Psychology Definitions

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1. In psychoanalysis, this term refers to when a patient directs his or her emotions for someone else (such as love or hatred for a parent) towards the therapist. aggression naturalistic observation social facilition transference

2. This term refers to our ability to improve or enhance our performance of well learned tasks when in the presence of others. attribution theory social loafing social facilitation group polarization

3. This type of therapy, developed by Carl Rogers, uses active listening and an empathetic environment to help the client. cognitive therapy behavior therapy systematic desensitization client-centered therapy

4. This is known as the tendency to overestimate how much other people share our own ideas and beliefs. false consensus effect hindsight bias replication group polarization

5. The term hindsight bias refers to one's belief that he or she can accurately predict the future based on what has already occurred in the past. True False

6. In an experiment, a double blind procedure means that the experimenters are testing for two specific outcomes. True False

7. The mere-exposure effect is the idea that if one is repeatedly exposed to certain stimuli, his or her fondness of these stimuli will increase. True False

8. This test detects brain activity using a radioactive form of glucose. CT (Computed Tomography) Scan EEG (Electroencephalogram) MRI (Magnetic Resonance Imaging) PET (Positron Emission Tomography) Scan

9. In statistical measures, a correlation between two sets of numbers implies causation. True False

10. This procedure was once commonly used to treat violent or uncontrollable patients. It involved severing the nerves between the frontal lobes of the brain. Answer: (One Word)