AP Psychology 2nd Semester Exam Review - Genaro

What kind of validity do the ACT and SAT strive for?

If a psychological test intends to tell you how you score relative to others, they must develop

A person who perceives stimuli that aren't there is said to have...

Free association and dream analysis were held to be major methods to discover the makeup of...

In experiments, subjects that receive special treatment are known as...

A personality measure that asks you to respond freely to an ambiguous stimulus (ex. inkblot) is

Which statistical method is used to show how close/far scores are from the mean?

During the sensorimotor stage of cognitive development, a child experiences the world through..

PTSD is an example of what kind of disorder?

Widely held beliefs about groups of people based on their group membership defines...

The last are of the brain to fully mature in late adolescence or early adulthood is the...

The characteristic mood, activity level, and emotional reactivity of an infant is their...

Substances such as viruses and drugs that can harm a developing fetus are known as...

Which of the following disorders/issues would be least likely to be treated by a psychiatrist?

Freud concluded that psychological disturbances are largely caused by...

Drive reduction is the goal of which motivational theory?

The facial feedback hypothesis suggests that...

Which of the following is not one of the intelligence types described by Gardner?

A valid test is one that...

Reliability refers to the _______ of a measuring device, such as a test. 

The test you are currently taking is an example of what kind of test?

The assumption of a preoperational child that you can see what she's pointing to in another room demonstrates

At which stage do people use a personal code of ethics to guide their moral reasoning?

Expectations about what is appropriate behavior for each sex most accurately describes...

Which type of intelligence involves the ability to apply acquired knowledge in problem solving?

Which of the following is a mood disorder?

____ measures general mental ability while ___ measures various aspects of people (values, etc). 

The largely unconscious reactions used to protect us from guilt and anxiety are known as...

Multiple-choice tests use what measure of memory?

Putting group goals ahead of personal goals & defining one's identity in terms of the group is

The trend of increasing intelligence scores with each generation is known as

The area of psychology referring to mental processes or thinking is known as...

Mary Ainsworth's strategy for studying infant attachment is known as the __________ procedure.

Across all cultures, emotions displayed facially are mostly

If a teacher gives an exam with questions that were not covered in class, the test lacks..

According to Freud, nail-biting may be evidence of fixation at the _____ stage of development.

The awareness of self, your thoughts, internal sensations and external stimuli is defined as...

According to the five-factor model, people who score _____ tend to be trusting and cooperative.

Potty training is a key challenge in which of Erikson's stages of development?

According to the James-Lange theory, one's conscious experience of emotion occurs..

The ability to generate ideas that are original, novel, and useful defines...

The Binet-Simon scale of intelligence expressed a child's score in terms of...

In relation to age, which of the following does not belong with the others?

The most optimistic view of human nature is found in the ________ approach. 

The amygdala plays a role in the modulation of which emotion?

The superego is Freud's term for...

Inferences that people draw about the causes of their and other's behavior are known as..

Which brain structure is most closely related to regulating emotions?

The process of pushing distressing thoughts into the unconscious and keeping them there is...

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