AP Psychology Final Review First Semester Flashcards
A reinforcer that adds something rewarding to a situation is called a(n) _________ reinforcer
Positive
Thorndike was known for his work with _______
A puzzle box
The olfactory receptor cells are located in ________
The tops of the nasal passages
Lawrence Kohlberg is noted for his theories of _______ development
Moral
The brain is part of the __________
Nervous system
A significant loss of sleep, resulting in probs in concentrating and irritability, is known as _______
Sleep deprivation
What is an advantage of longitudinal research?
It can measure stability of behavior
The person most directly associate with operant conditioning is _______
Skinner
The three parts of ever neuron are _______
Dendrite, Axon, and Cell body
The sense of taste is closely related to the sense of _______
Smell
The first stage of Erikson’s Personality Theory is known as _______
Trust vs. Mistrust
By pairing the ringing bell with the presentation of meat, Pavlov trained dogs to salivate to the sound of a bell even when no meat was presented. In this experiment, the presentation of the meat was the _______
Unconditioned Stimulus
The study of psychological and physical changes from conception to death is _______ psychology
Developmental
According to Erikson, a conflict of indentity vs role confusion occurs during _______
Adolescense
What is responsible for controlling how much light enters the eye
Iris
Negative reinforcement is best thought of as
Stimuli whose termination or removal increases behavior
Of the four basic elements of classical conditioning, the one the organism learns to respond to is the _______
CS
Cognitive Psychologists are concerned with the scientific study of _______
Mental Processes
What is the correct order in which psychologists use in studying a particular behavior?
Describe, Explain, Predict, Control
B.F. Skinner is associated with _______
Behaviorism
The system that relays messages in the form of electrochemical impulses throughout the body is called _______
The nervous system
John Watson was the founder of the school of thought that became known as _______
Behaviorism
A biological cycle, or rhythm, that is approximately 24 hours long is a(n) _______ cycle
Circadian
Sleep apnea is a disorder characterized by _______
Difficulty breathing while asleep
Which school of psychology assumes that human activity cannot be broken down into separate units for analysis but must be evaluated as wholes?
Gestalt
Ivan Pavlov is most closely associated with
Classical Conditioning
What is classified as a depressant
Alcohol
Studying the elements of sensations, feelings, and images is most directly associated with which school of psychology
Structuralism
Freud was the founder of _______
Psychoanalysis
What is the correct order for Piaget’s Stages of Cognitive Development
Sensori-motor, Preoperational, Concrete Operations, Formal Operations
