5 Steps to a 5 AP Psychology, 2014-2015 Edition

mental tasks had a high degree of correlation, he concluded that one important factor, which he called g,underlies all intellige ...

tests measure the ability to take tests well, they do not agree that intelligence tests actually measure intelligence. Since res ...

ago. This Flynn effectcannot be attributed to a change in the human gene pool because that would take hundreds of years. Theoris ...

If Mrs. Delvecchio compared the scores of stu- dents on the odd-numbered questions on the test with their scores for the even-n ...

 Answers and Explanations B—Aptitude tests measure our potential for learning whereas achievement tests measure what we have a ...

Validity—test measures what it is supposed to measure; methods of measurement include face, content, predictive, construct. Type ...

Charles Spearman used factor analysis to identify g(general factor underlying all intelligence) and s(less important specialized ...

 215 Abnormal Behavior IN THIS CHAPTER Summary:What is the first thing that comes to mind when you think about psychology? Befo ...

disturbing or disabling, or culturally so deviant that others judge it as maladaptive, inappropriate, or unjustifiable. Atypical ...

Individuals can have diagnoses on both Axes I and II. The other axes deal with general medical conditions, psychosocial and envi ...

often accompanied by compulsions,ritualistic behaviors performed repeatedly, which the person does to reduce the tension created ...

operant responses are learned and maintained because they result in rewards. Cognitive behaviorists continue that the rewards en ...

Because it occurs so often, depression has been called the “common cold of psycholog- ical disorders.” Major depressive disorde ...

in treating some symptoms in about 50% of the sufferers. A positive symptom of schizo- phrenia isn’t something that is good, but ...

DSM-IV classifies personality disorders on Axis II grouped into three clusters: odd/eccen- tric (including paranoid, schizoid, s ...

Autismcan be an extremely serious childhood disorder. Diagnosis is based on three pri- mary symptoms that become evident early ...

7.Paranoid personality disorder is characterized by (A) unwarranted suspiciousness and mistrust of other people (B) lack of inte ...

Abnormal Behavior  225 E—A conversion disorder is characterized by excessive anxiety that has been trans- formed into a physic ...

sion; bodily symptoms of sweating, muscular tension, and increased heart rate and blood pressure; as well as cognitive symptoms ...

Abnormal Behavior  227 Delusion—false belief of being plotted against (persecution), or being extraordinar- ily important (gran ...