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Review for final exam AP Psychology #ap #psychology #final
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1
The belief that behavior is the result of unconscious drives and conflicts is from which theory
psychoanalytic
behavioral
humanistic
biological
2
Which of the following is true about the blind spot in the eye?
most apparent in low levels of light
causes by a bleaching of rhodopsin in the rods
caused by excess bipolar cells in retina
occurs where the optic nerve leaves the eye
3
Electrodes are attached to the scalp while data is collected on the activity of the brain
PET
CT
EEG
MRI
4
Money most often modifies people's behavior because it is a powerful
negative reinforcer
secondary reinforcer
conditioned stimulus
primary reinforcer
5
Using a paper clip to unlock the door to your house is an example of
avoiding
:
divergent thinking
functional fixedness
deductive reasoning
inductive reasoning
6
A person who experiences long episodes of sadness and loss of interest in life might have
major depressive disorder
specific phobia
GAD
agoraphobia
7
The function of dendrites is to
connect the cell body with the terminal branches
secrete neurotransmitters to the post-synaptic neuron
receive info from other neurons
provide energy for the synthesis of acetylcholine
8
Which is an example of social facilitation?
athlete performs better in front of a crowd than at practice
student scores better on test w/ classmates not strangers
kid smiles more to family members than with strangers there
editor's productivity is better when given a private office
9
One way to reduce intergroup conflict is to establish
superordinate goals
diffusion of responsibility
group polarization
bystander apathy
10
The depletion of which neurotransmitter is closely associated with Alzheimer's disease?
norepinephrine
GABA
acetylcholine
dopamine
11
Information is relayed to the spinal cord or the brain by:
motor neurons
T cells
Glial cells
sensory neurons
12
Individuals are most likely to obey when demands are made by a
physically attractive individual
legitimate authority
close friend
subordinate
13
which would result from an injury to the medulla?
disruption of heartbeat and breathing
visual problems
issues regulating hunger
receptive aphasia
14
Hypothetical and higher level thinking are marks of which Piaget stage of cognitive development
concrete operations
conservation
formal operations
preoperational
15
Students get about the same score on the second admin. of a test as they did on the first, it's
reliable
normed
objective
valid
16
In an experiment to test the effects of hunger on aggressive behavior, aggressive behavior is?
hypothesis
dependent variable
control
independent variable
17
Which ability is NOT predominantly a function of the left hemisphere?
spatial reasoning
speech
language comprehension
writing
18
a particular group of brain cells seems to provide a basis for observational learning are:
mirror neurons
efferent neurons
afferent neurons
motor neurons
19
The process by which group decisions may be distorted due to no different viewpoints present?
intellectualizing
groupthink
group polarization
just-world hypothesis
20
Which parenting style is characterized by high demands for obedience and low warmth?
authoritarian
neglectful
permissive
authoritative
21
Lithium carbonate is used to treat?
anorexia nervosa
bipolar disorder
dissociative fugue
agoraphobia
22
Learning that is not demonstrated at the time it occurs is called
social learning
classical conditioning
insight learning
latent learning
23
Holding a predetermined belief about a group of people is referred to as
discrimination
dissonance
stereotyping
self-justification
24
In memory experiments on free recall, the primacy effect refers specifically to the
better recall of items at the end
diminished recall of items at the end
better recall of items at the beginning
better recall of items at the middle
25
People who habitually wash their hands numerous times before going to bed most likely have
a compulsion
a phobia
an obsession
a panic disorder
26
In developmental psychology, one plus of a cross-sectional study over longitudinal is:
controls for gender
controls for cognitive ability
controls for cultural influence
requires comparatively little time
27
Difficulty remembering new materials because of previously learned information
repression
retrograde amnesia
retroactive interference
proactive interference
28
Receptors for olfaction are located
in the dermis
taste buds on the tongue
in the nasal cavity
basical membrane of the cochlea
29
According to Freud's theory, Al's constant shoplifting suggests this is
underdeveloped
:
superego
id
ego
defense mechanism
30
In some situations, the larger the number of bystanders, the less likely anyone will help.
antisocial behavior
ethnocentrism
altruims
diffusion of responsibility
31
The pitch of a sound is analogous to which of the following features of light?
size
hue
saturation
brightness
32
Immediately after firing, a neuron is incapable of responding to stimulation. What is this?
threshold difference
depolarization
refractory period
action potential
33
Experimental research differs from correlational research in that experimental research:
may reveal a causal relation
establishes a mathematical relation
defines the strength of the relation
allows for prediction
34
Caffeine and nicotine are in the same class as which of the following drugs?
valium
marijuana
peyote
cocaine
35
Pam only tries to get good grades because her parents give her $50 for every A. This is:
instinctive needs
extrinsic motivation
intrinsic motivation
reactance