AP Psychology Review Part 1

when new information prevents retrieval of old information

when a test measures what is designed to measure

a mental representation of something

another word for successive approximations

a "therapeutic" object that causes the control group to think they are in the experimental grp

smallest unit of sound

the variable that can unexpectedly alter the result

neurotransmitter related to mood regulation

neurotransmitter related to our feeling of reward

Inability to stay awake

In the Pavlov's dog experiment, the tone/bell was the 

responsible for voluntary control of large skeletal muscles

Physiological change happens, then emotion is labeled:  I cry, therefore, I am sad.

perspective that focuses on human capacity for growth

When people are rewarded with a reinforcer they use to get another reinforcer (money for food)

Alzheimer patients have a deficiency of which neurotransmitter?

Tasks with moderate difficulty elicit the best performance

processes speech and music

remembering an appointment later in the day

ventromedial hypothalamus

a person stops breathing while sleeping

Which happens in the concrete operational stage?

Sudden understanding of a problem

when the seat belt buzzer turns off after you buckle your seat belt

Processes visual input

where all our lasting memories and knowledge is stored

most affected by extreme scores

responsible for routing sensory info to the correct brain area

The group being studied is the ___; the ____ is the small group of subjects being studied.

when memory retrieval is more likely if it occurs in a similar situation as when it was encoded

Used to determine which part(s) of brain is/are functioning during a particular activity

studying one group over a long period of time

neurotransmitter necessary for learning

The disease that results from a lack of dopamine

If a person gets a similar score when taking a test on several occasions, the test is

another term for using successive approximations to eliminate a phobia

Which correctly explains the Schacter Two Factory theory of emotion?

When you see an object for the second time and recognize it

Sensitive to low light

another word for stereotype

memory for skills and habits

language informs thinking

a reward that is likely to make someone repeat a behavior

our sense of balance; located in inner ear

the variable that is manipulated

controls body temperature, hunger, thirs

operates on the pleasure principle

Telling someone she does not have to take out the trash if she makes the honor roll is

Which is NOT a symptom of schizophrenia?

Sometimes happens when consistent effort fails to bring rewards

Which is NOT part of the limbic system?

In a random sample, everyone has _____ of being chosen to participate.

Knowledge that objects exist even though they cannot be seen

when aggressive/inappropriate feelings are channeled into a more socially acceptable outlet

Which would be used to teach someone to flinch when a triangle is played?

responsible for increasing heart rate and respiration

contains interneurons

successes or failures are a result of one's own efforts

absorption of a neurotransmitter after a cell has released it

giving a child a time out when s/he bites another child