AP Psych Semester 1 Review

Uses electrodes to measureelectrical waves sweeping across surface of the brain

An example of an explicit memory would be

Jo, age 4, is blocking my view of the TV, so why does he assume I can see what he sees?

Which perspective highlights how people encode, process, store and retrieve information?

An image that is flashed before us for only a fraction of a second is captured by our:

What type of reinforcer is money?

The standard deviation for these IQ scores is:

This pain and pleasure neurotransmitter is like morphine and causes a "runner's high"

What part of his brain was damaged?

"I can't speed because its against the law" is using morality at what level?

Being "Pro-Life" sounds much better than being "Anti-Choice." This demonstrates:

The illusion that railroad tracks come together in the distance involves the depth cue of

Humanistic psychologists focused attention on the importance of people's:

Childhood sleep disturbance that occurs during deep (Stage 4) sleep

Taking something away in order to make a behavior continue is what?

Long-term potentation is the:

Afterimages are most easily explained by:

This cartoon relates most directly to which psychological concept?

The reported ability to predict future events is called:

Your ability to recall sad events when you are feeling depressed is caused by:

Your cheating boyfriend's phone is locked. You guess his favorite team, food, pet, birthday...

Neural impulses travel faster because the axons are encased by...

The part of the autonomic nervous system that is responsible for the "fight or flight" response

The function of dendrites is to:

Which of the following is an example of a negative correlation?

He proposed a Triarchic Theory of intelligence.

Cells in the brain that can respond to specific edges, lines, angles, and movements are called:

What state of consciousness are we in when we experience Alpha waves?

The variable an experimenter manipulates is called the ____ variable.

The ability of a test to measure what it is intended to measure is its:

The behavioral perspective is most likely to emphasize the importance of:

The perspective that explains behavior in terms of unconscious drives and conflicts is:

How many phonemes are in the word "rethink"?

One's accumulated knowledge and verbal skills; tends to increase with age.

The idea that in order to have JND you must change a stimulis by a constant % and not amount is

Which of the following might result from a disruption of your vestibular sense?

What is the primary function of the area indicated in green below?

If a split brain person is shown a chicken in left field of vision and barn scene in right...

What term means the content of a dream that is hidden or the disguised meaning of the plot?

The snail shaped, fluid-filled part of the ear that absorbs sound vibrations is the...

Damage to which lobe would most severely impact your vision?

What studies measure changes over long periods of time?

Adding something to discourage a behavior from continuing is what?

According to Erikson's theory of Social development, toddlers struggle with:

In English, the adjective goes before the noun it modifies. This is an example of:

The American College Test (ACT) is an example of an ______________ test

Adapting one's current understanding (schemas) to incorporate new information.

Bandura's Bobo Doll experiment is an example of:

Responding the same way to similar stimuli is known as what?

How do you minimize preexisting differences between experimental groups?

Given recent news, you might incorrectly think that Ebola is a danger to you. You suffer from: