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LIN Part 2 Cumulative AP Psych Exam Review
LIN Part 2 Cumulative AP Psych Exam Review
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A basic review over all material covered in AP Psychology used to prepare for the AP Exam.
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1
Dave washes his hands 50 times a day, even when they're not dirty. This is an example of..
a delusion
a compulsion
a phobia
an obsession
2
Which of the following is a disorder that is characterized by mania?
conversion disorder
major depressive disorder
bipolar disorder
panic disorder
3
The process of pushing distressing thoughts into the unconscious and keeping them there is...
repression
neurogenic amnesia
suppression
avoidance
4
If a teacher gives an exam with questions that were not covered in class, the test lacks..
criterion-related validity
predictive validity
standardized validity
content validity
5
The amygdala plays a role in the modulation of which emotion?
sadness
surprise
happiness
fear
6
Prejudice is to discrimination as...
feeling is to thinking
attitude is to action
behavior is to motive
thought is to perception
7
The sickly child who becomes a forceful, physically active adult demonstrates what Adler called
fixation
displacement
compensation
regression
8
According to the medical model...
all mental illnesses can be treated using drugs
all physical illnesses have a psychological component
all mental illnesses are caused by biological factors
abnormal behavior can be thought of as a disease
9
____ measure general mental ability while ___ measure various aspects of people (values, etc).
intelligence; standardized
standardized; intelligence
intelligence; personality
personality; standardized
10
In Milgram's study of obedience, subjects...
were ordered to deliver painful shocks to a stranger
indicated which of 3 lines matched the "standard line"
were put into a simulated prison
became the recipient of painful electric shocks
11
During the sensorimotor stage of cognitive development, a child experiences the world through..
physical interaction
systematic hypothesis testing
logical reasoning
abstract operations
12
PTSD is an example of what kind of disorder?
dissociative
Trauma-Stressor Related
personality
anxiety
13
Cohort effects are most closely associated with which research design?
sequential
longitundinal
cross-sectional
time of testing
14
You see a female VP being pushy/aggressive, and then assume all female VPs are this way, which
a self-serving attribution
a contravened stereotype
a heuristic observation
demonstrates an illusory correlation
15
The most optimistic view of human nature is found in the ________ approach.
psychoanalytic
humanistic
behavioral
cognitive
16
Most explanations for the Flynn effect revolve around...
changes in testing procedures
group differences in basic intelligence
genetic influences on IQ
a variety of environmental factors
17
The facial feedback hypothesis suggests that...
the internal state causes the facial expression
you can affect how you feel by making a certain expression
other people can identify your emotions by your expressions
a facial expression is just a sign of internal feelings
18
Reliability refers to the _______ of a measuring device, such as a test.
representativeness
predictability
accuracy of inference
consistency
19
Depression is an example of a _____ mood disorder.
dissociative
bipolar
unipolar
cyclical
20
A personality measure that asks you to respond freely to an ambiguous stimulus (ex. inkblot) is
a behavior rating
a deceptive test
a self-report inventory
a projective test
21
At which stage do people use a personal code of ethics to guide their moral reasoning?
postconventional
concrete
preconventional
conventional
22
The last are of the brain to fully mature in late adolescence or early adulthood is the...
medulla
prefrontal cortex
occipital cortex
hypothalamus
23
Free association and dream analysis were held to be major methods to discover the makeup of...
irrational thoughts
the unconscious
maladaptive behaviors
the conscious
24
Which type of intelligence involves the ability to apply acquired knowledge in problem solving?
crystallized
fluid
procedural
episodic
25
If a psychological test intends to tell you how you score relative to others, they must develop
test scales
test levels
test norms
test scores
26
The largely unconscious reactions used to protect us from guilt and anxiety are known as...
id mechanisms
defense mechanisms
offense mechanisms
coping mechanisms
27
Cultural norms that determine which facial expressions are appropriate for what occasions are..
investment differentiations
parental investments
social scripts
display rules
28
Which of the following statements is the best example of telegraphic speech?
I eated a cookie
cookie
i wanted a cookie
give cookie
29
According to the James-Lange theory, one's conscious experience of emotion occurs..
independently of autonomic arousal
before autonomic arousal
after autonomic arousal
simultaneously with autonomic arousal
30
The hypothalamus communicates with the endocrine system by way of the..
pituitary gland
sebaceous gland
pancreas
thyroid gland
31
Failure to actively seek out contrary evidence may lead to...
the confirmation bias
overestimating the improbable
the conjunction fallacy
the gambler's fallacy
32
A father suggests that his son's low marks are due to the child's laziness. He has made...
an external attribution
a distinctive attribution
an internal attribution
a situational attribution
33
What is cognitive dissonance?
a state of tension produced by inconsistent cognitions
occurs only when cognitions are unrelated
feeling of discomfort experienced by receivers of persuasion
feelings of guilt produced by acting against your conscience
34
Which of the following disorders/issues would be LEAST likely to be treated by a psychiatrist?
