AP Psychology JeopardyRound 1

Methods & Approache

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Biological Influences

Sensation & Perception

States of Consciousness

Learning

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100A scientist observes the patterns of exercise of several hundred heart attack victims to see if there is a

statistical relationship between heart attacks and lack of exercise. The scientist is using this method of

research.

200The events in an experiment that are manipulated by the experimenter and

are hypothesized to produce changes in subjects’ responses.

300In an experiment studying the effects of

exercise on academic performance, group A was to exercise 30 minutes and group B did not alter their normal activity levels.

In this study, group B is an example of this.

400Sam believes that he is receiving an experimental drug to treat his anxiety disorder, but he is actually just taking

a sugar pill. Despite this, Sam still shows reduced levels of anxiety.

Sam’s is experiencing this.

500When a researcher wants to know

what conclusions she can reasonably draw from the data in her

experiment, she would use this type of statistics.

100The part of the neuron identified in

the image below.

200This method of studying the brain

records general electrical activity and is often used to study stages of

sleep.

300The two parts of the peripheral

nervous system.

400This is the short-lived burst caused

by a change in the difference in electrical charge between the inside and outside of a neuron when it fires.

500A common neurotransmitter, involved

in mood regulation, thought and mood disturbances, and voluntary

movement.

100If listening to tones of steadily

diminishing intensity, this is the point at which the sound can be heard half

the time it is made.

200These parts of the eye aid in seeing color and fine detail and are located

in the middle part of the retina.

300This sense tells us about the position

of our body parts and its receptors are located primarily in our joints and

muscles.

400This is the name for what is

happening when a person’s eyes “adjust” in a dark movie theater and become more sensitive to being in

the dark.

500The Gestalt principle of organization

claiming that we tend to perceive incomplete figures as whole or

complete.

100An altered state of consciousness

that is characterized by a focusing of attention and an increase in

suggestibility. It can be used to reduce feelings of anxiety and

tension.

200This type of drug increases the activity of the nervous

system and includes caffeine and cocaine.

300A dangerous sleeping disorder

characterized by sudden stoppages in breathing while asleep.

400The name for the brain wave pattern that characterizes being awake but in

a calm, relaxed state with eyes closed.

500This is the name for the theory that

dreams are a meaningless byproduct of brain activity during REM sleep.

100The researcher most well-

known for his work in operant conditioning.

200If Little Albert has a fearful reaction to white rats but not white teddy bears,

we would say that he is demonstrating this.

300In Pavlov’s research, the bell

served as this.

400This researcher famously

demonstrated social learning theory in the “Bobo Doll” study.

500This is the term for hidden learning

that is not demonstrated in performance until that performance is

reinforced.