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AP Psychology Comprehensive Review. 2016
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1
Stanley Schachter's explanation of emotions places emphasis on
the role of the hypothalamus
a cognitive appraisal of physiological arousal
the range of emotions that are genetically inherited
an optimistic explanatory style
2
According to Freud, the personality structure that reflects moral values is called the
superego
id
self
ego
3
Which of the following is reduced during a fight-or-flight reaction?
respiration rate
glucose level
adrenaline level
digestion
4
Electrically stimulating a rat's amygdala would most likely produce which of the following?
Aggression
Calmness
A coma
Memory loss
5
Individual's ability to focus on a particular conversation in a noisy, crowded room is called
divided attention
selective attention
deep processing
dichotic listening
6
A mental image of a spatial layout is called
an algorithm
a cognitive map
a mental set
a heuristic
7
Which of the following supports the opponent-process theory of color vision?
color constancy
afterimages
feature detection
subtractive color mixing
8
An animal will gain weight when
its basal metabolism rate increases
it reaches its set point
it established homeostasis
its ventromedial hypothalamus is damaged
9
Which of the following is the strongest correlation?
-.23
-.90
.40
.67
10
Using phones while driving increases the number of accidents because use of phones requires
perceptual constancy
sensory adaptation
feature detection
selective attention
11
Claim that whole is different from the sum of its parts are central to which school of thought?
Functionalism
Behavorism
Gestalt psychology
Structuralism
12
Area of the brain is not well developed by age 3, giving an explanation for infantile amnesia:
Hypothalamus
Hippocampus
Pons
Cerebellum
13
Token economies are based on which theoretical perspective?
Cognitive
Humanistic
Behavioral
Psychodynamic
14
Preschoolers often have trouble buttoning shirts due to less-developed
visual acuity
balance
gross motor skills
fine motor skills
15
Which of the following is used to reduce the effects of confounding variables in experiments?
Inference statistics
Meta-analysis
Random Assignment
An algorithm
16
Memories of a well-learned skill, such as riding a bike, are classified as
echoic
iconic
procedural
semantic
17
Joseph has blue eyes and brown hair and is tall. These characteristics are best described as
dominant genes
phenotypic traits
genotypic traits
mutations
18
Which parenting style is characterized by high demands for obedience and low warmth?
Authoritarian
Permissive
Neglectful
Authoritative
19
Difficulty in typing smoothly on a keyboard would most likely result from damage to the
amygdala
cerebellum
pituitary gland
hippocampus
20
All of the following are projective assessment techniques EXCEPT
The Thematic Apperception Test
Drawing tests
Rorschach inkblot tests
The Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory