Ap psych

Our immediate short-term memory for new material is limited to roughly ________ bits of information.

7

People are especially good at quickly detecting facial expressions of

Anger

Students who restudy course material at the end of a semester in order to pass the AP final exam are especially likely to demonstrate long-term retention of the course material. This best illustrates the value of

The spacing effect

information learned while a person is ____ is best recalled when that person is_______

drunk;drunk

clinical psychologist who explains behavior in terms of unconscious drives and conflicts employing a ________ Perspective

psychodynamic

When an eyewitness to an auto accident is asked to describe what happened, which measure of memory is being used?

recall

The function of dendrites is to

receive incoming signals from other neurons

Displacement refers to the process by which people

redirect aggressive or sexual impulses toward less threatening targets

Alyssa's home was broken into and many items were taken. After the break-in, Alyssa was afraid to be at home alone and so installed a new alarm system. Abraham Maslow would suggest that Alyssa is trying to satisfy her

saftey needs

Athletes often attribute their losses to bad officiating. This best illustrates

self serving bias

Mr. Langley emphasizes that premature sexual activity among high school students involves the interplay of alcohol consumption, mass media norms, and teens' underestimation of their vulnerability to sexually transmitted infections. The teacher's emphasis best illustrates

a biopsychosocial perspective

For a thirsty person, drinking water serves to reduce

a drive

In which of the following situations would you perform with lower levels of arousal

a task that you find difficult

Which perspective is most directly concerned with how the physical properties of the brain influence behaviors and mental states

biological

Which theory states that emotion results from the cognitive labeling of our physiological arousal?

catharsis theory

The organization of information into meaningful units is called

chunking

Austin can't remember Jack Smith's name because he wasn't paying attention when Jack was formally introduced. Austin's poor memory is best explained in terms of

encoding failure

Hunger controls are located within the brain's

hypothalamus

On the telephone, Dominic rattles off a list of 10 grocery items from Kyoto to bring home from the store. Immediately after hearing the list, Kyoto attempts to write down the items. She is most likely to forget the items

in the middle of the list

on some football teams, players are rewarded for outstanding performance with a gold star on their helmet. this best illustrates:

incentives

autoritarian parenting

inflexible

Neural networks refer to

interconnected clusters of neurons in the central nervous system

conditioning is the process of

learning associations

A flashbulb memory would typically be stored in _____ memory

long term

memory aids, especially those techniques that use vivid imagery and organizational devices are called

mnemonic devices

compared with the average man, the average women

more vulnerable to depression and anxiety

Lisa attempts to retrieve her bottle after her father hides it under a blanket. This suggests that Lisa has developed a sense of

object permanance

Self-esteem refers to

our feelings of high or low self-worth

Contemporary Psychology

the scientific study of behavior and mental processes

Low self-esteem is associated with

unhappiness

A homosexual orientation is

very persistent and difficult to change

The integration of new incoming information with knowledge retrieved from long-term memory involves the activity of

working memory

Most psychologists would agree that personality traits

appear to be stable over time

The most creative scientists are those who

are intrinsically motivated to solve problems

Piaget is best known for his interest in the process of ________ development.

cognitive

Five-year-old Tammy mistakenly believes that her short, wide glass contains less soda than her brother's tall, narrow glass. Actually, both glasses contain the same amount of soda. This illustrates that Tammy lacks the concept of

conservation

An aroused or activated state that is often triggered by a physiological need is called a(n):

drive

In a test of the effect of sleep deprivation on problem-solving skills, research participants are allowed to sleep either 4 or 8 hours on each of three consecutive nights. This research is an example of...

experiment

the most universally understood way of expressing emotion is through

facial expressions.

Identical twins typically begin walking on nearly the same day. This best illustrates_____to motor skills

genes

Coping with anxiety by retreating to behavior patterns characteristic of an earlier, more infantile stage of development is called

regression

After looking up his friend's phone number, Alex was able to remember it only long enough to dial it correctly. In this case, the telephone number was clearly stored in his ________ memory.

short term