Unit 9: Social Psychology
Unit 1: History & Approaches/Research Methods
Unit 2: Biology & Behavior
Unit 3: Sensation & Perception
Unit 5: Cognition & Intelligence
100
Unjustifiable negative behavior toward a group and its members
Discrimination
100
"All humans are by nature good." Would be a point of view by a psychologist in which branch of psychology?
Humanistic
100
For most people, speech functions are primarily localized in the __________.
Left Cerebral Hemisphere.
100
Retinal receptors that detect black, white, and grey, and are sensitive to movement; necessary for peripheral and twilight vision.
Rods
100
The final course exam in AP Psychology would best be an example of this kind of test.
Achievement Test
200
This word is used to describe behaviors that occur outside of normal circumstances. For example, when normally law-abiding people act destructively when they are part of a crowd.
Deindividuation
200
This kind of psychologist would be most interested in studying whether people behave differently in groups as opposed to being alone.
Social Psychologist
200
Patient X has a brain tumor that has resulted in obesity. Which region of the brain would this tumor most likely be located in?
The Hypothalamus
200
The minimum stimulus energy needed to detect a particular stimulus 50% of the time.
Absolute Threshold
200
According to the information-processing view of memory, the first stage in memory processing involves:
Encoding
300
I am best known for my experiment in which I investigated the extent to which social pressure(s) from a majority group could affect a person to conform. I presented a series of lines to subjects and asked "what do you see" Who am I?
Solomon Asch
300
In an experiment, the outcome that is measured; this is the variable that may change when the ____variable is manipulated.
Dependent Variable
300
I am the division of the autonomic nervous system that calms the body, conserving its energy. What am I?
The Parasympathetic Nervous System
300
The coiled tube in the inner ear that contains the auditory receptors is called the _________.
Cochlea
300
The extent to which a test or experiment measures or predicts what it is supposed to.
Validity
400
When performance on simple or over-learned skills is improved in the presence of others.
Social Facilitation
400
This graph is showing us what kind of correlation?
Strong Positive
400
A cycle of biological functioning that lasts about 24 hours is known as our __________.
Circadian Rhythm
400
Which area of the body has the largest number of sensory neurons?
Lips
400
I proposed that all humans have an inborn ability to learn language. Who am I?
Noam Chomsky
500
I am best known for my experiments in obedience. My most famous experiment is known for being "shockingly" unethical in contemporary psychology. Who am I?
Stanley Milgram
500
In an experiment, the factor that is manipulated; the variable whose effect is being studied.
Independent Variable
500
I am the division of the autonomic nervous system that arouses the body, mobilizing its energy. What am I?
The Sympathetic Nervous System
500
Relating to perceptual organization: our tendency to integrate pieces of information into meaningful wholes.
Gestalt
500
The practice of solving problems by using a mental shortcut is an example of a(n)
Heuristic