AP Psychology Final Review

Sr citizens beat teens in trivia, but lost in learning quickly rules of new video game. This is due to decline fo what?

To following ethical principles for research as established by APA, psychologists should

Al has infection that affected his rods from functioning correctly. What would this most greatly impact for him?

During panic attack, ppl may experience changes due to sympathetic nervous system. Which one most likely?

John Watson's development of the concept of behaviorism was influenced most strongly by the work of

Participants listen to diff kinds of music during brain scan to examine functioning. Which part of brain being studied?

Mary Ainsworth designed the "strange situation" experiment in order to determine

Concurrently comparing how ppl of diff ages behave is an example of which of the following kinds of research?

Athlete willing to give up intimacy to pursue athletic achievements is at odds with whose theory of human motivation?

What term is used when an infant tends to decrease their rate of responding when stimulus is repeatedly presented?

J takes on new night shift job. He will have problems with his alertness & memory while adjusting to schedule. Why?

Conscientiousness & self control are aspects of personality that appear to be relatively stable. What is this term?

Which part of the brain would be most involved in maintaining homeostasis in body temperature?

Paul not able to identify right shade of blue that his wife wanted at paint store. Inability to do this fell below his

Place wants to hire someone who could devise numerous ways to solve problems. This person would be good at

Researcher finds that experiment was less likely due to chance and more likely bc of manipulation of IV. Experiment is

D realizes no intruder but his mom coming home, his breathing slowed, digestion began & heart rate decreased b/c of

Damage to which brain area would create most difficulty in interpreting feelings of heat & cold?

The stage of sleep where an EEG would detect bursts of rhythmic activity known as sleep spindles is called

Psychologists Walk & Gibson wanted 2 determine whether infants had developed ability to perceive depth by

Kids took a test to see what kinds of jobs they might like to do one day/be good at. This test is most likely a(n)

The independent variable from the last question described in the experiment is

Z cocked her head to one side after hearing a siren. B/c of this each ear picked up diff intensity of sound. Y do this?

Drug is injected to reduce pain by interfering with sending of pain signals. At neural level, drug is preventing

When a person performs a heroic act solely for public praise, they are in which level according to Kohlberg?

Of the following, which pair are both used to reveal activity in a person's brain?

Child sad b/c only get 1 piece of sandwich & babysitter gets 2. Sitter cuts child sandwich into 2. What does child lack?

person with external locus of control is most likely to explain success/failure on math test as due to

Kid able to see that dot to dot puzzle was going to form pic of tiger be4 even drawing. Which principle helped him?

CEO yells & screams at his staff due to behavior he learned as a child to get his way. What defense mechanism is this?

Fire alarm has gone off so many times that kids don't even flinch when heard. Failure to respond is due 2 what process?

Person who can envision how a potato sack could be used as material for dress suggests that person overcame

Which statement is most accurate about REM sleep?

Ivan flipped 2 section of book where he thought info was located rather than going through each page. He was using

Which of following is example of variable ratio schedule?

Which of the following coefficients reflects the strongest correlation between two variables?

Experiment on link between consumption of caffeine &memory. Participants play memory game.What is the dependent variable

P complained that his sleeping pill was no longer effective @ prescribed dose. He has to increase the dose. Why?

Damage to what part of a neuron might result in slowed or incomplete neural transmission along the axon?

When a small amount of data great inflates the avg, it is better to use which measure of central tendency?

Which emotion theory places greatest emphasis on physiological changes happening first followed by experience of emotion

Modern psychodynamic counselors are likely to emphasize

Prefixes & suffixes alter the definition of certain words. These are examples of

Rat jumps when it sees a green light bc it was paired with a shock. What was the initial learning period called for this

Gia struggles to understand words that are being spoken to her. Damage to her brain was probably in her

"Correlation does not equal causation." Which headline should you be most cautious of in these news headlines?

Connection btwn parenting style & social skills. Kids w/ lower scores on social skills & self esteem tend to have

According to behavioral perspective, purpose of punishment is to

Reinforcing each time one gets closer to a desired behavior is known as

Substance that binds to receptor site & prevents another neurotransmitter from accessing that receptor site is known as

Oldest theory about human motivation- unlearned, complex patterns of behavior present throughout a species is known as

Manager wants 2 motivate employees to sell more. Rewards with a cash prize each week to highest seller. Idea is based on

Which of the following most accurately describes a projective test?

Work of Elizabeth Loftus has led to changes in way courts & police officers think about

Psychologist David Wechsler has created tests for adults & children that are designed to reveal their

@ HS reunion many recalled where they were 20 yrs ago during a school fire. These strong emotional memories are referred

An injury that leads to loss of binocular vision would have the greatest impact on

Hans Selye said we produce similar responses to stress. Longer this response continues, more exhausted we are. Name?