AP Psychology Exam Review

Female, first to earn doctoral degree in psychology

• Dorothea Dix

• Margaret Floy Washburn

• Mary Whiton Calkins

• Mamie Clark

Memory, misinformation effect, eye witness testimony not accurate

• Mary Whiton Calkins

• Abigail Clark

• Elizabeth Loftus

• Diane Baumrind

According to _________ theory, you not consciously aware of how external stimuli have shaped your behavioral responses.  

• Constructive memory

• repressive memory

• episodic memory

• priming

Who is known as the father of modern psychology?

• Sigmund Freud

• Wilhelm Wundt

• William James

• Carl Jung

Which psychological perspective focuses on how we learn observable responses?

• Cognitive

• Behavioral

• Humanistic

• Psychoanalytic

What is the primary focus of developmental psychology?

• Cognitive processes

• Social interactions

• Human growth and changes

• Emotional responses

Which psychologist is associated with the hierarchy of needs?

• Sigmund Freud

• Carl Rogers

• Abraham Maslow

• B.F. Skinner

What does the term 'cognitive dissonance' refer to?

• A state of mental discomfort from conflicting beliefs

• A type of memory loss

• A form of social influence

• A method of problem-solving

Who developed the theory of operant conditioning?

• Ivan Pavlov

• B.F. Skinner

• John Watson

• Albert Bandura

Which area of psychology is concerned with the study of mental processes such as perception, memory, and problem-solving?

• Behavioral psychology

• Cognitive psychology

• Developmental psychology

• Social psychology