Pretest For AP Psychology 2016-2017

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This type of therapy is useful for realizing a person is not alone in their mental illness.
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Disclaimer: You have not taken anything psychology related before (maybe sociology but, that's like a cousin of psychology) do not be upset if you don't know any of the answers or if you "fail." Be honest if you don't know an answer choose the answer, "No Clue! I haven't taken psych before, Larsh!" This isn't like math where you have had it since you were in kindergarten! No one knows more than you do! You haven't taken psychology before, you've only lived it! Don't be alarmed by this "test." You will receive 20 Points for taking it :)

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Pretest For AP Psychology 2016-2017

This type of therapy is useful for realizing a person is not alone in their mental illness.

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Psychology is:

The retina is:

These are false sensory input like seeing something that isn't there

This is a distinguishing quality or characteristic of someone

This is where a person must have a drug to function physically and/or mentally and they will do anything for the drug.

This is building up an immunity to a drug, requiring more of it for the same effects.

A psychologist from the biological perspective would be most interested in which of the following:

I stop breathing when I'm sleeping, which sleep disorder do I most likely have?

This type of culture promotes the pursuing of personal goals, focusing on each person

Dopamine is an example of a ______ which communicates between neurons in the body.

The theory that there are three color cones in our eyes that combine to form every color we see is which theory of sight?

This is making a test the same for all takers as possible: same questions, same scoring, etc to compare consistent results.

This is the idea that we are less likely to help someone in need if there are other people present. For example, someone falls over in the hall and drops their stuff. You are more likely to do nothing if it's passing time.

This refers to a person having an IQ lower than 70 and their functioning, adapting, reasoning etc being impaired in practical and social skills.

The idea that we will help people when we do a cost benefit analysis a sort of "What's in it for me?"

When mom leaves the room, a baby in their early months will cry, not because they are sad, but because they think their mother does not exist anymore. They lack

These are false beliefs held by those with mental illness and those without. For example if I think everyone is out to get me.

This is a good kind of stress that releases adrenaline and pushes us to do something.

This is meant to decrease behavior:

This is using psychological means to treat, such as conditioning, rather than medical means.

Being objective, assessing sources, discerning hidden values, and evaluating evidence are just some components of:

Perception is:

Birds do this when they are born, they attach to the first living thing they see. Humans don't do this, but we tend to stick to what we know. This attachment in animals is known as:

Timothy suddenly falls asleep into REM while he is swimming. Timothy probably suffers from which sleep disorder?

This theory says we are pulled by the thought of reward, and thus motivated.

The social clock is:

Homeostasis is:

This type of memory is the first step of memory - it's sorting out all the stimuli around us - usually via our sight, sound, taste, etc.

You need both eyes to pick up some things like distance, depth, form, etc. These are known as:

Social Anxiety Disorder is defined as:

This is the biological motivation to survive

If you are bit by a German Shepard and you fear all dogs, according to behaviorists you are ____ your conditioned response.

Egocentrism is:

Divergent thinking is:

Repression is:

This is the group we are part of. The "Us" in the "Us and them" mentality.

The idea studied by Solomon Asch that we try to fit in to a group for many reasons is known as:

The idea that it is our environment or our biology that make up who we are and what we do is indicative of which argument in psychology?

Paradoxical sleep where our bodies are paralyzed, but our minds are the most active they have been all day, and we dream is known as:

This disorder is characterized by having panic attacks or being incapacitated by the fear of having another panic attack.

This memory technique is used to spread information out over a period of time. If you spend 100 minutes studying for a test you will not remember more than if you spent 10 days, 10 minutes a day studying.

The Bears lose to the Packers. I say that I knew that would happen. This, "I knew it all along" phenomenon is also known as:

Grouping information together is a memory technique known as:

This is the phenomenon that we tend to think we are being watched more than we really are.

Foot-in-the-door phenomenon is:

This disorder is characterized by disorganized thinking, irregular movement, hallucinations, delusions and more. Where mood disorders are the common cold of mental health disorders, this is the cancer of mental health.

The cochlea is: