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Questions from Barrons 2008 practice test #1 to be done in an AP exam prep session after school.
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1
After an emergency situation, which part of the nervous system returns the body to homeostasis?
somatic
parasympathetic
sympathetic
central
2
All of the following have hallucinogenic properties except for...
cocaine
marijuana
LSD
angel dust
3
Social psychologists are the most likely group to study...
attitude formation
how memory works
the use of heuristics
ways to increase workplace effeciency
4
Loss of interest in one's daily activities is a symptom of...
ADHD
hypochondriasis
depression
panic disorder
5
What kind of memory is Misty using while thinking of winning the spelling be?
implicit
procedural
episodic
eidetic
6
Stefan was a math wiz in school, now helping his granddaughter, he is slower, but right. Why?
fluid intelligence
creativity
crystallized intelligence
IQ
7
What schedule should Greta use to teacher her new bulldog a trick the quickest?
variable ratio
variable interval
coninuous
fixed ratio
8
Someone with an internal locus of control is likely to believe that...
nature has already decided who will prosper and who won't
luck plays are large role in success or lack of success
hard work and effort result in benefits for the individual
other's opinions should not affect his/her own actions
9
The fatty tissue that speeds up neural transmission is known as...
myelin
adipose
nodes of Ranvier
dendrites
10
The practice test you are currently taking is an example of ...
standardized test
aptitude test
achievement test
personality test
11
What kind of psychologist would be most likely to use the TAT?
behaviorist
biomedical
humanistic
psychoanalyst
12
Which part of the brain is most instrumental in decision making?
cerebellum
frontal lobe
hypothalamus
hippocampus
13
Taking a random sample from a population ensures that...
experimenter bias wil be eliminated
the sample will contain an equal number of males and females
each member has an equal chance of being selected
the impact of confounding variables will be minimized
14
Experiments differ from other types of research in that...
the dependent variable is manipulated by the experimenter
experiments attempt to show cause and effect
an experiment minimizes ethical concerns
only an experiment can prove a hypothesis
15
Which kind of psychotherapy is criticized due to a long and expensive course of treatment?
Gestalt therapy
psychoanalysis
ecclectic therapy
rational emotive therapy
16
Claire sat on the windy prairie, hair in her face, not thinking to use a blade of grass. Why?
a heuristic
an algorithm
mental set
functional fixedness
17
Aphagia (starvation) will result from continually stimulating...
pineal glands
ventromedial hypothalamus
adreneal glands
lateral hypothalamus
18
Erikson: A 2 year old is most likely to resolve which conflict?
industry v. inferiority
trust v. mistrust
autonomy v. shame and doubt
initiative v. guilt
19
Kohler's work with apes had to do with what type of learning?
latent
classical conditioning
insight
observational
20
A common somatic treatment for depression is...
prefrontal lobotomy
ECST
benzodiazepines
SSRIs
21
Trait theorists are mainly critized for...
overemphaszing the importance of behavior
overlooking important gender differences
asserting the personality is fixed at birth
underestimating the importance of situational factors
22
Why are people more fearful of flying that data states they should be?
framing effect
recency effect
cognitive dissonance
availability heuristic
23
According to Asch what is the relationship between conformity and group size?
no relationship exists between group size and conformity
More people in the group, the greater conformity
conformity increases until group of 3 , then levels off
conformity goes up as group size drops to 9, then huge drop
24
A negative ECT is...
violent outbursts
sleeplessness
phobic disorders
memory loss
25
Which theory of motivation explains why Eddie gets irritable after hours without a smoke?
drive reduction
evolutionary
Malsow's hierarchy of needs
incentive rewards
26
The
DSM
is a tool psychologist use to...
analyze research findings
measure personality
assess intelligence
diagnose mental illness
27
What style parents enforce strict rules and allow no questioning?
permissive
authoritative
authoritarian
democratic
28
Systematic desensitization is based on which principle?
counter conditioning
use of a token economy
aversive conditioning
modelling
29
Juanita is 12 and according to Stanford-Binet has a mental age of 15. What is her IQ?
