AP Psych 1st Semester Review

Tom puts on his seatbelt each time he gets in his car to stop the beeping alarm, causing him to wear it more often.

Julia's mother promises her $10 for every A she gets on her report card. Julia's mom is reinforcing her high grades by..

States we have 3 basic types of memory: sensory, short-term memory and long-term memory

Theorized humans have "inborn universal grammar" which allows a child to develop language under the correct conditions

A deterioration in which of the following neurotransmitters has been linked to Alzheimer's disease?

Noa learns the word "sad" but does not use it until a week later, surprising everyone with his knowledge. This is...

When Ernesto was 10, an intelligence test determined his IQ was 125. What's the best estimate of his IQ at age 20?

A method asking people to report their conscious experiences when presented with a series of objects is a description of

The SAT claims to predict how well a HS student will do in college. Due to this claim, the SAT is classified as a....

You keep using your old math teacher's name when referring to your new math teacher. This is most likely due to...

Observational studies that analyze data from a population at a single point in time are called...

During this stage of sleep, the thalamus is active, sending the cortex images, sounds, and other sensations

Ian mastered basic addition. He now has the ability to learn subtraction with guidance according to...

Which of the following statements best represents the correlation displayed on this scatterplot?

This refers to the consistency of a measure (whether the results can be reproduced under the same conditions)

A dream is the cerebral cortex processing nerve impulses from the body to the brain into something that makes sense

Amy has split-brain. A pic of a dog is flashed to her left visual field and a picture of a rabbit to her right. She will

Now any kind of warm cheese makes Amelia feel sick. This is an example of...

This describes why you remember what you ate yesterday even though you didn't consciously place the menu in your memory?

Which of the following sets of scores would have the highest standard deviation?

When BF Skinner taught pigeons to play ping pong, what was he using to train them?

Americans tend to be more afraid of a plane crash than a car crash, even though the latter is more likely. This is...

On a test in which the scores are normally distributed, about what % of the scores are within 2 standard deviations?

Which of the following is a major limitation of case studies?

Which section of the brain is most involved in our sense of touch and pressure?

Which of the following is the best description of the function of a dendrite?

A stomach bug caused Jill to get sick after eating pizza. Now the smell of cheese makes her feel sick. The bug is...

Which of the following best describes Sternberg's theory of intelligence?

Which of the following is the best example of an implicit memory?

Which of the following best explains Ebbinghaus' representation of how forgetting occurs?

The "master gland" of the endocrine system is called the

According to Erikson, during which stage does a child start to do things w/out constant help from a parent?

A drug that blocks the stimulating effect of estrogen on a tumor cell is an example of a/an...