Psychology & Sociology

MilesDown: Behavioral Sciences

1510 cards

Sign in to study this deck

According to Hans Eysenck, ____s tend to avoid social situations in an effort to keep such arousal to a minimum

In Jeffrey Alan Gray's ____ of personality, a behavioral approach system (BAS) is believed to regulate appetitive motives, in which the goa…

In Jeffrey Alan Gray's biopsychological theory of personality, a behavioral approach system (BAS) is believed to ____

In Jeffrey Alan Gray's biopsychological theory of ____, a behavioral approach system (BAS) is believed to regulate appetitive motives, in w…

In ____ biopsychological theory of personality, a behavioral approach system (BAS) is believed to regulate appetitive motives, in which the…

____ is defined as social dominance or interpersonal power and a desire to make an impact on others

The ____ is known to regulate traits such as motivation and thrill seeking , and is also associated with attention deficit hyperactivity di…

____ traits are less visible to other people and appear to underlie several differentaspects of behavior

The ____ is an introspective self-report questionnaire with the purpose of indicating differing psychological preferences in how people per…

____ is the refusal to accept reality or fact and acting as if a painful event, thought or feeling did not exist

____ behaviors are those that involve acting indirectly aggressive rather than directlyaggressive

____ is a defense mechanism by which reasoning is used to block confrontation with an unconscious conflict and its associated emotional str…

____ is a defense mechanism in which controversial behaviors or feelings are justified and explained in a seemingly rational or logical man…

____ is a type of psychological defense mechanism that involves keeping certain thoughts, feelings, or urges out of conscious awareness

____ involves denying impulses at a subconscious level

____ is a defense mechanism that involves taking out our frustrations, feelings, and impulses on people or objects that are less threatening

In Freudian psychoanalysis, the ____ is the instinctive seeking of pleasure and avoiding of pain to satisfy biological and psychological ne…

In Freudian psychoanalysis, the ____ is the ability of the mind to assess the reality of the external world , and to act upon it accordingl…

Freud identifies two drives that both coincide and conflict within the individual and among individuals: Eros is the drive of ____

____, is a type of stress that is neither positive nor negative. It refers to events that have no actual impact on a person

____ are a group of disorders in which the development of the central nervous system is disturbed

____ are an acquired cognitive decline in one or more cognitive domains

____ involve problems with the quality, timing and amount of sleep , which cause problems with functioning and distress during the daytime

____ are disorders that concern the elimination of urine or feces from the body at inappropriate times or places

____ refers to a problem occurring during any phase of the sexual response cycle that prevents the individual or couple from experiencing s…

____ is the distress a person feels due to their birth-assigned sex and gender not matching their gender identity

____ are recurrent, intense, sexually arousing fantasies , urges, or behaviors that are distressing or disabling and that involve inanimate…

In medicine, a ____ is an early sign or symptom, which often indicate the onset of a disease before more diagnostically specific signs and…

____ is a mental disorder in which a person acts as if he or she has a physical or mental illness when, in fact, he or she has consciously…

____ is a personality disorder characterized by a long term pattern of disregard for, or violation of, the rights of others

____ is a personality disorder that typically includes the following symptoms: inappropriate or extreme emotional reactions , highly impuls…

____ is a personality disorder characterized by a pattern of excessive attention-seeking emotions , usually beginning in early adulthood, i…

____ is a personality disorder with a long-term pattern of abnormal behavior characterized by exaggerated feelings of self-importance , exc…

____ is characterized by feelings of extreme social inhibition , inadequacy, and sensitivity to negative criticism and rejection

____ is an anxious personality disorder characterized by an inability to be alone

____ is a potentially serious sleep disorder in which breathing repeatedly stops and starts

____ is a disease associated with abnormal deposits of a protein called alpha-synuclein in the brain

____ are ways that our mind convinces us of something that isn't really true

____ is where a person conforms to a group in order to gain knowledge, or because they believe that someone else is 'right'

____ is where a person conforms with a group in order to be liked and accepted by them

____ is the lowest level of conformity. Here a person changes their public behaviour but not their private beliefs

____ is the middle level of conformity. Here a person changes their public behaviour and their private beliefs, but only while they are in…

____ is the deepest level of conformity. Here a person changes their public behaviour and their private beliefs . This is usually a long-te…

____ proposes deviance is socially constructed through reaction instead of action. According to this theory, no behavior is inherently devi…

____ is deviance with no serious consequences . The person committing the act is not labeled as a deviant

____ has serious consequences and is characterized by a severe negative reaction that produces a stigmatizing label which results in more d…

____ refers to events that suddenly emerge. These events do not conform to rules or laws but instead are shaped based on the issue at hand

A ____ is a type of collective behavior in which a group of people enthusiastically follow an impulse for a finite period

____ is a type of collective behavior that transmits illusions of threats , whether real or imaginary, through a population in society as a…

A/an ____ is a violent form of crowd behavior that results from feelings of injustice or feeling that needs have been ignored

Stimulus ____ occurs when a person responds to a stimulus in the same way that he or she responds to a similar stimulus

____ refers to the re-emergence of a previously extinguished conditioned response after a delay

A/an ____ refers to one's reaction to a stimulus that used to produce positive reinforcements, but now ceases to exist. The reaction will i…

____ is the use of something unpleasant, or a punishment, to stop an unwanted behavior

____ is a behavioral technique commonly used to treat fear, anxiety disorders and phobias. Using this method, the person is engaged in some…

____ involves the conditioning of an unwanted behavior or response to a stimulus into a wanted behavior or response by the association of p…

____ reinforcers are biological . They occur naturally and do not need to be learned

____ reinforcers are things we have learned have value. They can be used to obtain a primary reinforcer

A/an ____ is a system of behavior modification based on systematic reinforcement of target behavior . Reinforcers are “tokens” that can be…

____ is the tendency of an animal to revert to instinctive behaviors that interfere with a conditioned response

← PreviousPage 24 of 26Next →