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What is the role of the hypothalamus?
A positive punishment will
AP Psych midterm review 2021
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A positive punishment will
none of the above
add something unpleasant to decrease a behavior
add something pleasant after a correct behavior
add somethings pleasant before the behavior
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What is the role of the hypothalamus?
Maintaining homeostasis and involved in daily activities (eating/drinking)
Secretion of melatonin by the pineal gland, regulation of motor pathways
Relay sensory information to the cerebellum
Coordinating voluntary movements such as posture, balance
3
A hypothesis is a
testable prediction that gives direction to research
Set of principles that organizes observations
statement of proceduures used to define research variables
observeabl relation betwen indpendent and dpendent variables
4
Cerebellum
General focus
Wrath and envy
Balance and coordination
Hunger and speed
5
Humanism is....
The study of the human body
the focus on human potential
a style of art
the belief in natural human rights
6
What is a conditioned response?
A natural response
A learned response triggered by a stimulus
a dog who barks
A natural response made by nature
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Which represents size constancy?
A plane's measurement is the same as a bird's.
Thinking a door got larger when it opened.
Knowing an apple is red even though it is dark.
A plane is still large even if it appears smaller in the sky
8
The function of the parasympathetic nervous system is to...
Control involuntary Movement
Control Muscle Movement
Control Voluntary Movement
Automatically slows down the body after a stressful event
9
MRI does not use radiation...
True
False
10
Who founded humanist psychology?
Sigmund Freud
Alfred Adler
Ivan Pavlov
Abraham Maslow
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Conditioned response
The acquistition of knowledge and skills through the observation of others
An unplesant stimulus that supresses the behavior it follows
In classical conditioing, a learned response to a condtioned stimulus
An organism that engages in a response that is then imitated by another one
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What is Longitudinal research?
Studying 1 person over a short period of time
Studying different research groups over a few weeks
Studying long periods of time
Studying the same research group over a long period of time
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Parietal Lobe
Receives messages through hairs
Occipital Lobe
Frontal lobe
Receives messages from skin
14
Correlational studies are preferred as they can demonstrate cause and effect.
true
false
15
What is State-Dependent Memory
Memories of different emotions
Memories of different states
Memories that are retrieved because of the mood you're in
Things you remember depending on your location
16
What are rods and cones?
Something to steal ice cream with obvs
photoreceptors in the eyes
cells in the retina
axons in the optic nerve
17
What is the function of the Limbic System?
Maintains body temperature
Helps metabolism
Learning system
Processing and regulating emotions, sexual arousal and odors
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Which of the following is a partial reinforcement schedule that is most resistant to extinction
Fixed ratio
Shaping
Fixed interval
Variable ratio
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Long term potentiation describes
the strengthening of neural connections due to stimulation
how STM may be processed into long term memories
how new long term memories are formed
the day to day functioning of the hippocampus
20
Survey
are not sent in the mail for the recipient to complete.
are not done at a public venue, such as a local attraction.
are never done face-to-face.
is a research tool that collects information with questions.
21
A random sample is
A whole group of people, objects, or events.
Every objet, person, or event has an equal chance of being slected.
Part of the chosen to represent the group.
A sample that isn't correctly represented in the population.
22
What is psychology?
the study and treatment of mental illness
the study of animals
the scientific study of the mind and behavior
the ability to read minds
23
What schedule of reinforcement has the lowest response rate?
fixed-ratio
variable-interval
fixed-interval
Variable-ratio
24
The group the receives placebo
experimental group
control group
in-group
out-group
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how is this gestalt
you perceive dark from light
you hear 'deer' in your head
gestalt is 'form', 'whole' in german
you perceive parts as whole
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What does a PET scan do?
Detect neutrons
image of brain activity based on glucose consumption brain
27
Which of these Psychologists is a behaviorist?
