considered self-actualizing people to be the least likely to be highly..... Signals people send through body language and expressions; they are used during social interactions; they are used in social settings. - --What are social cues? When do we use them? What kinds of settings? Informal - --Personality traits likely to influence our behavior in what kinds of situations? overestimating the extent others notice us - --What is the "spot light effect"? It relates to one's competence - --What is self-efficacy? Those with High self-esteem are more likely to work persistently at difficult tasks than those with low self-esteem. - --How are high self-esteem and low self-esteem as related to persistence? A baseball player may blame his coaches or the referees for the loss. - --What is an example of "self-serving bias"? We overestimate other's opinions. - --What are we likely to do when concerned about other's opinions of our new hairstyle or appearance? James-Lange: Arousal before emotion. Cannon Bard: Arousal and emotion occur together.