100
125
80
75
30
Hubel and Weisel won the Nobel prize for their work on ...
feature detectors in the visual cortex
specialized taste cells on the tongue
influence of pheromones on human behavior
the elements of the reflex arc
31
People who suffer from antisocial personality disorder are most likely to...
evidence a lack of sensitivity to others
experience a change in eating and sleeping habits
suffer from delusions
view themselves as loners
32
Which is the highest level in Maslow's hierarchy of needs?
physiological needs
self-actualization
belongingness needs
esteem needs
33
If Ramon scored 100 on a test with a standard deviation of 10 and a mean of 80 is
z
score is?
0
+2
-0.8
+0.8
34
Which of the following chemicals would be most likely found in the synapse?
insulin
thyroxin
norephinephrine
estrogen
35
Karen's interview was difficult due to incoherent speech and several made-up words. Diagnosis?
autism
agorophobia
schizophrenia
conversion disorder
36
Humanistic psychologists emphasize the importance of ...
attributional style
free will
observable behavior
unconscious thoughts
37
Psychogenic amnesia is classified as...
schizophrenic disorder
somatoform disorder
mood disorder
dissociative disorder
38
With regard to language, Noam Chomsky proposed that...
children learn language through shaping
humans have a language acquisistion device
language can't be learned after the critical period is over
nurture has great influence than nature
39
Gestalt psychologist emphasize the importance of...
the whole
behavior
attention
hormones
40
The capacity of our short-term memories is approximately _____ items.
nine
three
five
seven
41
Which is the order of the sexual response cycle per Masters and Johnson?
excitement, orgasm, plateau and refraction
arousal, orgasm, plateau and refraction
excitement, plateau, orgasm, and refraction
plateua, excitement, orgasm, and resolution
42
Term for groups taking more extreme positions on issues that the individuals actually do.
group polarization
deindividuation
in-group bias
groupthink
43
What is the first stage of Hans Seyle's general adaptation syndrom?
alarm
resistance
activation
observation
44
The brain scan that is essentially a series of X-rays is...
MRI scan
PET scan
EEG scan
CAT scan
45
Which of the following types of sensory information is not processed by the thalamus?
olfactory
gustatory
visual
auditory
46
Which is evidence that hypnosis is a form of divided consciousness?
lucid dreaming
free-running rhythms
somnambulism
hidden-observer effect
47
If the results of a study are statistically significant...
the study has been replicated three or more times
a perfect correlation exists between variables
the methodology was flawed
the results probably didn't happen by chance
48
Dana saw the word
dophin
, but read the word
dolphin
. Why?
bottom-up processing
top-down processing
template-matching theory
prototype-matching theory
49
Freud would say obsession with control and order has roots in which psychosexual stage?
latency
oral
phallic
anal
50
"I goed to the circus" is an example of...
babbling
syntax
telegraphic speech
overgeneralization
51
What research would involve children that are 3, 6, 9, and 12 years of age?
observational
life-span
cross-sectional
longitudinal
52
James-Lange theory states that _____ immediately precedes recognition of emotion.
memories of similar situations
cognitive appraisal
a physiological change
observation of the stimulus
53
Why are siblings close in age more similar in intelligence that siblings far apart in age?
environment influences intelligence
younger siblings make better grades
old siblings tend to be smarter than young
genetics influences intelligence
54
Photoreceptors synapse with...
the optic nerve
rods and cones
ganglion cells
bipolar cells
55
Bobby kicks sister Tammy's doll under the bed, she retrieves it. Piaget's explanation of her?
conservation
concrete operations
egocentrism
object permance
56
Deciding between going to a fun party and risking seeing the Ex there is what issue?
approach - avoidance
avoidance - avoidance
approach - approach
complex approach - avoidance
57
REM sleep is also known as...
paradoxical sleep
quiet sleep
beta sleep
deep sleep
58
The first step in in the information processing theory of memory is...
encoding
attention
storage
retrieval
59
At rest, the charge inside a neuron is approximately _____ millivolts.
