AP Psychology Quarter 1 Review

The best evidence that animals develop cognitive maps comes from studies of

As he attempted to spell "receive" Tim reminded himself "i before e except after c"

Professor P's research focus on how the use of heuristics influences the assessment of risk

Alexis is addicted to drugs. The room in which she usually takes them is likely to become a

Visually associating five items needed from a grocery store with mental images best illustrates

Recalling pleasurable points of an experience while forgetting mundane moments helps explain

The process of getting information out of memory is called

Because she thinks boys are naughtier than girls she watches the boys more than the girls

Best illustration of psychology's current idea of the relationship b/w thinking and language

Dr. Lipka is involved in applied research study of customer satisfaction. He is most likely a

The researcher most closely associated with the study of classical conditioning is

Research by Kandel and Schwartz on sea slugs indicates that memory formation is associated with

Kevin didn't know whether his locker was located right or left. He decided to try the left.

Children learn to fear spiders more easily than they learn to fear flowers.

Giving people monetary rewards for doing what they already enjoy doing is most likely undermine

Two people are told two different research findings and both feel they are plausible.

A best example of a category of objects, events or people is called a(n)

Dr. O develops tests to accurately identify the most qualified job applicants in a large firm.

Which specialty focuses on the diagnosis/treatment of people with psychological disorders?

Which of the following is the best example of the testing effect?

Researchers use experiments rather than other research methods in order to distinguish between

A learned association between two stimuli is central to

The address for buying tickets disappears before Sam can write down anything but the zip code.

Which of the following would be most characteristic of a 2-year-old's telegraphic speech?

Joe performs better on tests if he studies 15 minutes every day for 8 days than if he crams

Professional psychological research associations require researchers to

How many morphemes are in the word "bat"?

Experimenter plans to condition a dog to salivate to light by pairing the light with food when

When you question whether anecdotal evidence can be generalized to all people you are applying

Glancing at a tv in the room in the hopes of seeing the beginning of the news is reinforced by

Watson to the study of learning?

Most researchers who have examined the effects of viewing tv aggression conclude that

The unreliability of introspection contributed to the waning popularity of

Psychologists' personal values and goals

Dr. M believes that the way students organize and think about textbook influences their memory.

B.F. Skinner's work elaborated what E.L. Thorndike had called

The measure of central tendency would be most appropriate in determining housing values

Working in a community mental health center, Dr. Thatcher treats adults with severe depression.

The components of creativity include

After one chimpanzee sees a second chimp open a box with a food reward, he opens his quickly

Why would the median, rather than the mean, be the appropriate measure of central tendency

In Pavlov's experiments, the dog's salivation triggered by the taste of food was a(n)

Ivan Pavlov's experiments

Long term potentiation refers to

The personality theorist Sigmund Freud was an Austrian

Which test of memory typically provides the fewest retrieval cues?

Joel cites Emily's numerous accidents as proof that women are worse drivers than men

The removal of electric shock is to the receipt of good grades as ____ is to _____

Shaping is a(n) ______________ procedure.

Scott worked to find the solution to a long-division problem. In solving the problem, he woul

Why are researchers careful to use large, representative samples in their studies?

Sessions that encourage people to spontaneously suggest new solutions are designed to avoid

Coffee shops that reward customers with one free cup after every ten purchases are using a

A specification of how a researcher measures a research variable is known as

The hindsight bias leads people to perceive research findings as

The ideas that most directly helped form modern empiricism were proposed by

Ten year old Karen frequently watches violent movies on TV. This is most likely to lead to