BIG Review AP Psych

psychological disorders are classified and explained in the what?

which of the following is involved in regulating body temperature?

Our most vivid dreams occur in_________ sleep.

The ability to accurately perceive distances most clearly underlies our capacity for

who is considered to be the father of Gestalt psychology?

Memories of emotional events are especially likely to be facilitated by activation of the

The opponent-process theory is most useful for explaining 

The para sympathetic nervous system is

The method of loci relies heavily on the use of

The tendency to believe after learning the outcome, that one would have foreseen it.

Which of the following are one of gardners intelligence?

An organism's complete set of genetic instructions is called the: 

The average of score in a distribution is a ______.

Culture involves which of the following:

The scientific study of behavior and mental processes is what?

Most abused children do not become abusive adults.

What is  the stage between childhood and adulthood known as?

The oldest brain structure is the _____?

Experiments enable a researcher to focus on the possible effects of 1 or more factors by what?

In Piagets stages of cognitive development, _______ is from about two to six or seven years?

mental grouping of similar objects,events, ideas, or people is called what?

The impact of boredom and fatigue on people's absolute thresholds is highlighted by: 

The computed measure of how much scores vary around the mean score is what?

Who said that "the mind is separate from body."

Our shifting perceptions of a Necker cube best show the importance of what?

Sympathetic nervous system is what?

many addicts develop a ______ which requires them to get a larger and larger dose each time.

punishment does what to a behavior

The picture is of what?

Multiple sclerosis is the deterioration of _______?

identity vs role confusion happens during when?

People in experiments get _______  different groups

Schizophrenia seems to involve :

Adoptive parents are least likely to influence the ________ of their adopted children. 

The picture below is of a what?

Who argued that natural selection shapes behaviors as well as bodies?

Scores on aptitude tests tend to form a ______ curve.

There are several different theories on why we dream.

Monocular cue is to _______ as binocular cue is to ________

In a double-blind procedure ______ knows who is in what group.

Alzheimer's disease is a progressive deterioration of what? 

You gain abstract reasoning in the ________ stage.

integrity vs despair happens during when?

Delta waves are experienced while you are in

 Premature babies are especially likely to gain weight if stimulated by: 

9 weeks after conception to birth it is known as a what?

general intelligence is represented by the letter ___.

trust vs mistrust happens in what?

The level of stimulation needed to trigger an impulse is the _____?

Agents such as chemicals and viruses that causes harm during prenatal development are _______.

According to Freud, what represents internalized ideals and provides standards for judgement? 

All of the following are psychological influences of perception except:

Most people who protest and speak out against laws are in what stage  of Kohlbergs theory?

The diminishing of a conditioned response in called

The central focal point in the retina where cones are heavily concentrated is known as the: 

The scatter plot below has a...

What is a fertilized egg known as?

alpha waves are experienced while you are 

What is not a psychological influence on a psychological disorder?

The picture represents what type of psychology?

What covers the axon of some neurons and helps speed neural impulses?

Which sex admits to having more aggression?

All of the following are Biological influences of behavior and mental processes except...

what is reflection on ones life, the older adult may feel a sense of satisfaction or failure?

IQ is found by what? MA=mental age CA= chronological age

Milgram is famous for his experiments on what?

Skinner used _____ which reinforced desired actions.

The volley principle is most relevant to understanding how we sense

what is an individuals characteristic pattern of thinking, feeling and acting?

lie detection tests often lie.

Orexin is an appetite hormone made by the _______.

An understanding of the spacing effect provides insight into effective strategies for

An understood rule for accepted and expected behavior is what?

The variable that is the outcome factor in an experiment is the ______.

Which psychologist is considered the father of classical conditioning?

Acetylcholine (ACh)seems to play a role in ______.

True or false, our environment plays a significant role and can  influence our behavior.

What is a form of psychology that used introspection to explore the human mind?

Concepts of masculinity and femininity that influence our perceptions are called gender:

Studying one individual in great depth in hopes to reveal something that is true of us all is?