AP Psychology: Midterm 1 Practice Review Test

Jimmy was just told that how he learned to type was incorrect. Jimmy's teacher told him that he would have to learn the proper technique in order to type correctly. This new technique that Jimmy has to learn would be an example of

Accommodation

Sensory neurons travel through ____ nerves and motor neurons travel through ____ nerves

Afferent; Efferent

_____ is a drug designed to mimic a neurotransmitter; whereas _____ drugs block the function of neurotransmitter from occurring

Agonist; antagonist

Deterioration of the neurotransmitter AcH is connected with which disease?

Alzheimer's disease

An emotional bond between a care giver and another person is called

Attachment

Which perspective focused on the debate and influence of nature vs. nurture?

Behavior-genetics

John B. Watson supported _____ viewpoint, which is the study of overt or observable behavior; emphasizing the process of learning through rewards, consequences, and observation learning

Behaviorism

A person's broca's area on his left hemisphere was affected when he experienced a stroke. What ability could be affected?

Being able to speak

A draw back with using a correlational study is that

Cannot establish cause-and-effect relationships

Who would best support this statement: "Morality is based on upholding relationships, which are especially important for women"

Carol Gilligan

Which nervous system consists of the brain and spinal cord?

Central Nervous System

Which part of the brain controls balance and coordinates movements?

Cerebellum

Dr. Monroe did not consider that how much more sleep a student received the night before a test as possibly having an effect on the dependant variable. The lack of sleep is considered the

Confounding variable

Jimmy was able to tell his teacher

Conservations; concrete

Jimmy was randomly assigned to the group in an experiment that will be held for comparison and not be administered the independent variable. Which group was Jimmy a part of?

Control group

Jimmy does not cheat on a test because simply the teacher has a rule that does not allow cheating. This is an example of

Conventional morality

_____ connects the left and right hemisphere

Corpus callosum

A time period where certain developmental procedures have to take place in order for development to continue positively is referred to as

Critical period

Which part of a neuron receives information from other neurons?

Dendrites

Dr. Morgan is interested in researching whether a protein shake drank before a test will improve a student's test score. In this experiment the student's test score is considered the

Dependant variable

A message from another neuron causes the inside of the receiving neuron to become positive as sodium ions start to enter leading provider to an action potential. The process is referred to as

Depolarization

The belief that knowledge comes from experience; either direct observation or experimentation

Empiricism

A researcher simply believes that most people would agree with him that smoking is dangerous. Which statement describes his doctor's notion?

False consensus effect

A researcher is setting up a study to see if AP courses prepare students for college. He is sending a short survey to all of the students who have taken an AP course in the past. In this example who is considered the population?

Former AP students

Which lobe is connected with thinking, planning, and emotional thinking?

Frontal

Jimmy is told to act like a man and don't show tears when he's upset. This is an example of a

Gender role

Jimmy feels embarrassed when asked if boys should play with dolls. Jimmy's embarrassment or thoughts that dolls are meant for females would be supported through the

Gender schema theory

The belief that a researcher knew the outcome throughout the experiment and stating their belief after the experiment is known as

Hindsight bias

The endocrine system is comprised of ____ that circulate in the bloodstream

Hormones

Fluid intelligence is best described as

How fast one is able to reason or come with an answer, which decreases with age

Which part of the brain controls eating, drinking, body temperature and provides a link between the brain and the endocrine system?

Hypothalamus

A testable prediction for a study is known as a

Hypothesis

Jimmy is trying to figure out who he is. He is constantly exploring different types of roles, values, and friends. Which Erik Erikson stage is Jimmy presently confronting?

Identity vs. Role Confusion

A researcher is interested in testing whether lecturing will make a difference in a student's AP Psychology score. In this example lecturing would be considered the

Independent variable

A psychologist is studying the effects of parenting on independence by following group of children for 20 years and reporting their changes and outcomes. Which type of study is this psychologist using?

Longitudinal

Schemas are

Mental organizations or frameworks that help to interpret and organiZe information

Multiple sclerosis could disintegrate neuron's _____, which ultimately could affect the speed of a neural impulse.

Myelin Sheath

The rooting reflex is defined as

Necessary for feeding- touch a baby on the cheek and the baby turns his or her in that direction

What is a chemical messenger that travels through gaps or synapses between neurons?

Neurotransmitter

_____ lobes control vision; _____ lobes control audition or hearing

Occipital; temporal

A case study is a study

Of a single individual

_____ scan measures brain activity through injecting a radioactive glucose that allows to observe how the brain is functioning

PET

Jimmy's father does not seem to want to be bothered with what Jimmy says or does. Jimmy feels that though his father does not care about him. Jimmy's father would be classified as a

Permissive parent

____ coordinates movements on the left side and right side of the body as well as dreams, ____ controls heartbeat and breathing, and ____ controls wakefulness and arousal.

Pons; medulla; reticular formation

The organs that are responsible for sexual reproduction are referred to as

Primary sex characteristics

Random sampling is a

Process that allows each person within a population a chance of being chosen for a study

Who believed and supported interactive dualism as the idea that the mind and body are different but do interact and influence one another?

Rene Descartes

What state does a neuron have to be in an action potential to occur?

Resting potential

Object permanence is described as the

Searching for an object that no longer can be seen

_____ neurons carry sensory information through different nerves in the peripheral nervous system where _____ travel within the central nervous system then _____ neurons travel back through different nerves in the peripheral nervous system allowing a response or movement

Sensory; interneurons; motor

____ nervous system, which is part of the peripheral nervous system, controls voluntary bodily movements

Somatic

Which school of psychology used the method of introspection to focus on the internal functions of the brain and body?

Structuralism

Thomas and Chess believed that people born with a specific type of emotional intensity that persisted throughout a person's life- this is referred to as

Temperament

Harmful agents that could affect the development of the fetus are

Teratogens

_____ is a relay for all sensory information excluding ____.

Thalamus; smell

Which explanation best describes the purpose of a correlational research design?

The examination of relationships between variables in order to make predictions

Egocentrism is defined as the

The inability to take into consideration another person's point of view

Operational definitions are

The precise definitions on how each variable in an experiment will be used

Debriefing is defined as

The right to give a full explanation to the participants after the experiment

According to Lev Vygotsky, the measurement or indication of what a child can do alone versus when other people are present is referred as

Zone of proximal development