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