Psychology Flashcards
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Which defense mechanism involves attributing one's own unacceptable feelings to another person?
Answer: Projection
Projection involves unconsciously attributing one's own threatening impulses or feelings to someone else.
The concept of 'learned helplessness' was first demonstrated experimentally by which psychologist?
Answer: Martin Seligman
Martin Seligman demonstrated learned helplessness through experiments with dogs exposed to inescapable shocks.
In Piaget's theory, what cognitive ability first emerges during the formal operational stage?
Answer: Hypothetical-deductive reasoning
Formal operational stage (age 12+) is marked by the ability to reason about abstract and hypothetical scenarios.
Which neurotransmitter is most directly implicated in the reward pathway and is associated with feelings of pleasure?
Answer: Dopamine
Dopamine is the primary neurotransmitter in the mesolimbic reward pathway, driving motivation and pleasure.
A researcher finds that the more hours college students sleep, the better their GPA. This is an example of what type of correlation?
Answer: Positive correlation
A positive correlation means both variables increase together; here, more sleep corresponds to higher GPA.
Which theory proposes that emotions result from our interpretation of physiological arousal in context?
Answer: Schachter-Singer two-factor theory
Schachter and Singer argued emotion = physiological arousal + cognitive label assigned based on situational cues.
What is the term for the tendency to search for information that confirms one's preexisting beliefs?
Answer: Confirmation bias
Confirmation bias leads people to favor and seek out evidence that supports what they already believe.