AP Psychology Half Way There Quiz!!

Which psychologist reported that infant attachment to another goes beyond the satisfaction of the need for nourishment?

• Albert Bandura

• Jean Piaget

• Harry Harlow

• Erik Erikson

• Konrad Lorenz

An individual with damage to Wernicke's area is most likely to have difficulty

• Identifying an object held in the hand but seen

• planning what to wear to a party

• remembering the name of a person in photograph

• comprehending a spoken request for information

• distinguishing colors

The psychoanalytic concept of repression suggests a difficulty in the functioning of which aspect of memory?

• Encoding

• short term

• procedural memory

• explicit memory

• retrieval

When trying to solve a problem, Bret uses a logical, step-by-step formula called

• a heuristic

• an incubation

• insight

• an algorithm

• priming

Edward Thorndike argued that responses that lead to satisfying outcomes are more likely to be repeated, and that responses followed by unpleasant outcomes are less likely repeated. This is known as the Law of

• reinforcement

• punishment

• effect

• outcomes

• associations

The principles of operant conditioning are best illustrated by

• exposing a client to an anxiety provoking stimuli

• replacing a response to a stimulus with an alternative

• reinforcing a behavior through rewards or token economy

• deep relaxation techniques

• meditation

Jason is attending a parade that features the local high school band. Jason's friend Brent plays the trombone in the band. It is difficult for Jason to hear Brent at the parade. Which of the following would best allow Jason to hear the trombone?

• Sensory adaptation

• Selective attention

• Perceptual constancy

• Functional fixedness

• Weber's law

A statistical technique that would allow a researcher to cluster such traits as being talkative, social, and adventurous with extroversion is called

• case study

• meta-analysis

• statistical significance

• factor analysis

• z score

Which perspective in psychology attempts to characterize the way in which we store and process sensory information?

• Behavioral

• Psychodynamic

• Evolutionary

• Cognitive

• Social

During the night, Alicia stops breathing and repeatedly gasps for air. Alicia is most likely suffering from

• Sleep apnea

• Narcolepsy

• Nightmares

• Night terrors

• Insomnia