Piaget
Skinner
Maslow
Freud
28
Negative reinforcement involves...
decreasing the likelihood of a target behavior
the learning of a new response
providing an unpleasant stimulus periodically
the removal of an aversive stimulus
29
in a double blind experiment...
only the subject does not know which treatment was given
the subjects and the researcher don't know the treatment
the treatment causes blindness
the subject knows the treatment given, not the researcher
30
Who is your favorite (and the best) pet living in Walsh's house?
one of the cats (Beyonce and/or Tiny) I allow to live in my home
Frankie
Charlie
none of these.
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What reinforcement schedule leads to the fastest acquisition and extinction rates?
Continuous
Variable Ratio
Fixed Interval
Fixed Ratio
32
What is purpose of the Semicircular Canals?
Provide visual Information
Protect against diseases
Maintain Balance
Protect the 3 ear bones
33
What was the unconditioned response of Pavlov's dog
Barking
Bell ringing
Salivating
Eating food
34
Sympathetic Nervous System
Helps construct shapes in the brain
Controls reflexes
Fight or flight
Is responsible for taste touch and the other senses
35
Broca's area......
Controls movements of eye
Controls hand-eye coordination
Coordinates movement of mouth, tongue, larynx
Is posterior to primary motor cortex
36
Central Nervous System
Dendrites and tendril
Bones and skin
Axons and synapsis
Brain and spine
37
What is Context-Dependent Memory?
Memories that depend on your emotions
The full name for a memory
Memories that come back to you whenever someone reminds you of them
Memories that come back to you in a specific situation or location
38
Vase face illustrates the Gestalt principle of
proximity
closure
simplicity
figure-ground
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The case study method can be criticised because...
It can be objective
It lacks validity
Patients can never consent
Patients are often unique
40
Does Sensation Occur Before or After Perception?
Before
After
41
the process of obtaining information that has been stored in memory...
retrieval
output
input
memory
42
This is the Gestalt Law of:
proximity
none of the above
closure
similarity
43
What does the amygdala do?
Controls your emotions.
Helps you make plans and make decisions.
Act as a filing cabinet.
Controls your movements.
44
Positive or Negative correlation?
Positive
NEgative
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Conditioning
Learned the association
Process of learning association
Learning to associate one stimulus to another
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Unconditioned stimulus.....
automatically triggers a natural response
Unlearned response
learned to be associated
naturally does not trigger any response
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what does debriefing mean
taking P's belongings
explaining all aspects of the study afterwards
allowing P's to partake
withholding info
48
What is a placebo?
It is a fake drug
Helps produce antibodies
The dosage the patient is allowed per day
Treats cancer
49
The purpose of random assignment is....
To separate besties
To ensure a suitable sample of participants is collected
To ensure the groups use in the experiment are as equal as possible
to separate sexes
50
The temporal lobe mainly has to do with:
Processing information from the body's senses
Language production
Reasoning
Processing auditory information
51
What is the Frontal lobe?
its important to the function and processing of sensory information
part of the brain that controls important cognitive skills
special sensors that detect shifts in balance and movement
both red and blue
52
What does an EEG do?
measure tumor sizes
measure the size of the brain
measure the electrical activity of the brain.
53
Wernicke's Area controls our:
muscle movement in speech
<p>language expression </p>
ability to read
language reception & comprehension
54
Punishment...
can involve the introduction of an unpleasant stimulus
All of the Above
can involve removal of a rewarding stimulus
decreases likelihood of a response
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Extinction
Respond to similar stimuli
Make the association
Dimishing of learned response
Teach different stimuli
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Implicit memory includes
Procedural & Emotional memory
Episodic & Emotional memory
Procedural & Episodic memory
Emotional & Semantic memory
57
The hippocampus is a part of the limbic system.
True
False
58
Psychoanalytic, dream analysis, free association, defense mechanisms
Skinner
Freud
Chomsky
Maslow
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Function of the Occipital Lobe
auditory processing, memory, & speech
Movement, orientation, recognition & perception of stimuli
reasoning, problem solving, speech, emotions, & movment
visual processing
