AP Psychology Review 2

Question 1

the process by which important group decisions are distorted b/c other views are not encouraged

Accepted Answer

groupthink

Question 2

You are a talented architect. Which intelligence will you most rely on for your next building?

Accepted Answer

spatial

Question 3

a person has prolonged episodes of severe unhappiness and loss of interest in life may have

Accepted Answer

major depressive disorder

Question 4

one way to reduce intergroup conflict is to establish

Accepted Answer

superordinate goals

Question 5

the feeling that you know someone's name but cannot quite recall it, is an example of

Accepted Answer

tip-of-the-tongue phenomenon

Question 6

immediately after firing, a neuron is incapable of responding to stimulation, this is

Accepted Answer

absolute refractory phase

Question 7

Joan is anxious, irritable, can't concentrate. she relives trauma through nightmares. this is

Accepted Answer

post traumatic stress disorder

Question 8

which increases the chance a person will keep information in short-term memory?

Accepted Answer

rehearsal

Question 9

A subject in a study has electrodes attached to her head this technique is called

Accepted Answer

electroencephalography (EEG)

Question 10

Mom keeps your room intact although you have been happily married for five years. This is

Accepted Answer

denial

Question 11

Which of the following would most likely result from an injury to the medulla?

Accepted Answer

a life-threatening disruption of heartbeat and breathing

Question 12

People who habitually wash their hands numerous times before going to bed may have a

Accepted Answer

a compulsion

Question 13

hypothetical and deductive thinking are characteristic of which of Piaget's stages?

Accepted Answer

Formal operations

Question 14

What explains why a large group of people, might not help in an emergency situation

Accepted Answer

diffusion of responsibility

Question 15

which is true about the blind spot in the eye?

Accepted Answer

it is where the optic nerve leaves the eye

Question 16

In right-handed people, which abilities is predominately a function of the right hemisphere?

Accepted Answer

spatial reasoning

Question 17

According to rational emotive behavior therapists, the source of unhappiness is the patient's

Accepted Answer

system of inappropriate beliefs

Question 18

the belief that behavior is the result of unconscious drives and conflicts is what perspective?

Accepted Answer

psycholanalytic

Question 19

Individuals are most likely to obey when demands are made by a

Accepted Answer

legitimate authority

Question 20

negative afterimages are explained by

Accepted Answer

opponent-process theory

Question 21

Where are the receptors for olfaction located?

Accepted Answer

in the nasal cavity

Question 22

in adult humans, which is typically true of REM sleep?

Accepted Answer

it is correlated with dreaming

Question 23

Which of the following characteristics is generally associated with the use of hallucinogens?

Accepted Answer

vivid, distorted images that are not based on sensory input

Question 24

Difficulty remembering recently learned info because similarly learned info was learned earlier

Accepted Answer

proactive interference

Question 25

the results of Harry Harlow's experiments with infant monkeys and surrogate mothers show that

Accepted Answer

contact comfort was the primary basis attachment

Question 26

Your dad gives you the impression that he will love you only if you get good grades. this is

Accepted Answer

conditional positive regard

Question 27

Ethical principles developed by the APA help ensure that human participants in reserach

Accepted Answer

are protected from physical and psychological harm

Question 28

which brain cells seem to provide the basis for observational learning?

Accepted Answer

mirror neurons

Question 29

a study of memory reconstruction, students viewed accidents, the major influence on recall was

Accepted Answer

wording of questions the students were asked

Question 30

Introspection as practiced by early structuralists is best illustrated by which behavior?

Accepted Answer

describing one's immediate sensations while looking at roses

Question 31

a standardized test must have all of the following except

Accepted Answer

multiple choice questions

Question 32

of the following which is essential for operant conditioning to occur?

Accepted Answer

a behavioral consequence

Question 33

according to psychoanalytic theory, your constant shoplifting suggests this is underdeveloped

Accepted Answer

superego

Question 34

What is the median score of the following: 10, 3, 5, 7, 10, 3, 10, 5, 3?

Accepted Answer

5

Question 35

Behavioral psychologists are more likely to study

Accepted Answer

effects of token economies on establishing social skills

AP Psychology Review 2

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