Preparation for Psychology Final 2016

which is the best definition of frustration?

• blocking of goals we are seeking
• not adapating properly to the environment
• naturaly blocking of maturation
• all of the above

double approach - avoidance conflict happens when you have to choose between 

• two things you like to do
• alternatives that each have both positive and negative aspects
• two unattractive choices
• two things you do not care about

Define bipolar disorder.

• having two personalities
• excessive cleaning and grooming 
• A mood disorder in which the person alternates between the hopelessness and lethargy of depression and the overexcited state of mania.
  
• A psychological disorder involving combinations of multiple physical complaints with no medical explanation

type B personalities

• are more prone to conflict 
• are more easygoing, open to  change 
• are usually older than typed A
• are all of the above

Sam can't decide whether to watch tv or go to the movies

• avoidance avoidance
• approach approach
• approach avoidance
• double approach avoidance

Jan doesn't want to do her homework, but she doesn't want to fail the class

• avoidance avoidance
• approach approach
• approach avoidance
• double approach avoidance

Characterized by uncontrollable sleep attacks

• Night Terrors
• Insomnia
• Narcolepsy
• Sleep Apnea

Psychotic disorders frequently involve perceptions of nonexistent sensory stimulation, such as hearing voices or seeing non-existent things

• delusions
• paraphillas
• hallucinations
• psychic phenomena

Which form of learning would be studied in a Skinner box?

• classical conditioning
• operant conditioning
• observational learning
• latent learning

Tyrone was dancing with his new girlfriend at a Maroon V tribute. When the song "My Heart's a Stereo" played, his girlfriend gave him a long passionate kiss, which he found enjoyable. Now he finds that every time he hears the song on the radio, he becomes mildly excited. In this example, the long, passionate kiss is

• unconditioned stimulus
• unconditioned response
• conditioned response
• conditioned stimulus