AP Psychology Exam Review 2022

Classical conditioning could account for how a child learns to...

What appears to be responsible for regulating circadian rhythm?

Which of the following statements is the best example of telegraphic speech?

According to the notion of semantic networks, which word pair should be linked most closely?

Which brain structure is most closely related to regulating emotions?

In the Little Albert experiment, the conditioned stimulus was the...

A stimulus evokes a response that was originally evoked by another stimulus in...

The school of psychology associated with understanding the purpose of behavior is...

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

Hadley uses ____ to relieve the symptoms of her glaucoma and relax her. 

Conditioned taste aversions represent an unusual or atypical example of...

The EEG pattern associated with normal, waking, alert states is...

The hypothalamus influences or regulates all of the following except...

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

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

The structure that connects the two hemispheres of the brain is called the...

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

Jay used to say "mikk", but now says "milk" properly, meaning he has made gains in the use of..

The gate-control theory suggests that incoming pain sensations may be blocked at the...

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...

A person who loses memories of events that occur following a head injury is experiencing...

The gradual disappearance of an operant response that is no longer being reinforced is called..

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

Rehearsal is most beneficial for maintaining information in _______ memory.

Learning that is not apparent from behavior when it first occurs is known as...

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

The gambler's fallacy reflects the influence of the...

After having his first ice cream cone yesterday, Dave keeps asking for ice cream, demonstrating

Focusing awareness on a narrowed range of stimuli or events defines...

The sensory receptors for smell are referred to as...

Voluntary responses come to be controlled by their consequences in what type of learning?

The production of speech is controlled by which area of the frontal lobe?

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

Sleep spindles are characteristic of which stage of the sleep cycle?

In which level of processing is an emphasis placed on the sounds of words?

The ability to rapidly process words in reading depends most on...

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

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

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

A student's organized set of expectations on how a professor should act is an example of a..

The deepest level of processing which involves emphasizing the meaning of words is known as...

Your GPA is an example of which measure of central tendency?

Unusually vivid and detailed recollections of momentous events are called...

The facial feedback hypothesis suggests that...

The chemicals that are secreted from the terminal buttons into the synapse are...

The process of selectively reinforcing responses that are closer to the desired response is..

An antagonist...

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

If a dog salivates to a blue light but not a yellow light, the dog is demonstrating...

The structure of the ear that transduces sound vibrations into nerve impulses is the...

The structure that controls the size of the pupil is the...

The tip-of-the-tongue phenomenon can best be described as an instance of...

Severing the reticular formation in cats caused them to

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

In Pavlov's experiment, the unconditioned stimulus was the...

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

Slot machines increase gambling behavior through the use of...

Negative reinforcement involves...

If you were awakened during REM sleep, you would probably report that you had...

The wavelength of light mainly affects our perception of...

People who have hormonal imbalances have problems with their...

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

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

Multiple-choice tests use what measure of memory?

Tension reduction is the goal of which motivational theory?

The function of sensory memory is to...

The hypothalamus communicates with the endocrine system by way of the..

Homeostasis is a state of...

Framing refers to...

A drug that depresses central nervous system activity is referred to as...

An electroencephalograph is used in sleep research to measure brain-wave activity in the...

What is cognitive dissonance?

The minimum stimulus intensity of any sensory input that an organism can detect is called the..

When Bob hits his thumb with a hammer, the sensation will be transmitted to the CNS by...

A worker who is paid every Friday for completing his 40-hour work week is being paid on a...

Common side effects of ____ include mood swings, aggression, and impaired mental functioning.

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

A perceptual set implies that...

What is somnambulism?

The assumption of a preoperational child that a car is moving because she is in it demonstrates

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

Although Sheri falls asleep easily, she has difficulty remaining asleep. Sheri suffers from..

Which statistical method is used to determine the reliability of a test?

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

When people overestimate the frequency of violent crimes because these events are on TV, they..

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

Five-year-old Bob washes his bike after seeing his father was his car, demonstrating...

The superego is Freud's term for...

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

A valid test is one that...

Watson defined psychology as the scientific study of...

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

A rat learns to press a bar to turn off an electric shock. This is an example of...

In order for a memory to be stored, it must first be..

Which technique would be most useful for locating specific neurotransmitters in the brain?

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