AP Psychology 1st Semester Review

Which of the following correlation coefficients reflects the strongest correlation?

• +.10

• -.64

• +.35

• -.10

Dr. Schulte wants to investigate if aggressive behavior in children is increased if they view violent videos.  In this instance, the dependent variable is

• 
  violent videos

  
  

• 
  aggressive behavior

  
  

• 
  a placebo

  
  

• 
  the control condition

  
  

This style of parenting calls for imposing rules and demanding obedience without debate or discussion between parent and child.

• Permissive
• Neglectful
• Authoritative
• Authoritarian

Erikson said that when you are a teenager, your main goal is to find your

• Trust

• Calling

• Identity

• Integrity

Four-year-old Jennifer mistakenly believes that her mother would like to receive a toy doll as a Christmas present. This best illustrates Piaget's concept of:

• accommodation
• attachment
• object permanence
• egocentrism

The terms "modeling" and "imitation" are most closely associated with which of the following?

• Classical conditioning
• Gestalt theory  
• Operant conditioning
• Social learning theory

In a famous series of experiments conducted by Harry Harlow, infant monkeys were separated from their mothers at birth. The infants were then given two surrogate  mothers  (a terry-cloth "mother" and a wire "mother"), each of which alternately had a nursing bottle that provided food to the infants. The experimental results showed that in frightening situations the infant monkeys 

• were more likely to become aggressive toward the wire mother than toward the terry-cloth mother
• preferred the wire mother, even when the terry-cloth mother had the nursing bottle
• preferred the terry-cloth mother, even when the wire mother had the nursing bottle
• would run and cling to whichever mother had the nursing bottle

Which of the following responses was most likely acquired through classical conditioning?

• The startle response of a baby the first time the baby hears thunder
• A child's fear of dogs after the child has been bitten by a dog
• The uncontrollable blinking of a woman who has just gotten dust in her eye
• The salivation of a dog that is halfway through a bowl of its favorite food

What type of correlation is shown by the graph?

• Positive Correlation
• Negative Correlation
• Double Correlation
• No Correlation

The experimental factor that is manipulated; the variable whose effect is being studied

• Independent Variable
• Double-Blind Procedure
• Placebo Effect 
• Hindsight Bias