AP Psychology Term 1 Review

Weber's law can best be defined as

The three stages of the Atkinson-Shiffrin process of memory are

Another name for the cell body of the neuron is

Carlos saw the difference when 5 of his 60 balls were removed. What # would he notice with 100?

Which of the following is not considered to be an altered state ofconsciousness?

Introspection to discern the elements of experience best describes a technique used by:

The fact that taste aversions ______ poses a problem for classical conditioning theory

Which of the following disorders is most closely associated with excessive levels of dopamine?

Nightmares most frequently occur during which stage?

John can't solve a problem on an exam until he has 5 minutes left. This is an example of:

On its way to the cones and rods of the eye, (in order) light passes through the

The majority of our dreams occur in which stage of sleep?

Aptitude tests are designed to measure

Trichromats can mix which three colors to perceive virtually any hue?

Frequency is to __________ as amplitude is to __________.

Which psychologists believed that intelligence was a collection of mental abilities?

If genetic factors contribute to IQ scores, then fraternal twins should have

Which of the following best describes Charles Spearman's g of intelligence?

Which of the following brain structures is important to storing memories, from STM to LTM?

Who was Classical Conditioning first described by?

Which of the following psychologist was known for his “Little Albert experiment”?

Why is Wilhelm Wundt is sometimes referred to as the "father of psychology"?

Negative punishment is sometimes referred to as

Donna automatically turns her head when she hears noises. What part of the brain is she using?

Although a retinal image grows smaller, you do not perceive the car as shrinking because of:

The notion that learning produces physical changes in the brain is consistent with

Much of B.F. Skinner's early work was inspired by the "Law of Effect" which was created by

Latent learning can best be described as learning that

An EEG records

When you injure yourself in a fight, your adrenal glands secrete this hormone.

Monochrome vision with greatest sensitivity under low levels of light describes the role of:

An infant sleeps approximately 17 hours a day. Of those hours, how many are spent in REM?

When an intelligence test measures what it is supposed to, the test is considered to be

Gunshot wounds, tumors, and strokes all result in

Alex suffered damage to her Broca's area of the brain. What symptoms will she suffer from?

The sleep stage that is a transition from wakefulness to sleep and lasting 1-7 minutes is:

A comparison of the scores of non-white test takers to the scores of white test takers show

Which of the following is a good example of functional fixedness?

Which scientists was the first to study the relationship between reinforcement and learning?

Dream analysis is important to a psychologist from which of the following perspectives?

Which of the following psychologists might have described himself as a humanist?

Those who practice meditation are better able than most other people to stimulate their

Bodily sensations such as touch and temperature are controlled in which area of the brain?

If a 4 year old girl had the mental age of a 5 year-old girl, then her intelligence quotient is

Who would say: "we developed a waking-sleep cycle that maximized our chances of survival"?

On the stanford-binet IQ test, a score of 84 places you in what percentile of the population?

Your family goes on a fishing trip for vacation. While you are fishing you are working on a

If you learned to fear electrical outlets after getting a painful shock, what would be the CS?

Of the following, which is not a basic taste?

This structure produces too much insulin, making one hungry, when damaged.