Psych p. 504,505 Flashcards

1
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After burning his fingers 3x by touching the candle, little Joe learned never to touch fire again. What type of conditioning is that?

A

Punishment

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Child finishes up his “yaki” veggis to be able to get ice-cream after. What type of conditioning is that?

A

Positive reinforcement

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3
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T or F? Classical conditioning is a permissive response.

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F. it is involuntary

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4
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Operant conditioning is the opposite of —.

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Classical conditioning

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5
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Guantanamo prisoner pleaded guilty after being Waterboarded for 2 hours. What type of conditioning is that?

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Negative reinforcement “use of neg force”

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6
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— can occur in operant or classical conditioning.

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Extinction (you can cut the link btw stimulus and behavior)

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7
Q

First yr resident yells at a med student, because her attending physician yelled at her earlier about her bedside manners.

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Displacement

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Fixation can be mistaken for —. compare them.

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regression–>Turning back the maturational clock. Seen in children under stress such as illness, punishment, or birth of a new sibling
Fixation–>Partially remaining at a more childish level of
development. Adult playing video games.

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9
Q

— is when patient reminds physician of younger sibling.

A

Countertransference

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10
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A father of 3 kids, hits his kids each time they horse around. He believes that hitting children is the right way for behavioral modification since his parents hit him as a child.

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Identification –> Modeling behavior after another person who is more powerful (though not necessarily admired).

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Temporary, drastic change in motor behavior to

avoid emotional stress is called?

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Dissociation

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Student who hates geography is repeatedly late for class and performs below average on tests.

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Passive aggression

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13
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A student who wants to cheat on an exam thinks his classmates are doing the same.

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Projection

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14
Q

Physician describing in graphic detail with no

emotional response the death of murdered pt. Is the physician’s behavior a mature or immature defense mechanism?

A

Isolation

Immature

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15
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An alcoholic pt becomes the speaker of the AA group.

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Reaction formation

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16
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T or F? Repression is voluntarily withholding an idea or feeling from conscious awareness.

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F. involuntarily

17
Q

Husband’s aggression toward his wife is redirected to perform well at his job. Mature or immature defense mech?

A

Sublimation

Mature

18
Q

Mature adults wear a SASH refers to what?

A

Sublimation
Altruism
Suppression
Humor.

19
Q

A physician chooses to not worry about having acquired HIV from a needle prick until the actual test results are positive.

A

Suppression