Week 10 AP Vocabulary

Question 1

Collectivism

Answer 1

The manner in which humans identify themselves and prioritize their goals

Question 2

External Locus of Control

Answer 2

Believes that his or her fate is determined by chance or outside forces that are beyond their own personal control

Question 3

Internal Locus of Control

Answer 3

Believes that they are responsible for their own success

Question 4

Reciprocal Determinism

Answer 4

Siri set forth by psychologist Albert Bandura that a person’s behavior both influences and is influenced by personal factors and the social environment

Question 5

Spotlight Effect

Answer 5

Refers to the tendency to think that other people are watching us more closely than they actually are

Question 6

Psychological Disorders

Answer 6

A wide range of conditions that affect mood thinking and behavior

Question 7

Anxiety Disorder

Answer 7

People with this disorder usually have reoccurring intrusive thoughts or concerns

Question 8

Panic Disorder

Answer 8

And anxiety disorder that includes a panic attack

Question 9

Phobia

Answer 9

Anna roster and excessive fear of an object or situation

Question 10

Obsessive Compulsive Disorder

Answer 10

Characterized by unreasonable thoughts and fears (obsessions) that lead you to do repeated behaviors (compulsions)

Question 11

Individualism

Answer 11

Refers to the way in which people identify them selfs and focus their goals. Gives priority to personal goals.