AP Psychology Midterm Review 2023 - 2024

Question 1

Which perspective is most concerned with how individuals interpret their experiences?

Accepted Answer

Cognitive

Question 2

________ are to nervous system as ________ are to the endocrine system.

Accepted Answer

Neurotransmitters; hormones

Question 3

Our lips are more sensitive than our knees to sensations of touch due to which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A larger area of the sensory cortex is dedicated to our lips

Question 4

Following a stroke, Beth can remember things from her past but cannot form any new memories. She likely suffers from

Accepted Answer

anterograde amnesia

Question 5

Behind your forehead is _____, the area of the frontal lobe that deals with planning, judgement, & personality.

Accepted Answer

the prefrontal cortex

Question 6

Group polarization is most likely to occur in a group in which

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individuals share a similar opinion

Question 7

To minimize the impact of confounding variables in experimentation, researchers should utilize

Accepted Answer

random assignment

Question 8

A chess-playing computer game calculates all possible outcomes of all possible moves best illustrates problem solving by

Accepted Answer

algorithm

Question 9

Word meaning is to word order as _____ is to ______

Accepted Answer

semantics; syntax

Question 10

Conscious memory of facts & life events is known as ______.

Accepted Answer

explicit memory

Question 11

Damage to the left cerebral hemisphere is most likely to reduce people's ability to

Accepted Answer

speak fluenty

Question 12

Which perspective highlights the reproductive advantages of inherited psychological traits?

Accepted Answer

Evolutionary

Question 13

When a person's test performance can be compared with that of a representative & pretested sample, the test is

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standardized

Question 14

It is very difficult to get someone to change their unrealistically negative self-image. This best illustrates

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belief perseverance

Question 15

Correlational research is most useful for purposes of

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predicting outcomes

Question 16

If college graduates usually earn more money than high school graduates, this would indicate that education & income are

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positively correlated

Question 17

Social facilitation is most likely to occur in the performance of _____ tasks.

Accepted Answer

simple

Question 18

Groupthink can be prevented by a leader who

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invites outside experts to critique a group's plans

Question 19

In experimentation, the manipulated variable is known as the

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independent variable

Question 20

When people are experiencing vivid dreams

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their eyes are likely to move under their eyelids

Question 21

A test of your capacity to learn to be an automobile mechanic would be considered a(n) ____ test

Accepted Answer

aptitude

Question 22

Stimulated digestion is to inhibited digestion as the ______ nervous system is to the _______ nervous system

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parasympathetic; sympathetic

Question 23

A test that measures or predicts what it is supposed to is said to have a high degree of

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validity

Question 24

The increase in synaptic firing potential that contributes to memory formation & learning is known as

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long-term potentiation

Question 25

When we see certain outcomes or information as obvious based on what has occurred, we may be experiencing

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hindsight bias

Question 26

Which theory best explains why our actions can lead us to modify our attitude?

Accepted Answer

Cognitive dissonance theory

Question 27

A researcher interested in investigating the attitudes or opinions of a large sample of people is most likely to use

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a survey

Question 28

A specification of how a researcher measures a research variable is known as a(n)

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operational definition

Question 29

Iconic memory is to echoic memory as _____ is to ______.

Accepted Answer

visual stimulation; auditory stimulation

Question 30

A researcher interested in proving a causal relationship between variables should choose which research method?

Accepted Answer

Experimental

Question 31

What is the Flynn effect?

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Average IQ score is steadily going up over time

Question 32

Which of the following is most useful for helping survey researchers avoid false generalizations?

Accepted Answer

Random sampling

Question 33

Spearman referred to the general capacity that may underlie all of a person's specific mental abilities as

Accepted Answer

the g factor

Question 34

Which of the following correlation coefficients would best enable you to predict income on the basis of education?

Accepted Answer

-0.85

Question 35

With the approach of night, our body temperatures begin to drop. This best illustrates the dynamics of the

Accepted Answer

circadian rhythm

Question 36

Many people underestimate the # of nonfatal heart attacks because they are not as memorable as fatal heart attacks.

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Availability heuristic

Question 37

If a test yields consistent results every time it is used, it has a high degree of

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reliability

Question 38

Remembering how to solve a jigsaw puzzle without any conscious recollection that one can do so best illustrates _______

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implicit memory

Question 39

In which research method do we study one unique individual in depth & try to draw conclusions based on evidence?

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Case study

Question 40

A clinical psychologist who explains behavior in terms of unconscious drives & conflicts is using the _____ perspective

Accepted Answer

Psychoanalytic

Question 41

The speed at which a neural impulse travels is increased when the axon is surrounded by a(n)

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myelin sheath

Question 42

Your ability to enjoy the physical pleasure of a hot shower is most likely to be disrupted by damage to your

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thalamus

Question 43

Cerebellum is to ____ memory as hippocampus is to _____ memory.

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implicit; explicit

Question 44

The parietal lobes are to _____ as the occipital lobes are to _____.

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sensing touch; seeing

Question 45

Arnold remembers his ex-gf's number, but finds it difficult to remember his current gf's. This best illustrates

Accepted Answer

proactive interference

Question 46

The medulla is to the control of ____ as the cerebellum is to the control of ____.

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breathing; tieing your shoes

Question 47

The neurotransmitter acetylcholine is associated with which function?

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Memory formation

Question 48

Your consciously activated but limited-capacity memory is called _____ memory.

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Short-term memory

Question 49

To remember information from her psych textbook, Susan often relates it to her life. Susan's strategy best illustrates

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deep processing

Question 50

The fundamental attribution error is illustrated in our tendency to underestimate the role of ___ in others' behavior.

Accepted Answer

the situation

Question 51

The minimum level of stimulated needed to trigger a neural impulse is called the

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threshold

Question 52

In the words "lightly," "neatly," and "shortly," the "ly" ending is a(n)

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morpheme

Question 53

Whorf's linguistic determinism hypothesizes that

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words shape the way people think

Question 54

Which is NOT a part of the information-processing model for memory?

Accepted Answer

Short-term memory

Question 55

Your nervous system relies on _______ neurons for your hand to grasp a pencil.

Accepted Answer

efferent

AP Psychology Midterm Review 2023 - 2024

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AP Psychology Midterm Review 2023 - 2024

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