AP Psych Unit 11 Test Vocab

Psychologists best known for their knowledge of group interaction, socially and emotionally.

Discerning from a important information, and that which is random and not as critical

Mushrooms, LSD, Acid are all examples of what category of drug?

Sight, sound, smell, taste and touch are all examples of what type of memory?

Solution to a problem presents itself quickly without warning, based on mental trial and error

Our brains system for storing, managing, and recalling information for long periods of time

fluid intelligence is to new; as crystallized is to ___

What is the equation for calculating IQ?

What did the studies of twins, the their IQ tell us about intelligence?

Neurotransmitter that regulates movement and emotional support, controls reward and punishment?

Learning not immediately expressed in overt response; does not have any obvious reinforcement

What part of the nervous system does the picture represent?

American psychologist who studies relationships between emotion and facial expression

What does the picture represent?

A series of eight stages, that a healthy individual will experience throughout their lifetime

Which is the picture describing?

Lewis Terman's subjects, exceptionally smart, and were considered talented, and gifted

An animal or human may learn to ignore a stimulus because of repeated exposure to it

When a test is predicted to valid...

Neurotransmitter produced during stress, creating contraction in heart, and muscles in distress

Theory of emotion that describes reasoning into how we react to stress

Which of these does NOT describe an aptitude test?

Neurotransmitter that sends impulses or signals from the central to peripheral nervous system

Metacognition vs. cognition is the same as...

Pavlov vs. Skinner vs. Watson can be represented by...

A low ____ means the data is close to the ____

Which part of the nervous system is the picture representing?

Theory of emotion that explains sweating, tears, muscle tension and trembling?

Which drug below is a stimulant?

Optical illusion demonstrating still images, that begin to move after eyes begin to focus

Charles Spearman argued intelligence came in a basic form and grew, also known as the ______

Neurotransmitter mostly found in the digestive system, first processed in brain as amino acid

Holding a thought, without manipulation, is what type of memory?

A change over time to the reaction of a sensory system to a constant stimulus

Which of these do NOT describe an achievement test?

Theory of emotion that explains why physical reactions turn into emotional reactions

What is a narcotic?

Which psychologist created the theory of moral development, including preconventional?

Superordinate vs. subordinate is the same as...

A test successfully measures what it claims to measure, making it what type of test?

Psychoactive drugs are intended to change/normalize what body function?

A measure of a group or cluster that describes the center set of data?

Which of these is NOT a standardized test?

Lowest level of stimulus humans can hear, smell, taste, feel, and see