AP Psychology 2

Question 1

A researcher manipulates the amount of sleep participants get and measures their reaction time. What is the dependent variable?

Accepted Answer

Reaction time

Answer

The dependent variable is what is measured, here reaction time.

Question 2

Which brain structure is most directly responsible for forming new long-term memories?

Accepted Answer

Hippocampus

Answer

The hippocampus is essential for consolidating new explicit long-term memories.

Question 3

In classical conditioning, a tone that initially produces no response comes to trigger salivation after being paired with food. The tone is the:

Accepted Answer

Conditioned stimulus

Answer

After pairing, the previously neutral tone becomes the conditioned stimulus.

Question 4

A person attributes a stranger's rudeness to a bad personality rather than to a stressful situation. This illustrates the:

Accepted Answer

Fundamental attribution error

Answer

Overestimating personality and underestimating situation in others is the fundamental attribution error.

Question 5

Which neurotransmitter is most associated with reward, movement, and is deficient in Parkinson's disease?

Accepted Answer

Dopamine

Answer

Dopamine governs reward and movement; its loss underlies Parkinson's.

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