schizophrenia
marital problems
bipolar disorder
anxiety disorders
35
Homeostasis is a state of...
physiological stability
psychological stability
physiological instability
psychological instability
36
Which statistical method is used to determine the reliability of a test?
correlation coefficients
means
percentiles
standard deviation
37
Widely held beliefs about groups of people based on their group membership defines...
stereotypes
schematizing
cultural direction
cognitive structuring
38
According to the five-factor model, people who score _____ tend to be trusting and cooperative.
high in agreeableness
low in openness
high in neuroticism
low in extraversion
39
Expectations about what is appropriate behavior for each sex most accurately describes...
gender behaviors
gender differences
gender stereotypes
gender roles
40
Tension reduction is the goal of which motivational theory?
drive theory
incentive theory
evolutionary theory
instinct theory
41
In relation to age, which of the following does not belong with the others?
formal operations
post-conventional moral reasoning
development of secondary sex characteristics
autonomy vs. shame & doubt
42
When people overestimate the frequency of violent crimes because these events are on TV, they..
use the elimination by aspects strategy
are using the availability heuristic
are using the representativeness heuristic
use a holistic decision model
43
Alice has a dog phobia, and is being told to completely relax and imagine a dog. This is...
aversion therapy
psychotherapy
systematic desensitization
avoidance therapy
44
The fundamental attribution error leads observers to attribute crime in poor neighborhoods to..
the personal qualities of the residents
job discrimination experienced by the residents
crowded living conditions
poor police protection
45
The assumption of a preoperational child that a car is moving because she is in it demonstrates
conservation
centration
egocentrism
reversibility
46
The characteristic mood, activity level, and emotional reactivity of an infant is their...
personality
attachment
behavioral quality
temperament
47
A person who perceives stimuli that aren't there is said to have...
delusions
obsessions
hallucinations
illusions
48
Yielding to real or imagined social pressure defines...
groupthink
obedience
conformity
cognitive dissonance
49
Which of the following is not one of the intelligence types described by Gardner?
spatial
musical
mechanical
logical-mathemathical
50
Potty training is a key challenge in which of Erikson's stages of development?
trust vs. mistrust
autonomy vs. shame & doubt
initiative vs. guilt
industry vs. inferiority
51
Jay used to say "mikk", but now says "milk" properly, meaning he has made gains in the use of..
syntax
linguistic heuristics
phonemes
morphemes
52
Diffusion of responsibility refers to the...
loss of identity one experiences in mob violence
halo effect in aggression
basis for performing pro-social behavior
assumption others will take responsibility;bystander effect
53
According to Freud, nail-biting may be evidence of fixation at the _____ stage of development.
anal
latency
oral
genital
54
The idea that we should pay back in kind what we receive from others is known as the..
the reciprocity norm
the law of cognitive dissonance
display rules
the principle of collectivism
55
What is not a characteristic of groupthink?
censoring information that contradicts the group's views
censoring dissent from group members
dividing the world into the ingroup & outgroup
gathering all the relevant information (pros & cons)
56
Inferences that people draw about the causes of their and other's behavior are known as..
stereotypes
attributions
self-serving bias
prejudices
57
The superego is Freud's term for...
the biological impulses that drive behavior
the moral component of personality
the mediating agent between the id and ego
the conscious aspect of personality
58
When a choice must be made between two unattractive goals, you are experiencing...
a risk-aversion conflict
an approach-approach conflict
an approach-avoidance conflict
an avoidance-avoidance conflict
59
The test you are currently taking is an example of what kind of test?
a personality test
an intelligence test
an achievement test
an aptitude test
60
If Jane used an external attribution to explain why her son got into a fight, she would say...
he can't help himself since he doesn't have self-control
he always gets in fights
he's just like his father
the other boy started it and he was defending himself
61
The Binet-Simon scale of intelligence expressed a child's score in terms of...
a percentile score
mental age
IQ
a potential score
62
Mary Ainsworth's strategy for studying infant attachment is known as the __________ procedure.
secure-avoidant
strange situation
shared inhibition
attachment probing
63
Aggression is often a behavioral response to stressors involving...
frustration
pressure
change
conflict
64
What kind of validity do the ACT and SAT strive for?
criterion-related
absolute
construct
content
65
Putting group goals ahead of personal goals & defining one's identity in terms of the group is
functionalism
individualism
collectivism
attributionism
66
Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of antisocial personality disorder?
excessive guilt
aggressiveness
manipulative behavior
social charm
67
The decrease in individual effort exerted by group members when working together on a task is..
group polarization
deindividuation
social loafing
conformity
68
The ability to generate ideas that are original, novel, and useful defines...
creativity
reasoning
intelligence
insight
69
Substances such as viruses and drugs that can harm a developing fetus are known as...
opiates
teratogens
prenatals
pathogens
70
A valid test is one that...
is reliable
is consistent
measures what it is supposed to measure
has been standardized but not normed