+50
-50
-70
0
60
Motion pictures are a series of still pictures in rapid succession. What is this illusion?
the autokinetic effect
the phi phenomenon
stroboscopic motion
false-motion effect
61
Damage to which part of the brain would most likely result in auditory difficulties?
amygdala
parietal lobe
temporal lobe
cerebellum
62
One theorized cause of eating disorder is...
rising rate of divorce
unstable set point
hypothalamic failure
societal emphasis on thinness
63
Light therapy is most common used in the treatment of...
seasonal affective disorder
generalized anxiety
dissociative amnesia and fugue
panic disorder
64
Kohlberg posited that the lowest level of moral development involved...
blindly following the law
breaking rules if they're unjust
focus on the consequences of actions to self
doing whatever one's peer group advised
65
One important contribution of contemporary research on intelligence has been to...
suggest that intelligence is context-free
de-emphasize the importance of traditional academics
reaffirm belief that intelligence is fixed, not changable
utilize more sophisticated statistical methods
66
What process did researchers use to create the theory that there are 5 main personality traits?
hypothesis testing
inferential statistics
applied research
factor analysis
67
Over which functions does the right hemisphere of the brain have the most control?
logical reasoning
right side movements
language
art and music appreciation
68
Why could Tray only remember the first and last questions after finishing his algebra final?
retrograde amnesia
anterograde amnesia
stress of the exam
serial-position effect
69
Mary Ainsworth and John Bowlby are best know for their work on ...
parenting styles
attachment
adult development
intelligence
70
Bandura's Bobo doll experiment is most closely associated with which term?
modeling
abstract learning
maturation
instincts
71
Charities that send free address labels are hoping people will contribute money because of...
foot-in-the-door
social facilitation
norms of reciprocity
door-in-the-face
72
Which of the following is a primary enforcer?
water
music
money
praise
73
What kind of therapy might involve the analysis of transference?
humanistic
psychoanalysis
behavioral
social-cognitive
74
The part(s) of the body with the most sensory receptors is (are) the...
lips
feet
thighs
neck
75
According to Freud, the id strives mainly to...
attain gratification of its desires
mediate between the ego and superego
ensure the individual is acting morally
protect the person with defence mechanisms
76
Taking medicine to relieve a headache is an example of...
positive reinforcement
latent learning
negative reinforcement
classical conditioning
77
Which kind of graph would plot the correlation between height and weight of people?
scatter plot
pie chart
histogram
bar graph
78
A man who reports that he is seeing things that, in fact, are not there is experiencing...
hallucinations
delusions
compulsions
sensory confusion
79
A valid test of artistic ability ...
is meant to show aptitude rather than achievement
identifies those people who had the best artistic training
rewards the people that have studied art the longest
is normed based on the perfomance of a standardized sample
80
Sociobiologists believe that people are motivated to...
maintain a peak arousal level
ensure the survival of their genes
surpass other members of the species
avoid mental tension
81
Milgram found the level of shock inflicted by participants could be reduced by...
scripting the responses of the experimenter
having the experimenter present
introducing the learner prior to the experiment
enabling the participant to see the learner during the study
82
Transduction in the ear takes place in the...
ossicles
cochlea
semicircular canals
tympanic membrane
83
Seligman theorized that learned helplessness is associated with which disorder?
bipolar
unipolar depression
conversion
OCD
84
Studies of prosocial behavior show that bystanders are less likely to offer help when?
dire aid appears necessary
they are alone
the weather is good
others are not helping
85
People classified as Type A are most susceptible to which health problems?
pulmonary disorders
heart disease
addictions
cancer
86
When UM rejected Jeb, he said it was too cold up there. What defense mechanism is he using?
rationalization
projection
regression
sublimation
87
Which of the following would not characterize a person in the concrete operational stage?
understanding reversibility
believing in artificialism
solving class-inclusion problems
appreciating conservation
88
Why does a baby move to place your finger in his/her mouth when you stroke his/her cheek?
Babinsky reflex
plantar reflex
feeling reflex
rooting reflex
89
A shortage of which neurotransmitter has been linked to depression?
acetylcholine
epinephrine
dopamine
serotonin
90
The most commonly employed measures of personality ask people to...
monitor their pulse, blood pressure, and diet
log thoughts and action over a long period of time
fill out questionnaires about their own personality
interpret ambiguous shapes and pictures
