AP PSYCH FINAL

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Which Neurotransmitter is associated with Alzhiemers?

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Which Neurotransmitter is associated with Alzhiemers?

Acetylcholine

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Damage to his Cerebellum most likely affects his ability to

Playing his guitar

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Independent Variables?

Flavor of drink and time of consumption

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Dependent Variables?

Participants age

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What is the memory strategy used to remember the lines?

Elaborative Rehearsal

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Young-Helmholtz theory proposes that

There are 3 different types of color cones

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Roller Skating involves which of the following memory kinds?

Procedural memory

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Major influence on the recall of Elizabeth Loftus’ study was

The wording of the questions

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9

Hunger and eating are primarily regulated by the

Hypothalamus

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Mean: 75 SD: 5 What percent scored >85%

97.5

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Which research method can establish a cause/effect relationship?

Experiment

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Min. amount of stimi a person needs to detect a stimi

Absolute threshold

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Correct sequence of Anatomical structures a stimi passes thru b4 perceived as a sound?

Auditory, eardrum, ossicles, oval window, cochlea (PAEOOCATT)

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Difficulty seeing and hearing = ?

Occipital & temporal lobe damage

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Study on effects of diff neurotransmitters in the brain of rats

Biological

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The human vestibular sense is most closely associated with the

Semicircular canals

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Cats can see better at night because..

Cats have more rods

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Component not discussed in james lange but is discussed with schachter singer

Cognitive labeling

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When making the correlation between hours of sleep and grades researchers can

Students who earn good grades tend to sleep more

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Which brain imaging technique is most useful in diagnosing sleep and seizure disorders

EEG

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Double-blind control is essential for

Assessment of a treatment to reduce schizophrenic symptoms

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A cut between the two hemispheres in the corpus callosum is for

Preventing the spread of epileptic seizures

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Bandura’s Bobo doll experiment is closely associated with

Modeling

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Flickering lights flashing quick

Phi phenomenon

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Taking a painkiller for a toothache =

Negative reinforcement

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To change the belief that negative beliefs cause depression beck used

Cognitive therapy

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Which is NOT a Gestalt principle

Intensity

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Miss Patton has a dog named

Callie

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Remembering a conversation you enjoyed while having a good time watching tv is

Mood congruent memory

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Finding that animals assoc. sickness w taste supports

Animals may be biologically prepared to learn some things over others

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Which of the following score sets is the greatest standard deviation

2, 7, 9, 22

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In the James Lange theory, which precedes an emotion

Experience of phys. changes

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Being able to accurately touch things with your eyes closed shows the importance of

Kinesthesis

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the coiled tube in the inner ear that contains the auditory receptors is called the

Cochlea

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In experimental psych a significant difference refers to a

Difference not likely due to chance

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According to the opponent process theory of emotion,

Repetitions of an emotion arousing event strengthen the opposing emotion

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In Little Albert, the loud noise was the

Unconditioned stimulus

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The idea of venting your anger and aggressive action to achieve emotional release

Catharsis

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Remembering the first time you swam the entire length of the pool the first time is ex of

Semantic memory

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Being unable to remember the pictures on coins and bills results from

Failure to encode

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Brain scan that shows the most detailed picture of brain structure

MRI

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Best example of a Type A personality

Mara, impatient, irritable, teacher

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Which theory of emotion explains jake being mad when insulted/happy when getting a raise after 3 cups of coffee

Opponent process theory

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Which of the following occurs when a neutron is stimulated to its threshold

The movement of Na and K ions across the membrane creates action potential

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Hunger, thirst and sex are most closely associated with stimulation of the

Hypothalamus

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Joe likes the look of a Tahoe but not the price, this is a

Approach-Avoidance conflict

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According to the info-processing view, first stage of memory processing involves

Encoding

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Drawing a random sample from ppl in a town for an interview study of social attitudes ensures that

Each person in town has the same probability of being picked

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Not being able to remember that channel 9 is now channel 16 is a problem that represents

Proactive interference

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After reading that the person involved in an accident was drunk driving, many ppl started to say that they noticed he was driving recklessly, which was not true. This is an example of

The misinformation effect

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Which of the following shows the strongest correlation?

-.92

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Hearing the ice cream truck before his brother shows that

Thomas has a lower absolute threshold for hearing than his brother

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Which of the following brain structures is closely associated with explicit memories

Hippocampus

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The organizational principles identified by gestalt psychologists best illustrate the importance of

Top-down processing

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Ebbinhaus’ retention curve best illustrates the value of

Rehearsal

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Piano teacher praises the student for correct notes then she praises when he adds proper dynamics and interpretation of the segments. This is an example of

Shaping

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The person whos scared of rattlesnakes but not garden snakes shows

Discrimination

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The class listened to a list of words and the kids who were told to add emotional connection to the words remembered them better. This shows

Semantic features work better

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What's the first stage of GAS

Alarm

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What sleep disorder is characterized with struggling to fall asleep/stay asleep

insomnia

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The role of parasympathetic division of the autonomic nervous system is to

Establish homeostasis

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Visual cliff studies find that when infants begin to crawl they are

Reluctant to crawl into areas that look like they content a drop

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Dan reads 30 words and a few days later is expected to remember

The beginning of the list

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The increase in synaptic firing potential that contributes to memory formation is known as

Long term potentiation

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Which partial reinforcement schedule is known as the gambler’s schedule

Variable ratio

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Out of learning 4 lists by moving onto the next only when knowing the last, the list that proactive interference would affect list 2 would be

List 1

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When rehearsal of incoming information is prevented, which occurs?

There'll be no transfer of the info to long term memory

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The effect of past experiences and current expectation on perception illustrate the importance of

Top down processing

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Pop quizzes are given to follow which of the reinforcement schedules

Variable Interval

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Which animal is Miss Patten’s pet named quincy

Cat

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Hearing rabbit leads to some people spelling “hair” h-a-r-e, this is an example of

Priming

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What's true about negative reinforcement and punishment

Negative reinforcement causes the person to respond; negative punishment decreases the response

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Pavlov: salivation was the

Both UCR and CR

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What depth cue explains how we know a tall building is in front of hills and far

interposition

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Colorblind people can see yellow but not red and blue is an example of

Opponent process theory

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Reward system at ice cream place is

Fixed ratio

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Gerald having a stroke, caused him unable to make new memories this is because of

Anterograde amnesia

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Best strat to study the nature of never before seen behaviors is

A case study

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