AP Psychology Semester Review

Harry Harlow's experiment with monkeys demonstrated which of the following?

Which of the following brain structures is important to storing memories, from STM to LTM?

The biggest factor in predicting whether or not a bystander will help someone in need is

The fact that taste aversions ______ poses a problem for classical conditioning theory

The majority of our dreams occur in which stage of sleep?

One major difference between a humanist therapist and a behavioral therapist is that

Sigmund Freud's theory of the unconscious mind

Which of the following psychologists might have described himself as a humanist?

Alfred Adler proposed that humans are motivated by

Organized sets of concepts that explain phenomena are

Which psychologists believed that intelligence was a collection of mental abilities?

Olivia tests a hypothesis by watching students studying after lunch. What method is she using?

Jenna's therapist interprets her dreams. Which approach does the the therapist represent?

Homeostasis refers to

Which psychologist believed that some people tend to have a pessimistic explanatory style?

Who would say: "we developed a waking-sleep cycle that maximized our chances of survival"?

Which of the following disorders has been treated with electroconvulsive therapy?

Which of the following is not considered to be an altered state ofconsciousness?

Self-efficacy, according to Bandura, is

Dream analysis is important to a psychologist from which of the following perspectives?

What is one's characteristic pattern of thinking, feeling, and acting called?

Alex suffered damage to her Broca's area of the brain. What symptoms will she suffer from?

To determine a client's personality, Carl Rogers used a Q-sort to find the difference between

Aptitude tests are designed to measure

According to Kohlberg's theory, postconventional morality requires thinking at Piaget's

The rooting reflex is a neonate's tendency to

A experimenter winces when subjects does something wrong. It must be eliminated because it is

Nightmares most frequently occur during which stage?

Who was Classical Conditioning first described by?

Which of the following statements best illustrates Maslow's esteem needs?

What is self-serving bias?

Jill always goes shopping with Amy, because she isn't confident in her own decisions. Jill has:

The antidepressant drug Prozac does which of the following?

On its way to the cones and rods of the eye, (in order) light passes through the

Carlos saw the difference when 5 of his 60 balls were removed. What # would he notice with 100?

Gunshot wounds, tumors, and strokes all result in

Which method would be used to test the hypothesis: eating candy leads to hyperactivity .

What is the median of the following distribution: 6, 2, 9, 4, 7, 3?

John can't solve a problem on an exam until he has 5 minutes left. This is an example of:

According to the theory of cognitive dissonance, attitudes are changed because

Freud's psychodynamic theory of personality emphasizes

Which of the following disorders does not fall under a mood disorder?

Selection of moderately challenging tasks characterizes the behavior of people who have a

Liz got a 145 on an IQ test with a mean of 100 and a standard deviation of 15. Her z score is

Monochrome vision with greatest sensitivity under low levels of light describes the role of:

The notion that learning produces physical changes in the brain is consistent with

If you learned to fear electrical outlets after getting a painful shock, what would be the CS?

Albert Bandura proposed the social-cognitive perspective, which

Which of the following, can establish a cause and effect relationship?

Heather gives a great piano performance in the presence of a big crowd. This is an example of

The sleep stage that is a transition from wakefulness to sleep and lasting 1-7 minutes is:

Why is Wilhelm Wundt is sometimes referred to as the "father of psychology"?

This term is defined by Interacting influences between personality and environmental factors.

Donna automatically turns her head when she hears noises. What part of the brain is she using?

Tom wants to become a doctor because he likes biology. Which theory describes his desire best?

Trichromats can mix which three colors to perceive virtually any hue?

Which factor is the least important role in why children often adopt their parents' values?

A person was gunned down at a gas station and no one helped. What phenomenon explains this?

Which of the following is NOT characteristic of the manic state of bipolar disorder?

Vic's therapist uses active listening and UPR. What type of therapy is this?

What is the most widely researched and clinically used of all personality tests?

What was the name of the theory on emotion that originated from the work of Charles Darwin?

A critical period is a stage in development when

Which parental style results in the most socially competent and responsible adults?

This methods requires the person to relax and say whatever comes to mind.

A delusion is a

The goal of psychoanalytic therapy is to

Those who practice meditation are better able than most other people to stimulate their

Much of B.F. Skinner's early work was inspired by the "Law of Effect" which was created by

Which stage of general adaptation syndrome is Joe first feels after he got fired from work?

Psychologists generally prefer the experiments to other research methods because experiments

A soldier develops blindness after returning from battle. He most likely has this disorder:

Bodily sensations such as touch and temperature are controlled in which area of the brain?

Researchers compare the diets of 15 4-year-olds to 15 16-year-olds. Which method did they use?

Which of the following terms does not describe the assumption behind Carl Rogers's self theory?

If genetic factors contribute to IQ scores, then fraternal twins should have

As children learn they must follow rules in satisfying their wishes, they develop

If the ventromedial hypothalamus of a rat is destroyed:

The three stages of the Atkinson-Shiffrin process of memory are

This structure produces too much insulin, making one hungry, when damaged.

Which scientists was the first to study the relationship between reinforcement and learning?

Which of the following examples best illustrates a way to avoid groupthink from occurring?

If a 4 year old girl had the mental age of a 5 year-old girl, then her intelligence quotient is

Ethnocentrism is the belief that

Your family goes on a fishing trip for vacation. While you are fishing you are working on a

On the stanford-binet IQ test, a score of 84 places you in what percentile of the population?

Another name for the cell body of the neuron is

Introspection to discern the elements of experience best describes a technique used by:

An experiment studies how alcohol affects aggression. The # of drinks a subject has is called:

Weber's law can best be defined as

A random sample can best be defined as a sample

Which of the following disorders is most closely associated with excessive levels of dopamine?

Phonemes are

According to psychodynamic psychologists, the unconscious

The behavioral approach attributes the cause of abnormal behavior to

An EEG records

Negative punishment is sometimes referred to as

Which psychologist believed that we inherited memories called the collective unconscious?

When an intelligence test measures what it is supposed to, the test is considered to be

Latent learning can best be described as learning that

At what stages of development do children grasp object permanence and conservation? 2 ANSWERS

When you injure yourself in a fight, your adrenal glands secrete this hormone.

Of the following, which is not a basic taste?

Which of the following theories best exemplifies continuity?

This test seeks to analyze people's inner feelings by having them interpret ambiguous stimulus.

Which defense mechanism is illustrated by Bobby kicking his cat after a bad traffic?

A child was born with widely spaced eyes and mental retardation. Which teratogen caused this?

Although a retinal image grows smaller, you do not perceive the car as shrinking because of:

An infant sleeps approximately 17 hours a day. Of those hours, how many are spent in REM?

Which of the following is a good example of functional fixedness?

Drew believes that everyone hates him. What would a REBT practicing therapist do?

Which of the following best describes Charles Spearman's g of intelligence?

Johnny believes that everyone is snickering behind his back at school. What term explains this?

Which experiment is considered the most unethical and led to reforms in the APA guidelines?

A common feature among people diagnosed with dissociative identity disorder is

According to the Yerkes-Dodson model, which level of arousal is best for hard challenges?

Which of the following psychologist was known for his “Little Albert experiment”?

A comparison of the scores of non-white test takers to the scores of white test takers show

Frequency is to __________ as amplitude is to __________.

Which of the following is a holophrase one-year- old Amanda is likely to say?