AP PSYCHOLOGY CUMULATIVE EXAM 2024 WITH CORRECT ANSWERS
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1. attribution theory - ANSWERSthe theory that we explain someone's behavior by crediting either the situation or the person's disposition.
2. fundamental attribution error - ANSWERSthe tendency for observers, when analyzing others' behavior, to underestimate the impact of the situation and to o...
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AP PSYCHOLOGY CUMULATIVE EXAM
2024 WITH CORRECT ANSWERS
1. attribution theory - ANSWERSthe theory that we explain someone's behavior by
crediting either the situation or the person's disposition.
2. fundamental attribution error - ANSWERSthe tendency for observers, when analyzing
others' behavior, to underestimate the impact of the situation and to overestimate the
impact of personal disposition.
3. cognitive dissonance theory - ANSWERSthe theory that we act to reduce the
discomfort (dissonance) we feel when two of our thoughts (cognitions) are
inconsistent. For example, when we become aware that our attitudes and our actions
clash, we can reduce the resulting dissonance by changing our attitudes.
4. prejudice - ANSWERSan unjustifiable and usually negative attitude toward a group
and its members. Prejudice generally involves stereotyped beliefs, negative feelings,
and a predisposition to discriminatory action.
5. stereotype - ANSWERSa generalized (sometimes accurate but often overgeneralized)
belief about a group of people.
6. discrimination - ANSWERS(2) in social psychology, unjustifiable negative behavior
toward a group and its members.
7. aggression - ANSWERSany physical or verbal behavior intended to hurt or destroy.
,8. companionate love - ANSWERSthe deep affectionate attachment we feel for those
with whom our lives are intertwined.
9. altruism - ANSWERSunselfish regard for the welfare of others.
10. Sensation - ANSWERSthe process of sensory receptors and nervous system receiving
and representing stimulus energies from the environment
11. perception - ANSWERSthe process of organizing and interpreting sensory
information so we can recognize meaningful objects and events
12. bottom-up processing - ANSWERSanalysis starting with the sensory receptors and
works up to the brain's integration of sensory information
13. top-down processing - ANSWERSinformation processing guided by higher-level
mental processes as we construct perceptions drawing on our experiences and
expectations
14. selective attention - ANSWERSthe focusing of conscious awareness on a particular
stimulus
15. inattentional blindness - ANSWERSfailing to see visible objects when our attention is
directed elsewhere
16. change blindness - ANSWERSfailing to notice change in the environment
,17. transduction - ANSWERSconversion of one form of energy into another. In the
sensation, the transforming of stimulus energies,such as sights, sounds,and smells,
into neural impulses our brain can interpret
18. psychophysics - ANSWERSthe study of relationships between the physical
characteristics of stimuli, such as their intensity, and our psychological experience of
them
19. absolute threshold - ANSWERSthe minimum stimulation needed to detect a particular
stimulus 50 percent of the time
20. signal detection theory - ANSWERSa theory predicting how and when we detect the
presence of a faint stimulus (signal) amid background stimulation (noise). Assumes
that there is no single absolute threshold and that the detection depends partly on a
person's experience, motivation, expectations, and alertness.
21. subliminal - ANSWERSbelow one's absolute threshold for conscious awareness
22. priming - ANSWERSthe activation, often unconsciously, of a certain associations
thus predispoing one's perception, memory, or response
23. difference threshold - ANSWERSthe minimum difference between two stimuli
required for detection 50 percent of the time. We experience it as JND (just noticable
difference)
24. Weber's Law - ANSWERSthe principle that, to be percieved as different, two stimuli
must differ by a constant minimum percentage (rather than a constant amount)
, 25. sensory adaptation - ANSWERSdiminished sensitivity as a consequence of constant
stimulation
26. perceptual set - ANSWERSa mental predisposition to percieve one thing and not
another
27. extrasensory perception (ESP) - ANSWERSthe controversial claim that perception
can occur apart from sensory input; includes telepathy, clairvoyance, and precognition
28. parapsychology - ANSWERSthe study of paranormal phenomena, including ESP and
psychokinesis
29. Wavelength - ANSWERSthe distance from the peak of one light or sound wave to the
peak of the next. Vary from the short blips of cosmic rays to the long pulses of radio
transmission.
30. Hue - ANSWERSthe dimension of color that is determined by the wavelength of
light; what we know as color names blue, green, and so on
31. Intensity - ANSWERSthe amount of energy in a light or sound wave, which we
percieve as brightness or loudness, as determined by the wave's amplitude
32. pupil - ANSWERSthe adjustable opening in the center of the eye through which light
enters
33. iris - ANSWERSa ring of muscle tissue that forms the colored portion of the eye
around the pupil and controls the size of the pupil opening
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