WorksheetsAP Psychology Midterm Review
Total questions: 21
Worksheet time: 16mins
What is cognitive psychology?
the scientific study of the measurement of human abilities, attitudes, and traits.
the study of how situations and cultures affect our behavior and thinking.
the scientific study of all mental activities associated with thinking, knowing, remembering, and communicating.
the study of the evolution of behavior and mind, using principles of natural selection.
___ promote psychological health in individuals, groups, and organizations.
Clinical Psychologists
Sport Psychologists
School Psychologists
Neuropsychologists
Industrial-Organizational Psychologists
Which of the following perspectives is most likely to address how the encoding, storing, and retrieval of information might alter our thoughts?
Behavioral
Psychodynamic
Cognitive
Biological
After the student council election, a friend tells you he has known for weeks who would be elected president. What does this seem to illustrate?
Skepticism
Critical Thinking
Hindsight bias
Overconfidence
Which of the following correlation coefficients represents the strongest relationship between two variables?
+.30
+.75
+1.3
-.85
The arithmetic average of a distribution, obtained by adding the scores and then dividing by the number of scores.
Median
Mean
Mode
Descriptive Statistics
A neural impulse; a brief electrical charge that travels down an axon.
Dendrites
Axon
Myelin
Action Potential
Luke does not feel like getting out of bed, has lost his appetite, and feels tired for most of the day. Which of the following neurotransmitters likely is in short supply for Luke?
Dopamine
Serotonin
Acetylcholine
Glutamate
Which of the following brain areas is responsible for regulating thirst?
Hypothalamus
Hippocampus
Brainstem
Reticular activating system
The transparent structure behind the pupil that changes shape to help focus images on the retina.
hue
retina
lens
pupil
Ashton is washing his hands and adjusts the faucet handle until the water feels just slightly hotter than it did before. Ashton's adjustment until he feels a difference is an example of
Weber's Law
an absolute threshold
a difference threshold
signal detection
The three small bones of the ear are located in the
outer ear
inner ear
middle ear
auditory nerve
Recurring problems in falling or staying asleep.
Narcolepsy
Insomnia
Sleep Apnea
Night Terrors
What do we call awareness of our environment and ourselves?
Dissociation
Conciousness
Hypnotism
Selective attention
Michael's muscles are relaxed, his body is basically paralyzed, and he is hard to awaken. Which sleep state is Michael probably experiencing?
Delta
Paradoxical
Sleep deprivation
Sleep apena
A type of learning in which one learns to link two or more stimuli and anticipate events.
Classical conditioning
Behaviorism
Neutral stimulus
Conditioned response
The work of Ivan Pavlov and John Watson fits into which of the psychology's perspectives?
Humanism
Trait Theory
Classical Conditioning
Behaviorism
Bandura's famous Bobo doll experiment is most closely associated with which of the following?
Classical conditioning
Operant conditioning
Observational conditioning
Latent Learning
The process of getting information out of memory storage.
Encoding
Sensory memory
Retrieval
Storage
Harry, a singer, is asked to remember his former band mates names. What measure of retention will Harry use to answer this question?
Recognition
Relearning
Recall
Storage
Which of the following best identifies the early speech stage in which a child speaks using mostly nouns and verbs?
Two-word stage
Babbling stage
Grammar
Telegraphic speech
