AP Psych Midterm Review

An instinctive behavior is one that is

For the most rapid acquisition of the CR, the CS should be presented:

During the course of a day people may unconsciously encode the sequence of the day's events. 

According to Piaget a child can represent things with words/images but cannot reason with logic

Which perspective is most concerned with how individuals interpret their experiences?

The behavioral perspective is most likely to emphasize the importance of

Adjusting current schemas to make sense of new information is called

Pets who learn that the sound of an electric can opener signals the arrival of their food is

We are usually least consciously aware of the processes and functions of which brain structure?

Your life would be most immediately threatened if you suffered destruction of the 

Coffee shops that reward customers with one free cup of coffee after every ten purchases

When a pregnant woman drinks heavily she puts her unborn child at risk for

Layla has difficulty going to sleep and staying asleep.  Layla is most likely suffering from

Dogs conditioned to salivate to stimulation of the thigh also salivate when stimulated on ears.

According to Kohlberg, morality based on a desire to uphold the laws of society is ____ stage.

Semantics refers to the

An example of a primary sex characteristic is a 

Which of the following plays a large role in processing of new memories?

Sleep researchers who are interested in brain wave activity are likely to use

Homeostasis which is the goal of drive reduction is defined as

Humanistic psychologists focus on the importance of

After Pavlov had conditioned a dog to salivate to a tone he repeated the sound without food.

According to Abraham Maslow our need for belongingness must be met before our need for

Who introduced the term behaviorism?

Hypotheses are best described as 

Which of the following is the best example of a conditioned reinforcer?

Anorexia patients are most likely to have parents who

Neurosurgeons have severed the corpus callosum in human patients in order to reduce

A dog's salivation at the sight of a food dish is a(n)

Opiate drugs occupy the same receptor sites as

Direct stimulation of the motor cortex would most likely result in

The movement of positively charged ions across the membrane of a neuron can produce a(n)

A child's learned fear for the sight of a hypodermic needle is a(n)

Levels of self-esteem in children are highest among children with _________ parents

A Skinner box is a(n) 

It is difficult to successfully train many children to walk before ten months. This illustrates

In trying to solve a potentially complicated problem quickly, we are most likely to rely on

A mental set is most likely to inihibit

To teach an animal to perform a complex sequence of events, animal trainers use

Any stimulus that, when presented after a response, strengthens the response is called a(n)

The somatic nervous system is a component of the ___________ nervous system.

Storage is to encoding as _____________ is to ________________.

The function of dendrites is to

Blood glucose levels are regulated by secretions of _____ by the pancreas.

Which technique involves repeating the essence of a previous study with different participants?

A teratogen is a(n)

The sudden comprehension of the double meaning of a humorous pun illustrates

The placenta develops from the outer cells of the 

Which area of the brain is primarily involved with reading aloud?

Endocrine glands secrete hormones directly into

After having a stroke, Aaron has difficulty recalling any of his subsequent life events. 

The effortful processing of information

Framing refers to

A correlation coefficient is the measure of 

To accurately infer cause and effect, experimenters should use

Which brain area is primarily involved with understanding and producing meaningful speech?

The slowdown of neural communication in multiple sclerosis involves a degeneration of the

Long term potentiation refers to

Fast and jerky movements of the eyes are likely to be associated with

To demonstrate that brain stimulation can make a rat aggressive electrically stimulate the

The tremors of Parkinson's disease result from the death of nerve cells that produce

Which brain structure relays information from the eyes to the visual cortex?

Interpreting new experiences in terms of existing schemas is called

The cortical regions that are not directly involved in sensory or motor functions are known as

Which procedure helps to ensure that the participants in a survey represent the population

The law of effect refers to the tendency to

Who highlighted the reproductive advantages of environmentally adaptive traits?

Seals in an aquarium will repeat behaviors to get people to throw them a herring.

Erikson suggested that children with secure attachment are especially likely to experience