2020 AP Psych Exam Practice #2

The librarian gives students a prize for every 5 books they read over the summer. This is

Which could be an operational definition of fear?

As arousal increases, so does performance -up to a pt. If arousal is too high, perform suffers.

You have fun w/ your boyfriend but can't stand his friends or family. This conflict would be

After getting prizes for reading a lot in the summer, # of books read in the fall decreases.

In order to prove a psychological theory,

You're late to practice & the coach makes you run laps. This is

Erikson's initiative vs guilt stage is most closely related to Freud's

Which of these statistics provides the most information about how spread out scores are?

What does the Prefrontal Cortex help us do?

The limbic system plays an important role in

Contemporary intelligence researchers (Gardner & Sternberg) complain schools focus too much on

This part of the brain houses some of the body's most basic functions & is similar in reptiles

Approximately what percent of the population scores between 70 & 130 on the WISC?

A 4-yr-old positions herself in front of all the others to watch a magician. Piaget would say

Which part of the brain is newest in an evolutionary sense?

The somatic nervous system is part of the

Loftus has shown that wording of a question can affect participants' recall of an incident.

Someone who is unable to encode new memories is said to suffer from

What type of psychologist would say people are motivated by the desire to spread their genes?

A toddler who lags behind in speech development, avoids eye contact & resists change in routine

If you're unconsciously furious w/ your friend & channel your energies into your artwork, it is

Which term is most closely associated with creativity?

Which structure is found in the inner ear?

Retinal disparity happens when