Unit 1 AP Psychology (B)

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Which measure of central tendency is your professor most likely to use to describe the average score on your first psychology test? Options: mean, median, mode, harmonic mean

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mean

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Having the patient be self-reflective (looking inward), and training them to report elements of their experience.

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introspection

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Who was the American philosopher who authored a textbook in 1890 for the emerging discipline of psychology?

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William James

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The perspective followed by a researcher who attributes an abnormal behavior to a neurotransmitter or its receptor is...

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Biological

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Who created the term "tabula rasa" (blank slate) to help explain the impact experience has on shaping an individual?

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John Locke

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Which of the following best describes Wilhelm Wundt's first psychology laboratory? Options: Examining the unconscious to determine behavior motivation, Using a brain scanning device to determine the impact events have on brain function, Measuring reaction time between hearing a sound and pressing a button, Studying helping behavior, based on the premise people are good

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Measuring reaction time between hearing a sound and pressing a button

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Which of the following perspectives is most likely to address how the encoding, storing, and retrieval of information might alter our thoughts? Options: Behavioral, Humanistic, Cognitive, Biological

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Cognitive

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In which perspective is a psychologist likely to have been trained if she studies the thought processes that precede a leader’s decision to commit his country to military conflict? Options: Behaviorism, Biological, Humanistic, Psychoanalytic

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Humanistic

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A humanistic psychologist working with some poets might ask which of the following questions? How can we get them to reach their highest potential?, How did their childhood experience impact their current writings?, How do society's attitudes affect their writing topics?, How do their brains differ from those of other successful people?

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How can we get them to reach their highest potential?

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Betsy works in a human resources department. She plans training sessions, recruits people to work for the company, and implements techniques to boost morale around the office. Of the following, Betsy is most likely an...

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Industrial-Organizational Psychologist