AP Psychology Post Test

Zimbardo’s prison exper suggested cruel & meek behavior could be elicited from ordinary people

Baumrind identified three styles of parenting. They were

The goal of attribution theory is to help us

Which psychologist developed the first modern test of intelligence?

Dr P notices those who take his test several times over a year have virtually identical scores

Which type of schizophrenia is also marked by delusions of grandeur and persecution?

Body “clock” controls many physiological changes such as slight change in heart rate during day

A person is in a room & the lights are turned out - her vision changes. Describe the change.

Bipolar disorder is

If a psychologist investigates the effects of a high-fat diet on weight loss, the high-fat diet

Doing your chores to avoid being grounded is an example of

If we shine different lights in various parts of the eye, which of the following is true?

Trait theory is often criticized because it

Drugs such as morphine are classified as narcotics. Which neurochemicals are like these?

Albert Bandura studied aggression in several studies. In his most famous study, he found that

Phobias are usually treated most successfully with

Which of the following neurotransmitters is considered excitatory?

You want to study areas of a person’s brain most active when solving complicated math problems

most well known for studying the influence of misleading information on eyewitness testimony

P sees T fail a test/ thinks T is dumb. Later P fails test/ believes it's bc teacher hates him.

Harlow's work with monkeys and surrogate mothers suggests that

If we suffer a lesion of the ventromedial hypothalamus, we will most likely experience

using a hidden camera to record the behavior of shoppers is an example of which research method

The tendency to attribute one’s own feelings and thoughts to an external object is known as

If someone takes antipsychotic medication for too long, he may suffer from side effects like

Which of the following is the best example of a correlational study?

example mnemonic w/be to associate list of items to remember w/ mental map of specific places.

Milgram’s experiments on disobedience demonstrated that

John had brain injury that caused aphasia; can no longer comprehend language. Part damaged?

psychologist credited with developing the technique of introspection

A puff of air hits a rabbit's eye, the rabbit blinks. Before the puff of air a bell is rung.

During a group project several members of the team don't carry own weight/ leave work to others

Rat presses bar & shock is delivered to the brain-result is an increase in bar-pressing-shock =

Children can perform at higher level w/ support than they can w/out. This theory is

To solve a problem in an exp, participants must use a book to adjust the height of a chair.

A softball hits you on the head & you lose your ability to see. Which part was probably hit?

Kohler showed evidence of ___ when 1 of his chimps tied 2 sticks together to reach for bananas.

Pt complains he doesn't feel safe leaving house/has arraged life so he never leaves house.

In a normal distribution approx what % of cases will fall w/in 1 standard deviation of the mean

Piaget would argue a child who can't conserve liquid volume but can do simple problem solving