AP Psychology Final Review First Semester

Question 1

A reinforcer that adds something rewarding to a situation is called a(n) _________ reinforcer

Answer 1

Positive

Question 2

Thorndike was known for his work with _______

Answer 2

A puzzle box

Question 3

The olfactory receptor cells are located in ________

Answer 3

The tops of the nasal passages

Question 4

Lawrence Kohlberg is noted for his theories of _______ development

Answer 4

Moral

Question 5

The brain is part of the __________

Answer 5

Nervous system

Question 6

A significant loss of sleep, resulting in probs in concentrating and irritability, is known as _______

Answer 6

Sleep deprivation

Question 7

What is an advantage of longitudinal research?

Answer 7

It can measure stability of behavior

Question 8

The person most directly associate with operant conditioning is _______

Answer 8

Skinner

Question 9

The three parts of ever neuron are _______

Answer 9

Dendrite, Axon, and Cell body

Question 10

The sense of taste is closely related to the sense of _______

Answer 10

Smell

Question 11

The first stage of Erikson’s Personality Theory is known as _______

Answer 11

Trust vs. Mistrust

Question 12

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 _______

Answer 12

Unconditioned Stimulus

Question 13

The study of psychological and physical changes from conception to death is _______ psychology

Answer 13

Developmental

Question 14

According to Erikson, a conflict of indentity vs role confusion occurs during _______

Answer 14

Adolescense

Question 15

What is responsible for controlling how much light enters the eye

Answer 15

Iris

Question 16

Negative reinforcement is best thought of as

Answer 16

Stimuli whose termination or removal increases behavior

Question 17

Of the four basic elements of classical conditioning, the one the organism learns to respond to is the _______

Answer 17

CS

Question 18

Cognitive Psychologists are concerned with the scientific study of _______

Answer 18

Mental Processes

Question 19

What is the correct order in which psychologists use in studying a particular behavior?

Answer 19

Describe, Explain, Predict, Control

Question 20

B.F. Skinner is associated with _______

Answer 20

Behaviorism

Question 21

The system that relays messages in the form of electrochemical impulses throughout the body is called _______

Answer 21

The nervous system

Question 22

John Watson was the founder of the school of thought that became known as _______

Answer 22

Behaviorism

Question 23

A biological cycle, or rhythm, that is approximately 24 hours long is a(n) _______ cycle

Answer 23

Circadian

Question 24

Sleep apnea is a disorder characterized by _______

Answer 24

Difficulty breathing while asleep

Question 25

Which school of psychology assumes that human activity cannot be broken down into separate units for analysis but must be evaluated as wholes?

Answer 25

Gestalt

Question 26

Ivan Pavlov is most closely associated with

Answer 26

Classical Conditioning

Question 27

What is classified as a depressant

Answer 27

Alcohol

Question 28

Studying the elements of sensations, feelings, and images is most directly associated with which school of psychology

Answer 28

Structuralism

Question 29

Freud was the founder of _______

Answer 29

Psychoanalysis

Question 30

What is the correct order for Piaget’s Stages of Cognitive Development

Answer 30

Sensori-motor, Preoperational, Concrete Operations, Formal Operations