PSYC-6101 - Introduction to Psychology oed answer key

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This can be thought of as any event that strains or exceeds an individual’s ability to cope.

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Stress

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A defense mechanism wherein stress is reduced by returning to an earlier pattern of behavior.

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Regression

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Closer objects tend to be partially in front of, or partially cover up, more distant objects.

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Superposition

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This defense mechanism involves directing unacceptable impulses at a less threatening target.

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Displacement

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Type of attention in which involves concentrating on more than one activity at the same time.

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Divided Attention

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Theory that views motivated behavior as directed toward the reduction of a physiological need.

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According to Freud, this refers to the dream’s hidden content; it unconscious and true meaning.

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He/She believed that the need for security, not for sex, is the prime motive of human existence

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The ____________ is the smallest magnitude of a stimulus that can be detected half of the time.

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These are substances that create distorted perceptions of reality ranging from mild to extreme.

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This theory taks about how an emotional reaction is a result of physiological reactions to stimul

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A preexisting mental concept or framework that helps people to organize and interpret information.

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behavior interferes with everyday functioning and occasionally can be a risk to oneself or others.

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Russian physiologist who received the Nobel Prize for his work on the role of saliva in digestion.

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We tend to perceive lines or patterns that follow a smooth contour as being part of a single unit.

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___________ is defined as the minimum intensity of a stimulus that can be detected 50% of the time.

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Conflict in which the individual must choose between two positive goals of approximately equal value

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_____________ occurs when someone is either physically or psychologically reliant on a drug’s effect.

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It is a preexisting mental concept or framework that helps people organize and interpret information.

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