Test your basic knowledge |

AP Psychology

Subjects : psychology, ap
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
  • If you are not ready to take this test, you can study here.
  • Match each statement with the correct term.
  • Don't refresh. All questions and answers are randomly picked and ordered every time you load a test.

This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. School of psychological thought that argued that behavior cannot be studied in parts but must be viewed a s whole






2. People's tendency to change attitudes or behaviors so that they are consistent with those of other people or with social norms.






3. Researched taste aversion. Showed that when rats ate a novel substance before being nauseated by a drug or radiation - they developed a conditioned taste aversion for the substance.






4. A reinforcement schedule in which a reinforcer (reward) is delivered after a predetermined but variable number of responses has occurred






5. A type of therapy in which two or more people who are committed to one another's well-being are treated at once - in and effort to change the ways the interact.






6. In Roger's theory of personality - the perception an individual has of himself or herself and of his or her relationships to other people and to various aspects of life.






7. Shows brain activity at higher reolution than PET scan when changes in oxygen concentration in neurons alters its magnetic qualities






8. Defense mechanism by which people behave in a way opposite to what their true but anxiety-provoking feelings would dictate.






9. A division of the peripheral nervous system that regulates involuntary functions; made up of sympathetic and parasympathetic nervous systems






10. Emotional intelligence






11. Developed one of the first projective tests - the Inkblot test which consists of 10 standardized inkblots where the subject tells a story - the observer then derives aspects of the personality from the subject's commentary






12. Twins from two separate fertilized eggs (zygotes); share half of the same genes






13. Concerned with the relationship between brain/nervous system and behavior






14. An excessive attachment to some person or object that was appropriate only at an earlier stage of development






15. Behavior targeted at individuals or groups and intended to hold them apart and treat them differently.






16. Shows brain's electrical activity by positioning electrodes over the scalp






17. Social psychological theory that states that people attempt to maintain stable - consistent interpersonal relationships in which the ratio of member's contributions is balanced.






18. In Freud's theory - the technique of providing a context - meaning - or cause for a specific idea - feeling - or set of behaviors; the process of tying a set of behaviors to its unconscious determinant.






19. Social psychology; Stanford Prison Study; college students were randomly assigned to roles of prisoners or guards in a study that looked at who social situations influence behavior; showed that peoples' behavior depends to a large extent on the roles






20. A medical doctor who specializes in the diagnosis and treatment of mental disorders






21. Depressive disorder characterized by loss of interest in almost all of life's usual activities; a sad - hopeless - or discourage mood - sleep disturbance; loss of appetite; loss of energy; and feelings of unworthiness and guilt.






22. A research technique in which neither the experimenter nor the participants know who is in the control and experimental groups.






23. An insight therapy - developed be Carl Rogers - that seeks to help people evaluate the world and themselves from their own perspective by providing them with a nondirective environment and unconditional positive regard; also known as person-centered






24. Conflict that results from having to choose an alternative that has both attractive and unappealing aspects






25. Memory a person is not aware of possessing






26. Shifts or exaggeration in group members' attitudes or behavior as a result of group discussion.






27. Psychologist who treats people serious psychological problems or conducts research into the causes of behavior






28. Use of techniques and ideas from a variety of approaches






29. Body sense of equilibrium and balance






30. Supportive cells of nervous system that guide growth of new neurons; forms myelin sheath; holds neuron in place; provides nourishment and removes waste






31. Three age individual IQ tests: WPPSI (children) - WISC (children) - WAIS (adults)






32. Photoreceptors that detect color and fine detail in bright-light conditions; not present in peripheral vision






33. A white - fatty covering of the axon which speeds transmission of message






34. Type of schizophrenia characterized by hallucinations and delusions of persecution or grandeur (or both) - and sometimes irrational jealousy.






35. Biologist; developed theory of evolution; transmutation of species - natural selection - evolution by common descent; 'The Origin of Species' catalogs his voyage on The Beagle






36. The process of maintaining or keeping information readily available; the locations where information is held






37. According to Piaget - the process by which new ideas and experiences are absorbed and incorporated into existing mental structures and behaviors






38. Retrieval cues that match original information work better






39. The situation that occurs when the drug becomes part of the body's functioning and produces withdrawal symptoms when the drug is discontinued






40. Division which includes the cerebellum - Pons - and medulla; responsible for involuntary processes: blood pressure - body temperature - heart rate - breathing - sleep cycles






41. Nerve cell that transmits messages between sensory and motor neurons






42. For glands embedded in the thyroid; secretes parathormone; controls announces level of calcium and phosphate (which influence levels of excitability)






43. Twins from a single fertilized egg (zygote) with the same genetic makeup; also called monozygotic (MZ) twins






44. Learned knowledge and skills such as vocabulary - which tends to increase with age






45. Memory for specific information






46. The degree to which a condition or traits shared two or more individuals or groups






47. Reflex that causes a newborn to grasp vigorously any object touching the palm or fingers or placed in the hand






48. Threadlike structure within the nucleus of cells that contain genes






49. Psychoanalytic technique in which a patient's dreams are described in detail and interpreted so as to provide insight into the individual's unconscious motivations.






50. People's tendency to ascribe their positive behaviors to their own internal traits - but their failures and shortcomings to external - situational factors.