AP Psych - Semester 1 Struggles

Leptin is a hormone released by fat cells that functions to

Regulate appetite

Which of the following accurately describes a major change in perspective in the field of developmental psychology over the past 25 years?

A shift from an emphasis on childhood and adolescence to an interest in development over the life span

A double-blind control is essential for which of the following?

A study comparing the IQ test scores of children from different educational systems

According to Wilhelm Wundt, the focus of scientific psychology should be the study of

Conscious experience

The biases of psychological researchers

Invalidate conclusions

Which of the following statements is true of behaviorism?

It holds that development is largely a product of learning

Which of the following psychologists most clearly rejected the value of introspection?

John B Watson

Ivan Pavlov pioneered the study of

Learning

Positive psychology, which studies the ideas behind human flourishing, is connected to which psychologist?

Martin Seligman

Dr. Sampson follows the structuralist school of thought. Her techniques would most likely include

Presenting a participant with an object, such as a can of soda, and having the subject report his or her perceptions or experience of the can

Humanistic psychology, which emphasizes human growth potential, was a reaction against

Psychoanalysis and behaviorism

Significant damage to which of the following parts of the brain will most likely cause a person to fall into a deep coma from which the person will be unable to awaken?

Reticular Formation