AP Psych Exam Review #2

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

Which best summarizes the results of Tolman's latent learning experiment

How would a person with schizophrenia most differ from a person with a dissociative disorder

REM sleep deprivation generally causes what kinds of side effects

How would a psychometrician interpret an IQ score of 145

Which is most closely associated with creativity

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

___________ provide a biological basis for empathy.

Why are psychoanalysts interested in latent meaning of dreams

According to humanist theory, psychological disorders are most likely caused by

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

"people who watch violent movies are more likely to behave violently" this statement reflects

Which best describes how neurons communicate with one another

Which of the following is found in Jung's model of the collective unconscious

What kind of personality theorist would be most interested in the results of the MMPI

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

A variable ratio of reinforcement is often preferable to a fixed ratio because

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

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

Which of the following is LEAST likely to contribute to prejudice

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

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

Of the following, children will most likely develop this skill first

our ability to perceive depth depends on what other perceptual abilities

classical conditioning involves __________; operant conditioning involves __________

Sigmund Freud made this perspective popular in Western Europe at the turn of the 20th century

Someone who can't understand the meaning of spoken words has experienced damage to

damage to the parietal region of the brain would most likely affect which sense

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

learned helplessness is most likely to be directly related to

Abraham Maslow theorized that people are motivated by

what is the first step in any example of classical conditioning

Shelly stood outside in the rain with Alfred just so he wouldn't be alone waiting for his mom to pick him up. This is

What was one of the factors that increased conformity in Asch's studies

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

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

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

negative punishments __________ a stimulus in order to ___________ a behavior

which technique controls for both experimenter and subject bias

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

What area of psychology focuses on subjective well-being, optimism, self-esteem, and happiness

If Pavlov's dogs did not salivate when they heard a buzzer instead of a bell, they would be experiencing

turning up the volume on a radio changes which aspect of sound

What number will tell Matt whether his research is statistically significant

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

what kind of symptom is common among all somatic symptom disorders

which structure is part of the inner ear

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

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

psychogenic amnesia is an indication of which kind of psychological disorder

which would a researcher need to use to determine whether experiment data shows causation or

Withdrawal symptoms are most directly caused by this process

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

which kinds of personality theorists would make use of a projective test

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

Antipsychotic medication would most likely act on which neurotransmitter

Which is an important technique used by humanist psychologists during therapy

In people, rods, unlike cones,

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

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

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

an A+ grade in a class is which kind of reinforcer

light enters the eye through an opening in the

Mary Ainsworth's Strange Situation experiment studied what developmental concept

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

what is the principle tool used in all forms of psychotherapy

which newborn reflex helps infants find and eat food

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

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

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

Someone who fails an exam and reacts by attending tutorials probably has this locus of control

which of the following terms applies to IQ tests

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

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

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

counterconditioning lies at the heart of which therapeutic approach

Which of the following motivation concepts encourage the least positive behaviors to persist over time?

Reading a job description written with masculine pronouns, people think of the employee as male

A therapist who tells a client to write down their depressed thoughts is using this perspective

which is an example of an implicit memory

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

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

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

seeing someone at the grocery store and remembering their name is an example of

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

if the College Board left out questions about neuroscience on the AP exam, the test would lack

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

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

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

A low level of glucose in Sam's bloodstream would most likely make him want to

Ryan suffers from constant, low-level arousal of his autonomic NS. He most likely suffers from

which structure in the eye is most responsible for color vision

which brain structure is involved in heart rate and respiration

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

authoritarian parents demonstrate

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

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

Julie is more alert in the morning; John in the evening. This is because of differences in

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

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