Unit 2 AP Psychology Review

Russian psychologist who pioneered the study of classical conditioning with his study regarding dogs and food.

• Charles Darwin

• Sigmund Freud

• Ivan Pavlov

• Carl Rogers

The tendency to believe, after learning the outcome, that you knew it all along is the definition of...

• Overconfidence

• Hindsight Bias

• Perceiving order in random events

• Critical thinking

Who is known for the theory of operant conditioning in psychology?

• B.F. Skinner

• John Watson

• Albert Bandura

• Jean Piaget

What is the main focus of cognitive psychology?

• Behavioral responses

• Mental processes

• Emotional responses

• Social interactions

Which part of the brain is primarily responsible for processing visual information?

• Frontal lobe

• Parietal lobe

• Occipital lobe

• Temporal lobe

What is the term for the smallest unit of sound in a language?

• Morpheme

• Phoneme

• Syntax

• Semantics

Who developed the hierarchy of needs theory?

• Sigmund Freud

• Carl Jung

• Abraham Maslow

• Erik Erikson

What is the primary function of the amygdala in the brain?

• Regulating sleep

• Processing emotions

• Controlling hunger

• Coordinating movement

Which psychological perspective emphasizes the study of observable behavior?

• Cognitive

• Behavioral

• Humanistic

• Psychoanalytic

What is the term for a mental shortcut that allows people to solve problems quickly and efficiently?

• Algorithm

• Heuristic

• Insight

• Deduction