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AP Psych Unit 4-7 Review
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A foreigner says: Can you please a ride to airport me give. He has not mastered ________.
syntax
phenotypes
semantics
phonemes
2
Thinking you answered 60 items correctly on your AP Psych exam, when you actually scored 45?
representative heuristic
overconfidence
framing effect
confirmation bias
3
Best way to detect fluid-filledbrain regions in patients who have schizophrenia is to use:
MRI
EEG
Pet scan
Xray
4
Telegraphic speech is most closely associatedwith the ________ stage of language development.
phonetic
one-word
semantic
Two-word
5
The tendency to think of objects only in termsof their normal uses is called:
confirmation bias.
the availability heuristic.
the representativeness heuristic.
functionalfixedness.
6
Failure to look at all options of arranging six match sticks to make a triangles is due to:
overconfidence
algorithyms
framing
fixations
7
Your ability to immediately recognize your moms voice over the phone, illustrates the value of
implicit memory.
acousticencoding.
state-dependent memory
the spacing effect
8
Children's ability to have a half of the brain removed and develop somewhat normally shows:
tomography.
phrenology.
aphasia.
plasticity.
9
Poor plate food appearance can make a meal taste bad illustrates:
difference thresholds.
sensory adaptation.
sensoryinteraction.
accommodation.
10
Using rewards to bribe people to engage in activity they already enjoy will likely inhibit:
respondent behavior.
continuous reinforcement.
intrinsicmotivation.
latent learning.
11
Giving up trying to solve a complex math problem at night; you wake up with the sudden solution
a mental set.
the framing effect.
insight.
the availability heuristic.
12
Because her friend lost his job, Mary grossly overestimated the National unemployment rate.
availabilityheuristic.
belief perseverance phenomenon.
representativeness heuristic.
confirmation bias.
13
Ground beef advertised as 80% lean sells better than 20% fat because of this concept:
confirmation bias.
framing.
the availability heuristic.
the representativeness heuristic.
14
Simple thinking strategies that help us solve problems and make judgments efficiently are:
algorithyms
fixations
prototypes
heuristics
15
Presenting a CS long enough with out a UCS will cause a CR to stop. This is known as:
discrimination
generalization
latent learning
extinction
16
The idea that people like other people simply because of similarities is an example of:
a theory
replication
naturalistic observation
hindsight bias
17
A child says "Wada" when she needs water. She is likely in the ______ stage of language.
phonetic
one-word
babbling
telegraphic speech
18
You can close you eyes and still touch you ears and nose shows the importance of:
kinesthesis
feature detectors
sensory interaction
sensory adaptation
19
Books frequently cast a trapezoid image on the retina, but students perceive them as rectangles
linear perspective.
shapeconstancy.
interposition.
binocular cues.
20
Despite publicized articles detailing corruption by Senator Jones, Melissa still supports him:
belief perserverance
the availability heuristic
functional fixedness
the framing effect
21
repeating an earlier research study with different participants and in differentcircumstances?
the double-blind procedure
naturalistic observation
correlational research
replication
22
Restudying course material at the end of a semester, helps long term retention: demonstrating
implicit memory.
the serial position effect.
chunking.
thespacing effect.
23
Memory by visualizing items in certain locations in your house illustrates:
themethod of loci.
the spacing effect.
iconic memory.
state-dependent memory.
24
Experimenters use ______ as a baseline to compare the effects of a specific treatment.
controlcondition.
experimental condition.
independent variable.
random sample.
25
Our preexisting opinions distort our sense that a specific conclusion is logical and valid:
framing
availability heuristic
linguistic determinism
belief bias
26
The tendency to search for informationconsistent with our preconceptions is called:
confirmationbias.
overconfidence.
availability heuristic.
functional fixedness.
27
Tendency to see complete letters on a neon sign even though some lights are out, illustrates:
constancy.
connectedness.
closure.
similarity.
28
holding 2 fingers in front of the eyes - you see a floating finger hot dog - illustrating
interposition.
retinal disparity.
visual capture.
convergence.
