Psych 26-50

culture fair tests rely heavily on the use of values to determine one's intelligence

identical twins reared apart have more similar IQ's than identical twins reared together

men are more likely to fall into extremesof the intelligence range

mental retardation is a broad term to cover different kind of mental deficits

the IQ range for mild retardation is low 50-70's

causes of giftedness are not fully understood

babies of crawlig age have developed depth perception

object permanence starts at about age four

small children are egocentric

growth spurts on average begin soooner in boys than girls

boys and girls tend to view their early sexual behavior in the same way

suicide is the leading cause of death among adolescents

according to E. Kubler-Ross the 2nd stage of death is depression

the pleasure principle suggests that one tries to obtain immediate pleasure and avoid pain

humanistic theory emphasizes that we are negativley motivated

people with external locus of control believe they control their own fate

MMPI-2 is a personality test, originally used for psychiatric diagnosis

in Rorschach's test there are 2-3 blots on each card

the number one ranked stress event in a college students life is pregnancy

according to the approach/approach conflict, both possibilties have significant negative qualities

withdraw can be a positive response to stress

the 2nd stage of the general adaptation syndrome is "resistance"

gestalt therapy is designed to help people become more genuine in their daily interactions

rational emotive therapy suggests that some people have self-defeating beliefs and irrational thought process

ETC could be used for prolonged depression