AP Psychology Final Exam Latest 2025
Questions and Answers Graded A+
hormones - CORRECT ANSWERchemical messengers that are created by glands and
travel through the blood stream
adrenal glands - CORRECT ANSWERa pair of endocrine glands that is above the kidneys
and arouse the boy during stress
,pituitary gland - CORRECT ANSWERthe gland that regulates growth and controls other
glands under control of the hypothalamus
Lesion - CORRECT ANSWERtissue destruction. It can occur naturally or experimentally
by the caused distruction/remove of brain tissues
Electroencephalogram (EEG) - CORRECT ANSWERAn amplified recording of the waves of
electrical activity that sweep across the brain's surface. These waves are measured by
electrodes placed on the scalp.
CT (computed tomography) scan - CORRECT ANSWERa series of x-ray photographs
taken from different angles and combined by computer into a composite representation of a
slice through the body. Also called a CAT scan
(PET) Positron emission tomography scan - CORRECT ANSWERA visual display of brain
activity that detects where a radioactive form of glucose goes while the brain performs a given
task.
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging) - CORRECT ANSWERa technique that uses magnetic
fields and radio waves to produce computer generated images that distinguish among different
types of soft tissues; allows us to see structures within the brain.
Brainstem - CORRECT ANSWERthe oldest part and central core of brain. AKA reticular
formation, or reticular activating system. In charge of automatic survival functions
,Medualla - CORRECT ANSWERThe base of the brainstem. responsible for breathing and
circulation. (heart beat)
Reticular Formation - CORRECT ANSWERResponisble for arousal, filters sensory
information
Pons - CORRECT ANSWERsleep and arousal
Psychology - CORRECT ANSWERThe Science of Behavior and Mental Processes
Socrates and Plato - CORRECT ANSWERthought the mind and body were separate and
that the mind goes on after death. Also thought Knowledge was innate.
Aristotle - CORRECT ANSWERstudent of Plato; thought knowledge was obtained
through experiences
Rene Descartes - CORRECT ANSWERthought the mind and body were separate
John Locke - CORRECT ANSWERthought a mind at birth was a blank slate. helped form
empiricism
, empiricism - CORRECT ANSWERknowledge is from experiences and therefor science
should only rely on observations and experiments.
Wilhelm Wundt - CORRECT ANSWERfather of Psychology
Edward Titchner - CORRECT ANSWERintroduced structuralism which relied on
introspection
introspection - CORRECT ANSWERlooking inward. An unreliable idea as the answers
given differed from person to person
William James - CORRECT ANSWERfunctionalist, taught Mary Whiton Calkin
Mary Whiton Calkin - CORRECT ANSWERwas not allowed to get her Ph.D in Psychology
but moved on to become the first woman president of the American Psychology Association
(APA)
Margaret Floy Washburn - CORRECT ANSWERfirst woman to get a Ph.D in Psychology
and second woman president of the APA
experimental Psychologists - CORRECT ANSWERexplore with experiments
Questions and Answers Graded A+
hormones - CORRECT ANSWERchemical messengers that are created by glands and
travel through the blood stream
adrenal glands - CORRECT ANSWERa pair of endocrine glands that is above the kidneys
and arouse the boy during stress
,pituitary gland - CORRECT ANSWERthe gland that regulates growth and controls other
glands under control of the hypothalamus
Lesion - CORRECT ANSWERtissue destruction. It can occur naturally or experimentally
by the caused distruction/remove of brain tissues
Electroencephalogram (EEG) - CORRECT ANSWERAn amplified recording of the waves of
electrical activity that sweep across the brain's surface. These waves are measured by
electrodes placed on the scalp.
CT (computed tomography) scan - CORRECT ANSWERa series of x-ray photographs
taken from different angles and combined by computer into a composite representation of a
slice through the body. Also called a CAT scan
(PET) Positron emission tomography scan - CORRECT ANSWERA visual display of brain
activity that detects where a radioactive form of glucose goes while the brain performs a given
task.
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging) - CORRECT ANSWERa technique that uses magnetic
fields and radio waves to produce computer generated images that distinguish among different
types of soft tissues; allows us to see structures within the brain.
Brainstem - CORRECT ANSWERthe oldest part and central core of brain. AKA reticular
formation, or reticular activating system. In charge of automatic survival functions
,Medualla - CORRECT ANSWERThe base of the brainstem. responsible for breathing and
circulation. (heart beat)
Reticular Formation - CORRECT ANSWERResponisble for arousal, filters sensory
information
Pons - CORRECT ANSWERsleep and arousal
Psychology - CORRECT ANSWERThe Science of Behavior and Mental Processes
Socrates and Plato - CORRECT ANSWERthought the mind and body were separate and
that the mind goes on after death. Also thought Knowledge was innate.
Aristotle - CORRECT ANSWERstudent of Plato; thought knowledge was obtained
through experiences
Rene Descartes - CORRECT ANSWERthought the mind and body were separate
John Locke - CORRECT ANSWERthought a mind at birth was a blank slate. helped form
empiricism
, empiricism - CORRECT ANSWERknowledge is from experiences and therefor science
should only rely on observations and experiments.
Wilhelm Wundt - CORRECT ANSWERfather of Psychology
Edward Titchner - CORRECT ANSWERintroduced structuralism which relied on
introspection
introspection - CORRECT ANSWERlooking inward. An unreliable idea as the answers
given differed from person to person
William James - CORRECT ANSWERfunctionalist, taught Mary Whiton Calkin
Mary Whiton Calkin - CORRECT ANSWERwas not allowed to get her Ph.D in Psychology
but moved on to become the first woman president of the American Psychology Association
(APA)
Margaret Floy Washburn - CORRECT ANSWERfirst woman to get a Ph.D in Psychology
and second woman president of the APA
experimental Psychologists - CORRECT ANSWERexplore with experiments