29
Prototypes are especially important in theprocess of:
trial and error.
classifyingobjects.
belief perseverance.
choosing heuristics.
30
Eva could not recognize a sea horse is a fish because it did not closely resemble her fish:
fixation
hierarchy
heuristic
prototype
31
male prejudice against women is detected more easily than female prejudice against men.....
prototype.
premise.
heuristic.
fixation.
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This helps to ensure that participants in a survey are representative of a larger population?
correlation
randomsampling
random assignment
naturalistic observation
33
Logical, methodical step-by-step procedures forsolving problems are called:
fixations
heuristics
semantics
algorithyms
34
The slowdown of neural communication in multiplesclerosis involves a degeneration of the:
myelinsheath.
pituitary gland.
corpus callosum
amygdala.
35
introduction of pleasant stimulus is to_____ as the withdrawal ofa pleasant stimulus is to ___.
generalization; discrimination
acquisition; extinction
reinforcement;punishment
primary reinforcer; secondary reinforcer
36
Positive and negative ________________ discourages a behavior
aversion
conditioning
punishment
reinforcement
37
Giving up trying to solve a complex math problem at night; you wake up with the sudden solution
the availability heuristic.
insight.
a mental set.
the framing effect.
38
The belief that weather conditions signal theonset of arthritis pain best illustrates:
Empty choice
Empty choice
39
John B. Watson considered himself to be a(n):
psychoanalyst.
behaviorist.
physiological psychologist.
operant conditioner.
40
The mechanical vibrations triggered by soundwaves are transduced into neural impulses by:
haircells.
the auditory cortex.
the eardrum.
the vestibular apparatus.
41
Use of the word “automobile” to refer to acategory of vehicles, we are using this word as a(n):
concept.
phoneme.
algorithm.
heuristic.
42
The ability to distinguish between two similar stimuli in Classical Conditioning
latent learning.
discrimination.
acquisition.
generalization.
43
If our capacity to form concepts depends on ourverbal memory, this would best illustrate:
universal grammar
the framing effect
functional fixedness
linguistic determinism
44
Word meaning is to word order as ________ is to________.
morpheme; phoneme
semantics;syntax
concept; prototype
phoneme; grammar
45
Damage to the occipital lobe would likely cause loss of:
language comprehension
speaking ability
visual perception
pain sensation
46
The ovaries in females and the testes in malesare part of the:
reticular formation
central nervous system
endocrine system
limbic system
47
looking down rows of corn, or a RR track - they appear to converge with this distance cue:
linearperspective.
interposition.
continuity.
proximity.
48
Predicting 80% chance of sun with no rain, rather than 20% chance of rain.
overconfidence.
confirmation bias.
theframing effect.
the representativeness heuristic.
49
If you wear the goggles that shift vision long enough, you would be able to perform normally
shape constancy.
perceptualadaptation.
visual capture.
perceptual set.
50
Endocrine glands secrete hormones directly into:
synaptic gaps.
the limbic system.
interneurons.
thebloodstream.
51
The belief that weather conditions signal theonset of arthritis pain best illustrates:
false consensus effect
illusion of control.
random sampling.
illusory correlation.
52
A computer system that plays chess can calculate all possible moves and solves problems with:
belief perserverance
availability heuristic
functional fixedness
algorithyms
53
This type of research minimizes differences between experimental and control conditions.
operational definitions
random sampling
double blind procedure
replication
54
refers to all the mental activity associated w/ thinking, knowing, memory, and communicating?
schema
syntax
cognition
language
55
People often mistake Ben as a basketball player at college because he is 6'7" - illustrating
framing.
the representativeness heuristic.
the availability heuristic.
confirmation bias.
56
You head hurts in the AM. During your job interview it does not hurt. It comes back after.
webers law
gate control theory
young helmholzt theory
frequency theory
57
Giving meaning to words or information that relate to your life helps memory illustrate:
semanticencoding.
automatic processing.
iconic memory.
proactive interference.
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The smallest speech units that carry meaning arecalled:
morphemes
phenotypes
prototypes
phonemes