AP Psych Exam Final Review

After repeated firings, neural connections are strengthened. What is this process called?

Which kinds of personality theorists would make use of a projective test?

Authoritarian parents demonstrate

Amy has a cat. The first time she sees a rabbit she calls it a cat. Her mistake is due to

Which theory explains how experiences from infancy through old age influence personality?

Which best describes how neurons communicate with one another?

A medication prescribed for major depression would most likely act on which neurotransmitter?

Which type of therapist is most likely to prescribe lithium for a patient with bipolar disorder?

Which concept is most relevant to Noam Chomsky's theory of how children learn language

Which is one of the key factors distinguishing major depressive disorder from sadness

At what age is the onset of schizophrenia most typical

A teacher ignoring her students' prior grades so her opinion of them is not influenced avoids

Children who suffer brain damage can regain function more quickly than older patients due to

Which is an important technique used by humanist psychologists during therapy?

Which social psychology principle best explains prejudice?

When Jake is late to basketball practice his coach makes him run laps. Jake is not late again.

A musicians ability to discern between 2 similar pitches depends on which concept

Maria slams the car door and yells at her kids. Now when they hear a car door slam they cringe

Which statement best represents the relationship between performance and arousal?

Classical conditioning involves __________; operant conditioning involves __________

A charity includes free address labels in its fundraising letters to increase contributions

Lana learns how to be goalie as her coach gradually rolls the ball faster at parts the goal

Choosing 20 people at random from a large lecture class of 400 is an example of

Testing the problem-solving skills of 10, 20, and 30-year-olds in a study uses this method

Damage to the occipital region of the brain would most likely affect which sense?

Which best explains the Schachter-Singer two-factor theory?

Which of the therapies below is no longer used to treat patients?

When like-minded groups take more extreme positions than individuals comprising the group

What was one of the factors that increased conformity in Asch's studies with the line comparisons?

A librarian gives a prize for every five books students read. Her schedule of reinforcement is

Garcia and Koelling's research on aversions established which UCS/CS pairs as most powerful?

Runners in a park increase their speed when another runner comes into view. This illustrates

Abraham Maslow theorized that people are motivated by

Which newborn reflex helps infants find and eat food?

Which is an example of an implicit memory?

Restarting your printer over and over but failing to notice it is out of paper demonstrates

In the 3-stage model of information processing, memories are first stored in

According to Freud, what is the dominant factor in determining our personality traits?

Bandura's theory of reciprocal determinism states personality results from the interaction of

Which psychologist would agree w/the following: behavior results from reinforcers & punishers

What is true about experiments that is not of other research methods?

Why are psychoanalysts interested in talking with patients about dreams?

Milgram's obedience study was most criticized based on what ethical grounds?

Most people can taste 1g of salt in 1qt of water. Which concept is related to this statement

What research method could study the relationship between owning a hybrid car and being vegan

The case study of Phineas Gage was significant because it was one of the the first examples of

Turning up the volume on a radio changes which aspect of sound?

Which is most closely associated with creativity?

You girlfriend dumps you. "I always knew she was bad news" your friend says. This demonstrates

After studying for weeks and taking an AP exam, Conrad gets the flu. What theory explains this

Which part of the brain is "newest" in an evolutionary sense?

When Susie went to prom with Dan, Max channeled his feelings of frustration into artwork

The ability to solve a new computer game based on logical puzzles probably depends on

When running for class president, Edy puts pictures of herself everywhere. Why might this help

A test that identifies people with the potential to be great lawyers is an example of a(n)

Negative reinforcers __________ a stimulus in order to ___________ a behavior

What is the first step in any example of classical conditioning?

A test which places someone into personality categories (e.g.extravert/introvert) is based on

Bandura's Bobo doll experiment evidenced the importance of __________ in social learning

Which question would be most useful to test Kohlberg's idea of pre & post-conventional morality?

Vance's psychiatrist diagnoses him with bipolar disorder. Which medication would he prescribe

What is the purpose of the DSM (Diagnostic and Statistical Manual)?

Which of the following has been linked to a deficit of dopamine

An A+ grade in a class is which kind of reinforcer?

What factors are exaggerated in importance when people make decisions about others' behaviors but not their own?

What kind of symptom is common among all somatic symptom disorders

Someone who fails an exam and reacts by studying longer probably has this locus of control

A personality test which calls Jan an extravert the first time and an introvert the next lacks

The somatic nervous system is part of the

James is interested in the processing strategies children use to learn new information. He is a

4YO Kate sits right in front of all the other kids to watch a magician. According to Piaget,

After a natural disaster Faye says, "Serves them right for not having better warning systems."

Elizabeth Loftus' research on wording and misinformation effects on memory best demonstrate

How would drive reduction theory explain a person eating half a bowl of M&M's and stopping

Which technique controls for both experimenter and subject bias?

Which structure in the eye is most responsible for color vision?

An artist making a drawing could use which of the following to add depth to the picture

The "c" in the word cat is best described as a

Which disorder would respond best to cognitive behavioral therapy?

If Pavlov's dogs began to salivate when they heard a sound similar to a bell they would be showing

Psychogenic amnesia is an indication of which kind of psychological disorder

A musician who signs a recording contract stops playing for fun. This is best explained by

Light enters the eye through an opening called the ___; it is transduced into a neural signal by receptors in the ___

REM sleep deprivation generally causes what kinds of side effects

Which technique would be most helpful in avoiding the problems associated with groupthink?

Mary Ainsworth's Strange Situation experiment studied what developmental concept?

Which is a common criticism of Freud's personality theory

The fact that our ears are located on opposite sides of our head best helps us with

Which of the following statistics provides most information about how spread out a data set is?

A person with a painful skin rash finds hard scratching temporarily relieves the pain

What kinds of motivations best encourage positive behaviors to persist over time?

A doctor determining whether an accident caused structural damage to the brain would use

Which brain structure is involved in hunger motivation

Knowledge of different categories of trees is an example of what type of long-term memory?

Which personality theory is criticized for its overly optimistic view of human nature?

Harlow's rhesus monkey experiment illustrated

What would Piaget test to see if a child is in pre-operational or concrete operational stage?

Which structure of the brain is critical to maintaining normal heart beat and respiration?

According to Piaget, when we can't ______ new information, we change our schemas through ______

Counterconditioning lies at the heart of which therapeutic approach