Duplicate of AP Psych Exam Review

seeing someone at the grocery store and remembering their name is an example of

In people, rods, unlike cones,

patients who are described as "split brain" have had what structure removed

Pat is laughing because she just won the lottery. Sal thinks she is a fun person. Sal's opinion

You girlfriend dumps you. "I always knew she was bad news" your friend says. This demonstrates

What kind of personality theorist would be most interested in the results of the MMPI

which newborn reflex helps infants find and eat food

What is the purpose of the DSM

Someone who fails an exam and reacts by studying longer probably has this locus of control

a musicians ability to discern between 2 similar pitches depends on which concept

Which is an important technique used by humanist psychologists during therapy

Harlow's rhesus monkey experiment illustrated

the somatic nervous system is part of the

if the College Board left out questions about neuroscience on the AP exam, the test would lack

Why are psychoanalysts interested in talking with patients about dreams

Mary Ainsworth's Strange Situation experiment studied what developmental concept

an A+ grade in a class is which kind of reinforcer

Which best summarizes the results of Tolman's latent learning experiment

learned helplessness is most likely to be directly related to

Which concept is most relevant to Noam Chomsky's theory of how children learn language

a test which places someone into personality categories (e.g.extravert/introvert) is based on

Lana learns how to be goalie as her coach gradually rolls the ball faster at parts the goal

which psychologist would agree w/the following: behavior results from reinforcers & punishers

A person who experiences flashbacks after a serious car accident is likely to be diagnosed with

What theory of emotion are cognitive psychologists likely to support

A low level of glucose in Sam's bloodstream would most likely make him want to

which structure is part of the inner ear

Research indicates that which factor most influences one's sexual orientation

Erikson's initiative vs. guilt stage is most closely related to Freud's

which brain structure is involved in hunger motivation

Which question would be most useful to test Kohlberg's idea of pre & post-conventional morality

people who catch violent movies are more likely to behave violently: this statement reflects

Maria slams the car door and yells at her kids. Now when they hear a car door slam they cringe

When running for class president, Edy puts pictures of herself everywhere. Why might this help

Which of the following models of personality is the least deterministic

Intelligence researchers like Gardner and Sternberg argue that schools focus too much on

Amy has a cat. The first time she sees a rabbit she calls it a cat. Her mistake is due to

A teacher ignoring her students' prior grades so her opinion of them is not influenced avoids

When like-minded groups take more extreme positions than individuals comprising the group

A musician who signs a recording contract stops playing for fun. This is best explained by

the limbic system plays an important role in

Which statement best represents the relationship between performance and arousal

What kind of therapy involves both cognitive and behavioral interventions

authoritarian parents demonstrate

Dan is a toddler who avoids eye contact and resists to changes to routine. He shows symptoms of

What number will tell Matt whether his research is statistically significant

Elizabeth Loftus' research on wording and misinformation effects on memory best demonstrate

classical conditioning involves __________; operant conditioning involves __________

our ability to perceive depth depends on what other perceptual abilities

the "c" in the word cat is best described as a 

4YO Kate sits right in front of all the other kids to watch a magician. According to Piaget,

How would drive reduction theory explain a person eating half a bowl of M&M's and stopping

which of the following statistics provides most information about how spread out a data set is

en route to the visual cortex, information from the eyes' retinas crosses at the

children who suffer brain damage can regain function more quickly than older patients due to

REM sleep deprivation generally causes what kinds of side effects

what kind of symptom is common among all somatic symptom disorders

counterconditioning lies at the heart of which therapeutic approach

When Susie went to prom with Dan, Max channeled his feelings of frustration into artwork

Runners in a park increase their speed when another runner comes into view. This illustrates

physiological reactions like surprise or shock are controlled by which part of the NS

Choosing 20 people at random from a large lecture class of 400 is an example of

Which is one of the key factors distinguishing major depressive disorder from sadness

in the nature vs. nurture debate, nature is most closely associated with

The fact that our ears are located on opposite sides of our head best helps us with

What is true about experiments that is not of other research methods

According to Kohlberg, in order to reason at the postconventional level, people must

What research method could study the relationship between owning a hybrid car and being vegan

What factors are ignored when people commit the fundament attribution error

Bandura's theory of reciprocal determinism states personality results from the interaction of

