Vocab 51-100

Question 1

Name ONE of the four components of emotional intelligence

Answer 1

Self-awareness
Self-management
Social Awareness
Relationship Management

Question 2

What does APA stand for?

Answer 2

American Psychological Association

Question 3

Who established the first American psychology laboratory at John Hopkins University in 1883?

Answer 3

G. Stanley Hall

Question 4

According to a study from Harvard, are trigger warnings helpful?

Answer 4

No and they may be harmful

Question 5

According to the APA, are the learning styles real?

Answer 5

No, they are a myth

Question 6

A child thinks she is bad at math then ends up doing badly in math. This is an example of a ____

Answer 6

self-fulfilling prophecy

Question 7

Conservatives/liberals who only watch Fox News/MSNBC may be susceptible to ____

Answer 7

confirmation bias

Question 8

Is homosexuality most likely caused by free will, nature, or nurture?

Answer 8

nurture

Question 9

In the United States, how many states have banned conversion therapy for minors?

Answer 9

20

Question 10

What philosophical position states that knowledge comes only or primarily from sensory information? (It is the philosophical opposite of rationalism)

Answer 10

Empiricism

Question 11

Name the American psychologist who is considered the father of educational and child psychology

Answer 11

G. Stanley Hall

Question 12

What state passed the world’s first eugenics sterilization law in 1907?

Answer 12

Indiana

Question 13

What state sterilized the most Americans and a disproportionately high number of Mexican-Americans?

Answer 13

California

Question 14

Name the landmark 1967 decision which ruled that laws banning interracial marriage violate the 14th amendment?

Answer 14

Loving v. Virginia

Question 15

Please name ALL 6 Contemporary Approaches to Psychology

Answer 15

Behaviorism
Biological
Cognitive
Humanism
Psychoanalytic
Social

Question 16

Psychoanalytic Psychology was created by whom?

Answer 16

Sigmund Freud

Question 17

Name the famous Psychologist who believed unconscious sexual urges influence conscious behavior

Answer 17

Sigmund Freud

Question 18

Sigmund Freud compared the mind to what large natural object?

Answer 18

an iceberg

Question 19

The biggest criticism of Psychoanalytic Psychology is that it is what?

Answer 19

unscientific

Question 20

Please name Sigmund Freud’s nephew

Answer 20

Edward Bernays

Question 21

Sigmund Freud believed women suffer from what?

Answer 21

Penis envy

Question 22

Karen Horney believed men suffer from what?

Answer 22

Womb envy

Question 23

Edward Bernays is responsible for convincing women to do what?

Answer 23

smoke

Question 24

Name the psychologist who believed free will was a fiction

Answer 24

B.F. Skinner

Question 25

A teacher who awards her students extra credit for arriving on time to class is using what kind of psychology?

Answer 25

Behaviorism

Question 26

Name the psychologist who wrote the first IQ test

Answer 26

Alfred Binet

Question 27

What university used Binet’s IQ test to promote racism?

Answer 27

Stanford University

Question 28

The 3 Box model includes what 3 kinds of memory?

Answer 28

sensory memory short-term memory long-term memory

Question 29

What term refers to the use of coded racist language to garner support from a specific political group?

Answer 29

political dog whistle

Question 30

What term refers to the ability of the brain to form new connections, in response to learning or experience?

Answer 30

plasticity

Question 31

Which approach to psychology is called the "Third Force" and takes an optimistic view of human nature?

Answer 31

Humanism

Question 32

What kind of psychology believes all people have a need for personal growth and a need to fulfill their potential?

Answer 32

Humanism

Question 33

What kind of psychological therapist includes active listening, empathy, and unconditional love?

Answer 33

Humanism

Question 34

Name the two founding fathers of Humanistic Psychology

Answer 34

Abraham Maslow Carl Rogers

Question 35

Key word for Psychoanalytic Psychology

Answer 35

unconscious

Question 36

Key word for Behavioral Psychology

Answer 36

learning

Question 37

Key word for Cognitive Psychology

Answer 37

thinking

Question 38

Key word for Social Psychology

Answer 38

groups

Question 39

Key word for Humanistic Psychology

Answer 39

self

Question 40

Key word for Biological Psychology

Answer 40

brain

Question 41

Kind of psychologist that deals with common workplace issues such as increasing worker productivity

Answer 41

Industrial/Organizational Psychologist

Question 42

Kind of psychologist who deals with issues such as substance abuse, and mental health of children

Answer 42

Clinical Psychologist

Question 43

Kind of psychologist who works with clients who have less serious mental health issues

Answer 43

Counseling Psychologist

Question 44

Kind of psychologist who studies how people grow and change as they age

Answer 44

Developmental Psychologist

Question 45

Kind of psychologist who works to promote cognitive, social, and emotional development of students

Answer 45

School Psychologist

Question 46

Kind of psychologist who applies psychological principals to civil and criminal legal issues

Answer 46

Forensic Psychologist

Question 47

What is the date of the AP Psychology Exam?

Answer 47

Tuesday, May 2, 2023

Question 48

How many multiple-choice questions are on the AP Psychology Exam?

Answer 48

100

Question 49

How many free response questions are on the AP Psychology Exam?

Answer 49

2

Question 50

What is the average cost of college in the U.S?

Answer 50

$35,000 per student per year