AP Psych Final Exam (Semester 1)

The introduction of a pleasant stimulus is to ___ as the withdrawal of a pleasant stimulus is to ___.

The concentration of glucose in active regions of the brain underlies the usefulness of a(n)

Which of the following sensory receptors detect harmful temperatures, pressure, or chemicals?

What is the correct sequence of structures that sound waves pass through on the way to the auditory nerve?

REM rebound involves the

The most crucial ingredient in all learning is

Why do pregnant women tend to avoid bitter, strongly flavored foods?

Who would have been most enthusiastic about the value of a single intelligence score?

The function of dendrites is to

Howard Gardner identified a total of ___ intelligences.

Closing your bedroom door so that you won't hear the TV that is interfering with your studying is an example of?

On a dark, clear night, most of us would see a candle flame 30 miles away. This best illustrates

The best evidence that animals develop cognitive maps comes from studies of

An exhausted forest ranger may notice the faintest smell of a forest fire, but fail to smell other odors, what is this?

Dan's vision shifted 20 degrees to the right when he wore glasses, but he was still able to play tennis effectively why?

In classical conditioning, an organism forms associations between

Which of the following triggers the "fight or flight" response, increasing heart rate and blood pressure?

The sequence of brain regions from the evolutionary oldest to newest is

Little Albert developed a fear of rats after a white rat was paired with a loud noise. What is the loud noise?

John just played a football game but feels little fatigue or discomfort. His lack of pain is most likely caused by

Girls are most likely to outperform boys in

The capacity of one brain area to take over the functions of another damaged brain area is known as brain

Which of the following is an UR?

Mr. Brown uses his knowledge of cognitive processes to design computers that are easy to use. He is a ___ psychologist.

Why do the physical symptoms of fear linger even after we cognitively realize the danger has passed?

Contemporary psychology is best defined as the scientific study of

The large, slow brain waves associated with deep sleep are called

Early psychology focused on __, from 1920-1960s it focused on __.

The 130-decibel sound of a rock band is ___ times louder than the 100-decibel sound of a nearby subway train.

In Wilhelm Wundt's experiments, he asked people to examine and report their thoughts. What was he making use of?

Which receptor cells most directly enable us to distinguish different wavelengths of light?

Put the following in order, from smallest to largest.

Associating a CS with a new NS can create a second conditioned stimulus. This best illustrates

The infant Albert developed a fear of rats after a white rat was associated with a loud noise. Fear of the white rat is?

What would a split brain patient be most likely to do if they saw a dog in left visual field and boy in right?

Our lips are more sensitive than our knees to sensations of touch due to which of the following?

As we move, objects that are fixed in place may appear to move. What is this monocular cue for depth called?

During hypnosis John was told that during the next few days he would feel sick whenever he reached for a cigarette.

For the original version of the Stanford-Binet, IQ was defined as

A fixed-ratio schedule of reinforcement is one in which a response is reinforced only after a(n)

On Saturday morning, Arnold washes the breakfast dishes so that his father will allow him to wash his car. What is this?

Freud called the remembered story line of a dream its ______ content.

Epinephrine and norepinephrine are released by the

Pictures were rated more positive if the photos immediately followed an image of kittens, what does this illustrate?

The gate-control theory suggests that pain is experienced when small nerve fibers activate and open a neural gate in the

The way slot machines reward gamblers with money best illustrates

Men are __ likely than women to prefer fertile looking mates and __ likely than women to prefer wealth and social status

Which of the following plays an essential role in the processing of new memories?

Half the birds in the yard were brown cardinals and the rest were red, so Jimmy perceived them as two different groups.

Which of the following senses lets you know where your limbs are located so that you can move them in right position?

The final exam in a calculus course would be an example of a(n) ___ test.

Which kind of perceptual process looks carefully at each element in a picture to try to form an image?

When light strikes the retina, it signals the suprachiasmatic nucleus to alter ______ production by the pineal gland.

The WAIS was designed for testing ___ intelligence, whereas the WISC was designed for testing ___ intelligence.

Who was the first woman to receive a Ph.D. in psychology after Harvard declined to give another woman hers?

Revoking the driver's license of a reckless driver is intended to serve as a

Identical twins originate from the fertilization of

Sensation is to _____ as perception is to _____.

Fast and jerky movements of the eyes are especially likely to be associated with?

A test is reliable if it

Cindi has a higher energy level and ability to concentrate during the morning rather than in the afternoon. Explain why?

The specialist most likely to have a medical degree is a(n)

Which philosopher came up with "tabula rasa" or "blank slate"?

Schizophrenia is most closely linked with excess receptor activity for the neurotransmitter

Some of Pavlov's dogs learned to salivate to the sound of one particular tone and not to other tones, what is this?

Phineas Gage's case study shows that the ___ lobes play a role in personality and behavior.

B.F. Skinner's work elaborated what E.L. Thorndike had called

25 year old Alex is mentally handicapped and cannot read or write. However he can reproduce music perfectly on piano.

Psychoanalysts focus on __, whereas humanistic psychologists focus on __.

After Kato's serious motorcycle accident, doctors detected damage to his cerebellum. He is most likely to struggle with

Arguments as to whether psychological differences between people are biological or social most clearly demonstrates

Which of the following is an example of a respondent behavior?

Evolutionary psychologists emphasize that environmentally adaptive behaviors are those that have promoted

The human sleep cycle repeats itself about every

Which theory suggests that dreams are mental responses to random bursts of neural stimulation?

Layla has difficulty going to sleep and staying asleep. Layla is most likely suffering from

Botulin blocks the effects of ACh in synapses. What kind of molecule is Botulin?

Desensitization and imitation are two factors that contribute to

Garcia's studies of taste aversion in rats demonstrated that classical conditioning is constrained by

5 year old Wilbur performs an intelligence test at the level characteristic of an average 4 yr old. His mental age is?

An event that decreases the behavior that precedes it is a

Which of the following triggers the "rest and digest" response, as your heart rate slows and digestion begins?

Your life would be most immediately threatened if you suffered destruction of the

Mason runs two miles very day after work because it reduces his stress, this habit is maintained by a __ reinforcer.

Which of the following terms best describes an operant behavior?

Tiffany has low self-esteem because she is teased for being overweight. In order to understand her, what should we use?

Olds and Milner located reward centers in the brain structure known as the

Sleep researchers who are interested in brain wave activity are likely to use which kind of brain scan?

Pets who learn that the sound of an electric can opener signals the arrival of food illustrate

Neurotransmitters are chemical messengers that travel across

The ability to simultaneously process the pitch, loudness, melody, and meaning of a song best illustrates

Higher-level cells process and interpret the information that is received from the environment. This illustrates

Which type of neuron carries messages to the brain?

Taste and smell are both what kind of sense?

A test that measures or predicts what it is supposed to is said to have a high degree of

Promising people monetary rewards for doing what they already enjoy doing is most likely to undermine

Which brain structure might be most active when trying to find what is common between the words "plane, butter, insect"?

Which of the following brain regions is involved in speech production?

An event that increases the frequency of the behavior that it follows is a(n)

Learning that certain events occur together is called