Modules 1 8 1 Given what we know about attraction how would the degree of perceived similarity determine the strength of normative influence 2 How can we explain what we consider to be sexually attractive using either a biosocial theory e g intersexual selection or sociocultural theory 3 How can we relate the Clever Hans phenomenon to the Rosenthal Effect 4 How can we understand a child s drive to form attachments from a biosocial perspective How does their actual attachment style relate to learning theory 5 How can you explain the effect of cognitive load in terms of the capacity of short term memory 6 How could you use the method of loci to remember the order or Erikson s stages of psychosocial development 7 How did Aronson Mills 1959 operationalize effort IV and justification 8 How do 3D glasses trick your eyes into perceiving depth from a flat 9 How does the behavior modification concept of negative reinforcement help understand the C in OCD 10 How does Triver s theory of parental investment and the concept of parental certainty explain why the females of a species tend to be the more selective in choosing a sexual partner 11 How is attachment conceptually related to our inherent need to belong and the benefits of social support 12 How is classical conditioning related to the avoidant symptoms of DV screen PTSD 13 How is self handicapping related to the self serving bias Be clear about the role of motivated cognition and subconscious biases 14 How might the pervasive belief in learning styles be related to the confirmation bias 15 How might we explain the origin of a fetish in terms of classical conditioning How about in terms of a misattribution of arousal 16 How would you describe the social desirability bias in terms of sociocultural theory 17 18 19 20 In what way are the gestalt principles of perception related to top In what way can we describe the fundamental attribution error as a down processing heuristic In what way does cognitive behavioral therapy focus on elements of emotional intelligence and self control In what way is the distinction between controlled and automatic cognition similar to the distinction between explicit and implicit attitudes Is a schizophrenic hallucination a sensation or a perception Why 21 22 What are the four lobes of the cerebrum and what are they generally responsible for panic attack 23 What division of the nervous system is particularly activated during a 24 What is shaping and how can we differentially reinforce successive approximations to achieve a complex target behavior 25 What is stereotype threat Why would it detract from performance in 26 What is the conceptual link between attachment theory and borderline 27 What is the conceptual link between moral emotions and anti social some courses personality disorder personality disorder 28 What is the connection between episodic memories and PTSD 29 What is the connection between Seligman s 1975 study of learned helplessness and a cognitive explanation of depression 30 What is the difference between sensation and perception and how is that related to the difference between top down and bottom up processing 31 What is the difference between the functions of the amygdala and the hippocampus 32 What is the difference between the placebo effect the Rosenthal effect demand characteristics and the social desirability bias Clarify for each whether it is a threat to internal or external validity 33 What is the purpose of using behavior descriptions and XYZ statements when communicating with others How exactly would you use them in a real or hypothetical example 34 What is the relationship between fixed and growth mindsets self fulfilling prophecies and cognitive behavioral therapy CBT 35 What is the relationship between Ekman s basic emotions and biosocial 36 What is the relationship between elaborative rehearsal priming schemas and accessibility 37 What is the relationship between inattentional blindness and unilateral theory neglect 38 What is the relationship between operant conditioning and Kolhberg s pre conventional stage of moral development 39 What is the relationship between pluralistic ignorance assimilation and conformity influence 40 What is the relationship between sociocultural theory and normative 41 What is the research evidence that our memory is not as accurate as we would like to believe 42 What is the similarity between how cocaine and SSRIs used to treat depression work at thy synaptic level 43 What in terms of a scientist s methodology is the difference between correlational and causal conclusions Be prepared to give three example studies that we have learned about for each 44 How do researchers use each of the following methods to collect data What are some advantages and disadvantages of each method Naturalistic observation Structured observation Self report Longitudinal study Cross sectional study Case study Archival 45 How are each of the following examples of motivated cognition Controlled experiment Cocktail party effect Balance theory Dissonance Freudian defense mechanisms Rosenthal effect Confirmation bias 46 What is the role of arousal in Cognitive dissonance Schachter Singer s theory of emotions GAD 47 How might you increase the frequency of good studying behaviors or decrease the frequency of counterproductive behaviors using Positive reinforcement R Negative reinforcement R Positive punishment P Negative punishment P What are some examples of how each schedule is used to reinforce or 48 punish your behavior Continuous Fixed Ratio Variable Ratio Fixed Interval Variable Interval 49 How would a therapist from each of the following perspectives approach treatment for the disorder listed Behavioral Therapist Neurodevelopmental disorder Psychoanalysis Anxiety disorder CBT Eating disorders 50 How would you go about establishing a classically conditioned association What would the NS UCS UCR CS and CR be Teach a dolphin that the sound of a whistle is a good thing Keep a pet off your couch by making it want to avoid the pillows on Make a young child excited to earn a gold star sticker on her Make a young child avoid things that are labeled with the symbol for it homework poison 51 What are the diagnostic criteria for a phobia and how would a behavioral therapist approach treatment using Habituation Systematic desensitization Counter conditioning 12 10 2014 12 10 2014
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