AP Psychology 270 Exam Review | Complete Solutions (Answered) Severely restricted eating and an intense fear of weight gain is to ________ as binge eating followed by self-induced vomiting is to ________. anorexia nervosa; bulimia nervosa Psychologists' personal values and goals can bias their ob...
Severely restricted eating and an intense fear of weight gain is to ________ as binge
eating followed by self-induced vomiting is to ________.
anorexia nervosa; bulimia nervosa
Psychologists' personal values and goals
can bias their observations and interpretations.
Tom is in a bad mood because he has just lost his cell phone, but he decides to attend
his friend's party anyhow. At the party, people are laughing and having a good time, so
Tom immediately cheers up and joins the fun. Tom's emotional change is to the result of
mood linkage
The DSM-5 does NOT
explain the causes of the various psychological disorders.
Dr. Welker decided on his career path after seeing two of his grandparents experience
Alzheimer's disease. Because he now works in the diagnosis and treatment of
Alzheimer's disease, he must be considered a(n) _____.
neuropsychologist.
Which perspective highlights the reproductive advantages of inherited psychological
traits?
evolutionary
A dislike of the tastes of certain foods during pregnancy tends to peak when the
developing embryo is most vulnerable to:
toxins.
Functionalism was a school of psychology that focused attention on the
adaptive value of conscious thoughts and emotions.
Correlation is a measure of the extent to which two factors
vary together.
A theoretical perspective in psychology can be like a two-dimensional view of a three-
dimensional object because each perspective is
limited in its scope.
Studies of implicit prejudice indicate that prejudice is often
unconscious.
,When you feel cold, you engage in behavior to reduce this unpleasant feeling, for
example, by putting on your coat. This desire to reduce internal tension is a crucial
aspect of ________ theory.
drive-reduction
Observing yourself on a video replay is most likely to increase your tendency to attribute
your behavior to
personality traits.
Professor Reed attempts to assess the relative contributions of heredity and home
environment on children's susceptibility to depression. Her research best illustrates the
concerns of the ________ approach.
Psychodynamic
Who was the American philosopher who authored a textbook in 1890 for the emerging
discipline of psychology?
William James
Most political dissidents who survive dozens of episodes of torture do not later exhibit
PTSD. This best illustrates
survivor resiliency.
Pavlov's research on classical conditioning was important because:
so many different species of animals, including humans, can be classically conditioned.
The two-factor theory of emotion places more emphasis on the importance of ________
than does the James-Lange theory.
cognitive activity
The two-factor theory of emotion was proposed by:
Stanley Schachter and Jerome Singer.
To quickly teach a dog to roll over on command, you would be best advised to use:
immediate reinforcers rather than delayed reinforcers.
Learning that some responses, but not others, will be punished is called:
discrimination.
Resistance to extinction is most strongly encouraged by ________ reinforcement.
Intermittent
A representative sample is one that accurately reflects a larger
population.
The ethics codes of the American Psychological Association and the British
Psychological Society urge researchers to
, explain the research to the participants after the study has been completed.
The reappearance, after a time lapse, of an extinguished CR is called:
spontaneous recovery.
Paul insists that the sight of guns always leads him to experience the same intense
level of fear regardless of whether he is physically aroused or physically calm. Paul's
reported experience is most consistent with:
the Cannon-Bard theory.
Haley thinks Keith's silence indicates that he's angry, so she avoids talking to him.
Unfortunately, Keith thinks Haley's quietness signifies that she's angry and wants to be
left alone. This situation best illustrates
mirror-image perceptions.
A psychologist who emphasizes cognitive processes would be likely to suggest that
classical conditioning depends on:
an organism's expectation that a US will follow a CS.
Testing hypotheses and refining theories in light of those tests is central to
the scientific method.
Following the 9/11 terrorist attack on New York, people across the country donated their
time and money to assist the devastated community. This behavior best illustrates
altruism.
The psychologist who would be least likely to participate in devising ways to improve
teaching and learning in a classroom would be a(n) _______ psychologist.
Experimental
Working in a community mental health center, Dr. Thatcher treats adults who suffer
from severe depression. Dr. Thatcher is most likely a(n) ________ psychologist.
Personality
Observers' responses to the tragic murder of Kitty Genovese outside her New York
apartment best illustrated
the bystander effect.
Purchasing state lottery tickets is reinforced with monetary winnings on a ________
schedule.
variable-ratio
Social loafing refers to the tendency for people to
exert less effort when they are pooling their efforts toward a common goal
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