AP Notes, Outlines, Study Guides, Vocabulary, Practice Exams and more!

AP Psychology Final Review Flashcards

Terms : Hide Images
8583733707Who conducted the line experiment that tested conformity?Asch0
8583733708What brain imaging technique is best used for detecting brain waves?EEG1
8583733709This part of a neuron receives the messageDendrite2
8583733710This type of memory plays back memories like a video, with vivid imageryEpisodic3
8583733711Transduction occurs in this part of the earCochlea4
8583733712Baby Albert cried at the sight of white rats. What part of CC is crying at the rats?Conditioned Response5
8583733713Branch of the nervous system that deals with voluntary actionsSomatic6
8583733714This Gestalt Law is described by viewing the stronger image first and the weaker secondLaw of Good Figure7
8583733715Stronger correlation coefficients are closer to 1 or 0?18
8583733716Lobe of the brain that processes painParietal9
8583733717Part of the brain that allows us to speakBroca's Area10
8583733718This experiment by Bandura exemplified observational learningBobo Doll Experiment11
8583733719Low pitched sounds have a longer or shorter wavelength?Longer12
8583733720When a neuron has fired and the leftover neurotransmitters are taken back into the axon terminalsReuptake13
8583733721When every member of a population has an equal opportunity of being chosenRandom Sample14
8583733722Deterioration of this neurotransmitter has been linked to Alzheimer'sAcetylcholine15
8583733723Separate personalities existing in one person is which disorderDissociative Identity Disorder16
8583733724An extreme fear of something that gets in the way of daily lifePhobia17
8583733725Caffeine is what type of drug?Stimulant18
8583733726Low levels of serotonin are linked to what disorder?Depression19
8583733727Measure of central tendency where the most common number in a set is analyzedMode20
8583733728Lobe of the brain responsible for higher order thinkingFrontal Lobe21
8583733729A neuron fires at full strength every time is referred to as whatAll-or-None22
8583733730Asking for a small request in the hopes of an agreement to a larger requestFoot-in-the-Door23
8583733731Part of the brain responsible for breathing, heartrate, and reflexesMedulla24
8583733732Reverting back to child-like behaviors is known as what according to FreudRegression25
8583733733Part of the brain that encodes memoriesHippocampus26
8583733734Taking away a teddy to decrease a bad behavior is what type of OC?Negative Punishment27
8583733735Knowing an apple is an apple regardless of the angle is which monocular cue?Constancy28
8583733736Basic units of meaning in speechMorphemes29
8583733737What kind of correlation—the more you watch TV, the more poorly you do on an examNegative30
8583733738A type of drug that blocks a receptor siteAntagonist31
8583733739Food is what type of reinforcer?Primary32
8583733740Psychological perspective that states that we must reach our full potentialHumanism33
8583733741Psychological perspective that is interested in the unconsciousPsychoanalytic34
8583733742The neurotransmitter released when you do something rewarding, like gamblingDopamine35
8583733743The neurotransmitter released during a "runner's high"Endorphins36
8583733744The storyline behind a dreamManifest Content37
8583733745The ability to detect slight changes in hue refers to what?The Difference Threshold38
8583733746The stage of sleep where dreams occurREM39
8583733747Stage 1 of sleep has this brain wave patternBeta Waves40
8583733748The minimum threshold a neuron must reach to fire is what in millivolts?-55mV41
8583733749Slow pain travels across what fibers?C Fibers42
8583733750Getting stuck on a single use for an object is known as?Functional Fixedness43
8583733751Type of learning with a "aha" momentInsight44
8583733752The master gland of the endocrine systemPituitary45
85837337533rd stage of prenatal developmentFetal Stage46
8583733754Assuming that everyone with characteristics of one category, belongs to that categoryRepresentativeness Heuristic47
8583733755Getting paid every two weeks on Friday is what type of reinforcement schedule?Fixed Interval48
8583733756Stage where sleep spindles occurStage 249
8583733757Part of the iceberg analogy that is the moral center according to FreudSuperego50
8583733758A thought process where someone cannot stop thinking about somethingObsession51
8583733759The first psychology textbook and class was set up by?William James52
8583733760This psychologist's experiment looked at how often the teacher would shock the learner by listening to the man in the lab coatStanley Milgram53
8583733761Performing better in front of a group is called what?Social Facilitation54
8583733762Taking out your anger on someone other than the source is called what?Displacement55
8583733763Items that are not accounted for in an experiment that can effect results are known asConfounding Variables56
8583733764Not noticing Ms. Z changing her scarf in class is known as whatChange Blindness57
8583733765Sense of taste is also called what?—Gustation58
8583733766Spontaneous falling asleep during the day is what sleep disorder?Narcolepsy59
8583733767Slowly exposing a person to their fear is known as what therapy?Systematic Desensitization60
8583733768Losing memory after an accident is what type of amnesia?Anterograde61
8583733769Branch of the nervous system that is "rest and digest"Parasympathetic62
8583733770Variable in the experiment that the researcher can controlIndependent63
8583733772This part of the neuron protects the axon and speeds up the messageMyelin Sheath64
8583733773Man who had a railroad tamping rod cut through his headPhineas Gage65
8583733774Lack of Dopamine results in what disease?Parkinson's66
8583977933This states that a test will get the same results if it is replicatedReliability67
8583998351A group from which a sample can be selected fromPopulation68
8584004724This is the variable that the researcher can manipulate or changeIndependent Variable69
8584008974This is the group that does not receive the treatmentControl Group70
8584040996Having the tendency to believe that others behave based on internal characteristics, and you personally behave based on external factorsFundamental Attribution Error71
8584073090The idea that successes where due to internal hard work, and failures are due to external uncontrollable factorsSelf Serving Bias72
8584073091A defense mechanism where a person "puts their feelings onto someone/thing else"Projection73
8584124710A category-- for either how the brain organizes information or a group of peopleSchema74
8584124711An experiment where only the researcher knows who has the treatment and who is the control groupSingle-Blind Experiment75
8584124717Making sure that every variable in an experiment is accounted for and very specifically described-- so much so that the experiment can be replicatedOperational Definition76
8584124465A category-- for either how the brain organizes information or a group of peopleSchema77
8584100655A category-- for either how the brain organizes information or a group of peopleSchema78

Need Help?

We hope your visit has been a productive one. If you're having any problems, or would like to give some feedback, we'd love to hear from you.

For general help, questions, and suggestions, try our dedicated support forums.

If you need to contact the Course-Notes.Org web experience team, please use our contact form.

Need Notes?

While we strive to provide the most comprehensive notes for as many high school textbooks as possible, there are certainly going to be some that we miss. Drop us a note and let us know which textbooks you need. Be sure to include which edition of the textbook you are using! If we see enough demand, we'll do whatever we can to get those notes up on the site for you!