Ap Psych Midterm Review

Front 1

whihc of the following is true about rods and cones?

Back 1

Rods are responsible for night vision and only let us see in black and white but cones let us see in color

Front 2

A moviegoer who cannot identify the name of a film star remembers the name when a friend reviews a list of stars. This incident illustrates which two concepts in human memory?

Back 2

recall and recognition

Front 3

After constant exposure to a stimulus, our nerve cells fire less frequently. This can be explained by which of the following?`

Back 3

sensory adaptation

Front 4

It’s quite in the room while you are taking this test, but you are uncomfortable because you have gas. You feel as if you have the control to let one out quietly without anyone noticing...so you do. The loudness of the fart resonates throughout the room and everyone looks directly at you. Embarrassed, you quietly get up and remove yourself from the room. Once outside you convince yourself that the incident never happened and walk back into the class with a look of confidence, you sit down, and finish the test. Which of the following terms best describes how you handled the situation?

Back 4

Suppression (suppression-after traumatic stuff you just get rid of it and repression--- you consciously forget it

Front 5

The smallest most meaningful units of language are called what?

Back 5

morphmemes

Front 6

Two groups of participants in a study are presented with a list of 20 words. The first group is told to count the number of capital letters in the words and the second group is told to think of the definition of each word. When both groups are asked to recall the word list, which of the following is most likely to occur?

Back 6

second group will recall more words

Front 7

A bundle of nerve fibers that interconnect the two brain hemispheres is the

Back 7

corpus callosum

Front 8

Which gland of the endocrine system controls the activity of other glands?

Back 8

pituitary glands

Front 9

Stimulation of the sympathetic nervous system most frequently results in which of the following

Back 9

dilates pupils and inhibits tear glands, decreases salivation, increases heart rate, dilates bronchi, decreases digestive functions of stomach, pancreas, and intestines, inhibits bladder contractions`

Front 10

An example of an episodic memory is the memory of

Back 10

autobiographical events

Front 11

The ability of the human visual system to barely detect a candle flame at a distance of about 30 miles on a clear, dark night is an example of

Back 11

absolute threshold

Front 12

Within neurons, neurotransmitters are released at the

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axon terminal

Front 13

A researcher conducts an experiment to test the claim that new drug Y is more effective than standard drug X in inhibiting arousal. The researcher randomly assigns participants to receive drug Y or drug X and the subsequently measures arousal. In this experiment, participants receiving drug Y constitute which group?

Back 13

experimental group

Front 14

The school psychologist observes Johnny in class, noting the number of times he disrupts the class on a particular day. The school psychologist then instructs the teacher to ignore Johnny when he misbehaves and praise him when he is being good. This method of handling Johnny is an example of which of the following psychological approaches?

Back 14

behavioriem

Front 15

In an emergency situation, the adrenal glands secrete hormones that cause all of the following EXCEPT`

Back 15

aids in sympathetic arousal, releases glucose into the bloodstream during stress, provides energy for the brain itself, and the release of fatty acids from the fat cells that provide the cell with energy

Front 16

Janet believes her brother Ralph is depressed because he has a distorted view of reality: he has unrealistically negative thoughts. Which of the following theories comes closest to describing Janet’s orientation to abnormal behavior?

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cognitive theory

Front 17

Long term potentiation is best described as the…

Back 17

changes in the sensitivity of the synapse through repeated stimulation

Front 18

Which classic study forms the basis of social (observational ) learning?

Back 18

baby albert

Front 19

Computer generated color images of the brain that provides information about glucose metabolism are produced by which of the following techniques?

Back 19

PET

Front 20

Which of the following brain structures does not play a role in emotions? ??

Back 20

a lotta stuff

Front 21

Which of the following is a specific, inborn behavior patterns characteristic of an entire species.

Back 21

instinct

Front 22

When the ventromedial hypothalamus of a rat is destroyed, one can assume which of the following?

Back 22

cause the rat to become extremely fat

Front 23

According to the Yerkes-Dodson model, when facing a very difficult challenge, which level of arousal would probably lead to the best outcome?

Back 23

moderately low level

Front 24

When asked why he wants to become a doctor, Tom says, “Because I’ve always like biology and being a doctor will allow me to make a good salary to take care of a family.” His answer is most consistent with which of the following theories of motivation.

Back 24

nAFF

Front 25

A person who has a brain injury is having difficulty seeing and hearing. These symptoms indicate that damage has occurred in the

Back 25

occipital and temporal

Front 26

Which component of the limbic system has an essential role in the formation of new memories?

Back 26

hippocampus

Front 27

John B. Watson was a pioneer in which of the following perspectives of psychology?

Back 27

behaviorism

Front 28

Which of the following is an example of retrograde amnesia?

Back 28

Not remembering anything about your life before hitting your head. Pretty much the opposite of the adam sandler movie

Front 29

The minimum intensity at which a stimulus can be detected at least 50% of the time is known as the…

Back 29

absolute therhsold

Front 30

Remembering how to roller skate involves which of the following kinds of memory?

Back 30

procedural

Front 31

A researcher studies the effects of the brain lesions in a rat. the research study reflects which of the following perspectives?

Back 31

biological

Front 32

Material that an individual cannot remember but is on the “tip-of-the-tongue” is…

Back 32

presque vu

Front 33

When Ricardo practices the drums, he tends not to hear the phone. Today he is expecting a call from a record producer and answers the phone each time it rings even when he is practicing the drums. Which of the following explains why Ricardo hears the phone today?

Back 33

signal detection theory

Front 34

You try to remember the letters CNOXNPHEFOBSN, but despite your best efforts you can’t seem to remember more than half of them. Then you are told that the letters can be rearranged as CNN FOX HBO ESPN. After that, you are able to remember all the letters even weeks later. Rearranging the letters into groups that are easier to retain in memory is known as

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chunking

Front 35

The magical number seven, plus or minus two refers to the

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capacity of the shotr term memory

Front 36

Which of the following is NOT a Gestalt principle of perceptual organization?

Back 36

In gestalt there are the law of similarity, the law of pragnanz, the law of continuity, and the law of closure

Front 37

When Shelly first had cable television service installed, Public Broadcasting (PBS) was on channel 9. Her cable company then switched PBS to channel 16. Shelly now has trouble remembering that PBS is on channel 16 not channel . This memory problem best represents which of the following?

Back 37

primacy effect

Front 38

Which of the following is a type of neuron?

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sensor and motor neurons...

Front 39

The growth of new neurons is called?

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neurogensis

Front 40

Hermann Ebbinghaus is considered a pioneer in memory research because he established the importance of

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forgetting

Front 41

While studying for this test you listened to Mozart. Then while taking the test you couldn't for the life of you remember an answer to this question, but suddenly started humming ‘The Magic Flute”sonata in C major and the answer seemed to come to you. Which of the following best represents this phenomena?

Back 41

associtaion?

Front 42

After studying for psychology all morning, Hannah is having difficulty remembering details of Mr. Brumley’s pre calculus lesson that just took place during 2nd period. Hannah’s difficulty best illustrates

Back 42

encoding-retrieval theory

Front 43

Erika made a song to help her remember the periodic table of elements while Jessica just used rote rehearsal in order to pass the test. One year later Erika was able to quickly recall all of the elements, Jessica while able to recall some could not remember most of the periodic table. Erika’s technique for studying can be best defined as which of the following?

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elaborative rehearsal

Front 44

Proactive interference -

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memory retrieval problem that occurs when older information prevents or interferes with the retrieval of newer information

Front 45

Retroactive interference -

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memory retrieval problem that occurs when newer information prevents of interferes with the retrieval of older information