AP Psych Review #1

In a _________test, the items consist of varying levels of difficulty

In which stage of cognitive development do infants learn object permenance?

Used to describe an animal in an exper. that may not perform a certain behavior if it goes against its natural instincts

Psychologist known for his/her early use of introspection; she/he asked her/his clients to react to simple stimuli

Term Piaget used to describe a mental rule we use to interpret our environment:

Occurs when we prefer stimuli we've seen before over new stimuli, even if we don't consciously remember seeing old stim

Notion that performances on intelligence tests have been increasing steadily throughout the century

When dreaming, this is the literal content of your dreams. Ex:Public nudity ( ____= your nudity, not meaning behind it)

The smallest units of sound used in language; typically very meaningful

Jane scores at the 84th percentile on the WISC. Which # most closely expresses her IQ?

Which is NOT one of Gardner's forms of intelligence?

Daniel Goleman, unlike Spearman and Binet, believed that this type of intelligence was important and valid.

Chunking, mneumonic devices, and rehearsing help to strengthen:

This is a superficial measure of accuracy (for the validity of a test).

These can affect an experiment negatively; including time of the day, the weather, the presence of other ppl in the room

According to Erikson theory, adolescents are most primarily concerned in a search for:

Which of the following is the CORRECT way to figure an IQ?

Type of psychology research method whereby the researcher studies participants over an extended period of time

Type of short-term memory that lasts for a split-second. Example: A photograph of a scene for 5 seconds.

Predicts that we are more likely to remember or recall items presented at the BEGINNING of a list.

Thinking that is pointed toward one solution.

This cateogory of drugs includes alchols, barbiturates, valium, anti-anxiety drugs

The ability to generate other hypothesis to explain phenomenon shows cognition in which of the following Piaget stages?