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. An understanding of mental states such as feelings - desires - beliefs - and intentions and of the causal role they play in human behavior






2. A mass of tissue that is attached to the wall f the uterus and connected to the developing fetus by the umbilical cord; it supplies nutrients and eliminates waste products






3. Decreased responsiveness with repeated presentation of the same stimulus






4. The most important area of the brain's occipital lobe - which receives and further processes information from the lateral geniculate nucleus; also known as the striate cortex.






5. The tendency for one characteristic of an individual to influence a tester's evaluation of other characteristics






6. Process by which a perceptual system analyzes stimuli and converts them into electrical impulses; also known as coding.






7. Perspective that defines psychology as the study of behavior that is directly observable or through assessment instruments






8. A collection of interrelated ideas and facts put forward to describe - explain - and predict behavior and mental processes






9. Pioneer in intelligence (IQ) tests - designed a test to identify slow learners in need of help-not applicable in the U.S. because it was too culture-bound (French)






10. Universal Emotions (based upon facial expressions); Study Basics: Constants across culture in the face and emotion






11. Defense mechanism by which people attribute their own undesirable traits to others.






12. A descriptive research method in which researchers study behavior in its natural context.






13. Process of evaluating individual differences among human beings by means of tests interviews - observations - and recordings of physiological.






14. Creates a computerized image using a magnetic field and pulses of radio waves






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






16. Type of schizophrenia characterized by severely disturbed thought processes - frequent incoherence - disorganized behavior - and inappropriate affect.






17. Occurs when recall is better for a distinctive item - even if it occurs in the middle of a list






18. Personality categories in which broad collections of traits are loosely tied together and interrelated.






19. A type of design that contrasts groups of people who differ on some variable of interest to the researcher






20. Manageable and meaningful units of information organized in such a way that it can be easily encoded - stored - and retrieved






21. Temporarily holds current or recent information for immediate or short-term use; Information is maintained for 20-30 seconds while active processing (e.g. - rehearsal) takes place






22. A drug that increases alertness - reduces fatigue - and elevates mood






23. Change in behavior that occurs when people believe they are in the presence of other people.






24. The lightness or darkness of reflected light - determined in large part by the light's intensity.






25. The process of analyzing and interpreting events - other people - oneself - and the world in general.






26. A branch of the autonomic nervous system that maintains normal body functions; it calms the body after sympathetic stimulation






27. Subject in John Watson's experiment - proved classical conditioning principles - especially the generalization of fear






28. Shows brain activity when radioactively tagged glucose rushes to active neurons






29. Behavior characterized as atypical - socially unacceptable - distressing to the individual or others - maladaptive - and/or the result of distorted cognitions






30. A reinforcement schedule in which a reinforcer (reward) is delivered after a specified interval of time - provided that the required response occurs at least once in the interval






31. Process of repeatedly verbalizing - thinking about - or otherwise acting on or transforming information in order to keep that information active in memory






32. Noradrenaline; chemical which is excitatory - similar to adrenaline - and affects arousal and memory; raises blood pressure by causing blood vessels to become constricted - but also carried by bloodstream to the anterior pituitary which relaxes ACTH






33. Chemical secreted at terminal button that causes the neuron on the other side of the synapse to fire






34. The general state of being aware of and responsive to events in the environment - as well as one's own mental processes






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






36. Process by which a neutral stimulus takes on conditioned properties through pairing with a conditioned stimulus






37. The first phase of the sexual response cycle during which there are increases in heart rate blood pressure and respiration






38. Moral development; presented boys moral dilemmas and studied their responses and reasoning processes in making moral decisions. Most famous moral dilemma is 'Heinz' who has an ill wife and cannot afford the medication. Should he steal the medication






39. The evaluation of the significance of a situation or event as it relates to a person's well-being






40. Stress and coping; used 'social readjustment scale' to measure stress






41. Clues participants discover about the purpose of a study that suggest how they should respond






42. Forcible sexual assault on an unwilling partner.






43. In Jung's theory - a shared storehouse of primitive ideas and images that reside in the unconscious and are inherited from one's ancestors.






44. Defense mechanism by which anxiety-provoking thoughts and feelings are forced to the unconscious.






45. The process by which individuals lose their self-awareness and distinctive personality in the context of a group - which may lead them to engage in antinormative behavior.






46. Portion of the CNS above the spinal cord; consists of hindbrain - midbrain - and forebrain






47. An internal aroused condition that directs an organism to satisfy a physiological need






48. Process of reconditioning in which a person is taught a new - more adaptive response to a familiar stimulus.






49. A drug that alters behavior - thought - or perception by altering biochemical reactions in the nervous system - thereby affecting consciousness






50. Neutral stimulus that - through repeated association with an unconditioned stimulus - begins to elicit a conditioned response







Sorry!:) No result found.

Can you answer 50 questions in 15 minutes?


Let me suggest you:

Browse all subjects

Browse all tests

Most popular tests



Major Subjects

Tests & Exams


AP
CLEP
DSST
GRE
SAT
GMAT

Browse all subjects

Browse all tests

Most popular tests