AP Psych Midterm Review 2022

In people, rods, unlike cones,

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

which psychologist would agree w/the following: behavior results from reinforcers & punishers

If Pavlov's dogs began to salivate when they heard a sound similar to a bell they would show

Elizabeth Loftus' research on wording and misinformation effects on memory best demonstrate

Bandura's Bobo doll experiment evidenced the importance of __________ in social learning

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

authoritarian parents demonstrate

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

a musicians ability to discern between 2 similar pitches depends on which concept

If a distribution of scores includes outliers, which measure of central tendency should be used

According to Freud, what is the dominant factor in determining our personality traits

our ability to perceive depth depends on what other perceptual abilities

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

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

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

What percent of people score between 70 and 130 on the WISC (M: 100, SD:15)

A medication prescribed for major depression would most likely act on which neurotransmitter

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

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

which would a researcher need to use to determine whether experiment data is significant

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

the somatic nervous system is part of the

A librarian gives a prize for every five books students read. Her schedule of reinforcement is

which brain structure is involved in hunger motivation

Which best describes how neurons communicate with one another

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

What number will tell Matt whether his research is statistically significant

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

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

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

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

negative reinforcers __________ a stimulus in order to ___________ a behavior

Someone who fails an exam and reacts by studying longer probably has this locus of control

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

which structure in the eye is most responsible for color vision

which technique controls for both experimenter and subject bias

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

classical conditioning involves __________; operant conditioning involves __________

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

which is an example of an implicit/procedural memory

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

Someone who can't move the muscles needed for accurate speech might have brain damage where

the limbic system plays an important role in

which of the following most impacts the speed of motor development

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

patients who are described as "split brain" have had what structure removed

Which is a common criticism of Freud's personality theory

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

Which theory would assert that a key motivation for people is spreading their genetic material