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This psychological study is about to exhibit
perception
change blindness
inattentional blindness
signal detection theory
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The fundamental attribution error blames ___ for their condition.
People
Situations
3
Choosing from a pool of questions in order to discriminate between groups makes a test
projective
valid
standardized
empirically derived
4
Structuralism is based on which of the following concepts
empiricism
experimentation
introspection
functionalism
5
Examining measurement tools for things such as traits, intelligence, or attitudes is known as
psychometrics
human factors psychology
psychodynamics
humanism
6
The branch of psychology that focuses on helping people that aren't sick is
evolutionary
psychodynamic
cognitive
humanistic
7
If you wanted to examine the electrical activity in the brain, you should use a(n)
fMRI
MRI
PET scan
EEG
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your awake but relaxed state will produce
alpha waves
sleep spindles
REM
delta waves
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the body's resting rate of energy expenditure is its
drive reduction
set point
ghrelin
basal metabolic rate
10
facial muscle states can trigger corresponding feelings of fear, anger, or happiness. This is
universal expression
general adaptation syndrome
facial feedback effect
phi phenomenon
11
Distort perceptions and evoking sensory images despite the lack of sensory input results from
Barbituates
Bi-Polar Disorder
Hallucinogens
Anti-Social Disorder
12
Many psychology tests use this, a statistical procedure to identify related items
empirical evidence
predictive validity
factor analysis
transduction
13
OCD is an example of a(n)
anxiety disorder
schizoid disorder
personality disorder
mood disorder
14
An external locus of control would blame all EXCEPT ____ for your performance on the AP exam
Unfair questions on the test
Yourself
Ms. Taylor's inadequate preparation
Lack of sleep
15
This Carl's Jr ad is utilizing (the) ___ to get you to buy their burgers.
central route to persuasion
algorithms
peripheral route to persuasion
hueristics
16
stressed people are more prone to all of the following EXCEPT
illness
slower healing times
AIDS
heart disease
17
Which of the following has disrupted your vestibular sense?
dizziness or loss of balance
loss of ability to taste
loss of color vision
inability to detect pain
18
Explicit memories are recalled through
serial positioning
mnemonic devices
automatic processing
effortful processing
19
Between these two neurons is the
dendrite
myelin sheath
axon
synapse
20
Being unaware that you are wearing underwear after you put them on is a result of
difference threshold
sensory adaptation
subliminal messaging
Weber's Law
21
afterimages such as this, help explain color blindnesses, referred to as the
young-helmoltz theory
place theory
pitch theory
opponent process theory
22
According to Pavlov, the dogs reaction to this routine is demonstrating a
unconditioned response
unconditioned stimulus
conditioned stimulus
conditioned response
23
Martin Luther King Jr displayed
conventional morality
postconventional morality
preconventional morality
concrete morality
24
IF a distribution of scores is skewed which measure of central tendency is most representative
mean
standard deviation
correlational coefficient
median
25
Autism is often recognized during Piaget's
Formal Operational STage
Concrete Operational Stage
Preoperational Stage
Sensorimotor Stage
26
There is a negative correlation between watching TV and grades. Which shows that?
low grades, low TV watching
not enough information to determine
high grades, low TV watching
high grades, high TV watching
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fight or flight
central nervous system
somatic nervous system
sympathetic nervous system
parasympathetic nervous system
28
Acting differently in different settings speaks to the
nature nurture controversy
general adaptation phenomena
person situation controversy
frustration aggression principle
29
Which of the following is NOT a part of the limbic system?
hippocampus
amygdala
thalamus
hypothalamus
30
If you are less startled by thunder with repeated exposure you are demonstrating
rooting
habituation
assimilation
accommodation
31
Who is responsible for this study of attachment?
Vygotsky
Harlow
Bandura
Ainsworth
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clustered in the fovea, these send a message to bipolar cells , then on to the visual cortex
ganglion cell
cones
optic nerve
rods
33
the little girl kicked her dog after being sent to her room by her mom. Name the defense mech
displacement
regression
rationalization
sublimination
34
Rewarding every 5th behavior is a
fixed ratio schedule
variable interval schedule
fixed interval schedule
variable ratio schedule
35
In order to help Ms. Taylor overcome her claustrophobia, your best treatment would be
Systematic Desensitization
Aversive Conditioning
Client Centered Therapy
Psychopharmacology
36
According to thinking and concepts, this image is likely your _____ for high school.
prototype
phoneme
mental set
cognitive map
37
While ethically unsound, obedience was best studied by
Solomon Asch
Stanley Milgram
Darley & Latane
Philip Zimbardo
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One of the best understood neurotransmitters that aids in learning and memory is
serotonin
dopamine
GABA
acetylcholine
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recording, amplifying, and feeding back information about subtle physiological responses is
respondent behavior
latent learning
biofeedback
a reinforcer
40
Linguist Noam Chomsky proposed the idea of
universal grammar
productive language
linguistic determinism
aphasia
41
The SAT is a(n)
achievement test
IQ test
aptitude test
projective test
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the difference between experiencing delusions and dissociations is the difference btwn
Schizophrenia & DID
PTSD & Schizophrenia
OCD & Conversion Disorder
DID & Depression
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a molecule that binds to a receptor and stimulates a response by mimicking a neurotransmitter
endorphins
antagonist
glutamate
agonist
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How should a researcher describe how close your SAT score is to the average Westhill score?
establish the range
establish the correlational coefficient
calculate the mean
calculate the standard deviation
45
the ability to adjust our visual field
binocular cues
perceptual adaptation
perceptual contancy
color constancy
46
Inability to sleep due to cessations in breathing is known as
narcolepsy
night terrors
sleep apnea
REM rebound
47
Which of the following's primary function is information processing
hyphothalamus
cerebral cortex
corpus callosum
medulla
48
The most common prescription for people suffering from depression is
EDMR
SSRIs
Beck's Cognitive Therapy
Anti-psychotics
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the focusing of conscious awareness on a particular stimulus is
selective attention
top down processing
bottom up processing
sensation
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hearing loss caused by damage to the cochlea, or nerve deafness
conduction deafness
tardive dyskenisia
sensorineural deafness
frequency theory
51
____ assumes gender identity is acquired by observing and imitating others
intuition
social learning theory
gender typing
informational social influence
52
epinephrine and norepinephrine increase energy and are released by the
thyroid
hypothalamus
pituitary gland
adrenal gland
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Language activity is shown to be dominant in the
cerebellum
left hemisphere
brain stem
right hemisphere