AP Psych Midterm Units 1-5

• which perspective would most likely explain anger as "an outlet for unconscious hostility"?

  psychodynamic
• for behaviorists, psychological science is rooted in...


  observation
• the first psychological laboratory, opened in 1879, belonged to...


  Wilhelm Wundt
• the ____________ school of psychology focused on how mental and behavioral processes enable us to adapt and flourish

  functionalist
• what do we use to show cause and effect?

  experiments
• there is a negative correlation between watching TV and grades. what can we properly conclude from this discovery?

  nothing
• when a distribution of scores is skewed, the best representation of a central tendency is ...

  the median
• what is the major criticism of evolutionary psychology?

  uses hind sight bias
• what is the difference between positive correlation and negative correlation?

  positive means that they both go in the same direction vs negative where they go in different directions
• the purpose of the myelin sheath is...

  speed the transition of information within a nueron
• a brief electrical charge that travels down an axon...

  action potential
• what does the endocrine system rely on to communicate?


  hormones
• the cells that are most important for processing information are the...

  interneurons
• breathing and heartbeat are controlled by the...

  medulla
• damage to the hippocampus results in...

  memory problems
• a researcher interested in determining the size of a particular area of the brain, would most likely use...

  an MRI
• the support cells that provide nourishment and help the brain in numerous other ways are called...

  glial cells
• when the mothers egg and the fathers sperm unite they each contribute...

  23 chromosomes
• threadlike structures made of DNA molecules that contain genes...

  chromosomes
• heritability refers to the percentage of...


  group variation in a trait that can be explained by genetics
• the study of specific genes and teams of genes that influence behavior is called...

  molecular genetics
• the purpose of the pupil is to...


  allow light into the eye
• cells that can respond to specific edges, lines, angles, and movements are...

  feature detectors
• the Gestalt psychologists we're interested in...

  how an organized whole is formed out of its component pieces
• the hammer, anvil, and stirrup...


  transmit sound waves to the cochlea
• the two monocular depth cues that are most responsible for our ability to know that a jet flying high overhead is at an elevation of several miles are relative size and ...


  relative motion
• during which stage of sleep does the body experience increased heart rate, rapid breathing, and genital arousal?

  REM sleep
• i am a synthetic stimulant and mild hallucinogen that produces euphoria and social intimacy by triggering the release of dopamine and serotonin. what am I?

  MDMA
• which of the following is classified as a depressant?

  alcohol
• according to Freud, dreams are..


  a symbolic fulfillment of erotic wishes
• when our _______ is disrupted, we experience jet lag.

  circadian rhythm
• a person whose EEG shows a high proportion of alpha waves is most likely...

  awake and relaxed
• sleep spindles predominate during which stage of sleep?

  stage 2
• circadian rhythms are...

  regular body cycles that occur on a 24 hr schedule
• the cluster of brain cells that control the circadian rhythm is the...

  suprachiasmatic nucleus
• side effect of euphoria-producing drug.

  
  

  -the dosage needed to produce the desired effect will increase
• Biological


  focuses on the relationship between the body and the mind
• Behavioral


  concerned mainly with a person's observable responses to stimuli
• Cognitive


  concerned with memory, perception, thought and other mental processes
• Humonistic


  focuses on a person's capacity for self-fulfillment and growth