AP Psychology Jeopardy Round 1 Methods & Approaches Biological Influences Sensation & Perception States of Consciousness Learning

100 A 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. 

200 The events in an experiment that are manipulated by the experimenter and are hypothesized to produce changes in subjects’ responses. 

300 In 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. 

400 Sam 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. 

500 When a researcher wants to know what conclusions she can reasonably draw from the data in her experiment, she would use this type of statistics. 

100 The part of the neuron identified in the image below. 

200 This method of studying the brain records general electrical activity and is often used to study stages of sleep. 

300 The two parts of the peripheral nervous system. 

400 This 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. 

500 A common neurotransmitter, involved in mood regulation, thought and mood disturbances, and voluntary movement. 

100 If listening to tones of steadily diminishing intensity, this is the point at which the sound can be heard half the time it is made. 

200 These parts of the eye aid in seeing color and fine detail and are located in the middle part of the retina. 

300 This sense tells us about the position of our body parts and its receptors are located primarily in our joints and muscles. 

400 This 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. 

500 The Gestalt principle of organization claiming that we tend to perceive incomplete figures as whole or complete. 

100 An 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. 

200 This type of drug increases the activity of the nervous system and includes caffeine and cocaine. 

300 A dangerous sleeping disorder characterized by sudden stoppages in breathing while asleep. 

400 The name for the brain wave pattern that characterizes being awake but in a calm, relaxed state with eyes closed. 

500 This is the name for the theory that dreams are a meaningless byproduct of brain activity during REM sleep. 

100 The researcher most well- known for his work in operant conditioning. 

200 If Little Albert has a fearful reaction to white rats but not white teddy bears, we would say that he is demonstrating this. 

300 In Pavlov’s research, the bell served as this. 

400 This researcher famously demonstrated social learning theory in the “Bobo Doll” study. 

500 This is the term for hidden learning that is not demonstrated in performance until that performance is reinforced. 