Which is most directly involved in the electrical aspect of neurotransmission

Delusions and hallucinations are most characteristic of

damage to the occipital region of the brain would most likely affect which sense

After repeated firings, neural connections are strengthened. What is this process

10 YO Genna underwent a right hemispherectomy. What action best shows her neuroplasticity

An artist making a drawing could use which of the following to add depth to the picture

testing the problem-solving skills of 10, 20, and 30-year-olds in a study uses this method

What area of psychology focuses on subjective well-being, optimism, self-esteem, and happiness

An American's prototype of a chair is most likely to include

Bandura's Bobo doll experiment evidenced the importance of __________ in social learning

An EEG of Cyrus after he has been asleep for about an hour would show primarily

At what age is the onset of schizophrenia most typical

Ryan suffers from constant, low-level arousal of his autonomic NS. He most likely suffers from

A medication prescribed for major depression would most likely act on which neurotransmitter

According to Piaget, when we can't ______ new information, we change our schemas through ______

Julie is more alert in the morning; John in the evening. This is because of differences in

Vance's psychiatrist diagnoses him with bipolar disorder. Which medication would he prescribe

A librarian gives a prize for every five books students read. Her schedule of reinforcement is

A therapist who tells a client to write down their depressed thoughts is using this perspective

a charity includes free address labels in its fundraising letters to increase contributions

Which is a common criticism of Freud's personality theory

Sigmund Freud made this perspective popular in Western Europe at the turn of the 20th century

which structure in the eye is most responsible for color vision

negative reinforcers __________ a stimulus in order to ___________ a behavior

Garcia and Koelling's research on aversions established which UCS/CS pairs as most powerful

What percent of people score between 70 and 130 on the WISC (M: 100, SD:15)

Which of the following has been linked to a deficit of dopamine

Which is most closely associated with creativity

How would a person with schizophrenia most differ from a person with a dissociative disorder

Of the following, children will most likely develop this skill first

How would a psychometrician interpret an IQ score of 145

turning up the volume on a radio changes which aspect of sound

The case study of Phineas Gage was significant because it was one of the the first examples of

According to Freud, what is the dominant factor in determining our personality traits

Reading a job description written with masculine pronouns, people think of the employee as male

Which structure is located at the most central and protected part of the brain

Which part of the brain is "newest" in an evolutionary sense

After studying for weeks and taking an AP exam, Conrad gets the flu. What theory explains this

What was one of the factors that increased conformity in Asch's studies

Someone who can't move the muscles needed for accurate speech might have brain damage where

In a class of 25 students, all but 2 score between 82 and 94. The 2 scores of 47 and 55 are 

which social psychology principle best explains prejudice

Which theory explains how experiences from infancy through old age influence personality

Withdrawal symptoms are most directly caused by this process

James is interested in the processing strategies children use to learn new information. He is a

One group receives an ad for 99% fat free milk; the other for 1% fat milk. What being tested

what kinds of motivations best encourage positive behaviors to persist over time

Which technique would be most helpful in avoiding the problems associated with groupthink

Which of the following is found in Jung's model of the collective unconscious

Ani believes she is capable of succeeding in nursing school. Her mindset is associated with

which is an example of an implicit memory

If Pavlov's dogs began to salivate when they heard a sound similar to a bell they would show

When Jake is late to basketball practice his coach makes him run laps. Jake is not late again

A doctor determining whether an accident caused structural damage to the brain would use  

Which theory would assert that a key motivation for people is spreading their genetic material

A test that identifies people with the potential to be great lawyers is an example of a(n)

Which best explains the Schachter-Singer two-factor theory

What would Piaget test to see if a child is in pre-operational or concrete operational stage

light enters the eye through an opening in the

Milgram's obedience study was criticized based on what ethical grounds

which technique controls for both experimenter and subject bias

People who are easily hypnotizable are likely to score highly on which Big 5 trait

which disorder would respond best to cognitive behavioral therapy

Which personality theory is criticized for its overly optimistic view of human nature

Abraham Maslow theorized that people are motivated by

Most people can taste 1g of salt in 1qt of water. Which concept is related to this statement

According to humanist theory, psychological disorders are most likely caused by

which of the following terms applies to IQ tests