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Review for final exam AP Psychology
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1
Experimental research differs from correlational research in that experimental research:
may reveal a causal relation
defines the strength of the relation
establishes a mathematical relation
allows for prediction
2
The pitch of a sound is analogous to which of the following features of light?
brightness
saturation
size
hue
3
Ethical principles created by the APA ensure human participants in research
have not participated in similar research in the past
protected from physical and psychological harm
get paid for time and trouble
keep the purpose of the research confidential
4
The function of dendrites is to
provide energy for the synthesis of acetylcholine
receive info from other neurons
secrete neurotransmitters to the post-synaptic neuron
connect the cell body with the terminal branches
5
students get about the same score on the second admin. of a test as they did on the first, its
reliable
objective
normed
valid
6
Which of the following explains the role of the thalamus in hunger?
responds to environmental cues like the sight of food
monitors stomach contractions to determine extent of hunger
acts with the endocrine system to control hunger
effective in triggering hunger but not depressing it
7
When stimuli in a task occur in a predictable way, the processing of the first task is
sequential
automatic
top-down
contriolled
8
Money most often modifies people's behavior because it is a powerful
negative reinforcer
conditioned stimulus
discriminative stimuls
secondary reinforcer
9
Which of the following explains jet lag?
disruption in circadian rhythm
decrease in duration of alpha waves
increase in REM rebound
excessive amounts of NREM sleep
10
which would result from an injury to the medulla?
issues regulating hunger
visual problems
receptive aphasia
disruption of heartbeat and breathing
11
Neo-Freudian theories differ from Freud in that they are less likely to
emphasize the ego
account for cognitive development
call for the use of group therapy as a mode of treatment
emphasize the libido
12
Using a paper clip to unlock the door to your house is an example of avoiding:
syllogistic reasoning
deductive reasoning
inductive reasoning
functional fixedness
13
In developmental psychology, one plus of a cross-sectional study over longitudinal is:
controls for cultural influence
controls for gender
requires comparatively little time
controls for cognitive ability
14
Lithium carbonate is used to treat?
anorexia nervosa
agoraphobia
bipolar disorder
dissociative fugue
15
The feeling that you know someone's name, but cannot quite recall it, is an example of
retrograde amnesia
serial position effect
tip of the tongue phenomenon
state-dependent memory
16
According to social learning theory, aggression is the result of which of the following?
post-conventional thought
modeling
displacement
death instinct
17
According to psychoanalytic theory, Tom's constant shoplifting suggests his _ is underdeveloped
ego
defense mechanism
superego
id
18
Chomsky said understanding a sentence involves which transformation between structures?
simple to complex
surface to deep
symbolic to analytic
perceptual to functional
19
The depletion of which neurotransmitter is closely associated with Alzheimer's disease?
GABA
norepinephrine
acetylcholine
dopamine
20
Which of the following characteristics is generally associated with the use of hallucinogens?
improved memory function
vivid, distorted images not based on sensory input
slower bodily function
decreased pain sensatio
21
Difficulty remembering new materials because of previously learned information
repression
reconstruction
proactive interference
cue-dependent forgetting
22
The Gestalt principle that refers to the tendency to perceive an incomplete figure as whole is:
closure
proximity
figure-ground
motion parallax
23
The belief that behavior is the result of unconscious drives and conflicts is from which theory
behavioral
biological
psychoanalytic
humanistic
24
The process by which group decisions may be distorted due to no different viewpoints present?
groupthink
pluralistic ignorance
intellectualizing
just-world hypothesis
25
Electrodes are attached to the scalp while data is collected on the activity of the brain
CT
MRI
EEG
PET
26
A kind of learning that is indicated by the ability to recall a list of words in reverse order?
serial
latent
state-dependent
procedural
27
Hypothetical and deductive thinking are marks of which Piaget stage of cognitive development
concrete operations
formal operations
conservation
preoperational
28
Which parenting style is characterized by high demands for obedience and low warmth?
authoritarian
permissive
authoritative
neglectful
29
In adult humans, which of the following is typically true of REM sleep?
alternates with NREM in 30-minute cycle
correlated with dreaming
marked increase in muscle tone
decreased blood pressure and heart rate
30
In a right handed person, which ability is predominantly a function of the right hemisphere?
language comprehension
spatial reasoning
speech
writing
31
Learning that is not demonstrated at the time it occurs is called
latent learning
social learning
conceptualization learning
insight learning
32
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
33
John is usually nice, but gets stressed and becomes irritable. The Big 5 would say John is
high in conscientiousness
low in agreeablness
high in neuroticism
high in introversion
34
Negative afterimages are explained by
the trichromatic theory
color detection by rods
dichromatic color perception
opponent-process theory
35
Which is an example of social facilitation?
student scores better on test w/ classmates not strangers
athlete performs better in front of a crowd than at practice
kid smiles more to family members than with strangers there
editor's productivity is better when given a private office
36
One way to reduce intergroup conflict is to establish
bystander apathy
group polarization
superordinate goals
diffusion of responsibility
37
Alan goes to the doctor every few weeks thinking something is wrong. What is actually wrong?
anxiety disorder
mood disorder
personality disorder
somatoform disorder
38
Holding a predetermined belief about a group of people is referred to as
self-justification
discrimination
stereotyping
dissonance
39
A standardized test must have all of the following EXCEPT:
criteria for scoring
uniform instructions
multiple choice questions
reliabitiy
40
All of the following a projective tests EXCEPT
TAT
sentence completion tests
inkblot tests
MMPI
41
Receptors for olfaction are located
taste buds on the tongue
in the nasal cavity
in the dermis
basical membrane of the cochlea
42
Weber's and Fechner's law concern the relation between which of the following?
darkness of a room and the time needed for rods to adjust
perceived uniformity and size of a stimulus
intensity of stimulus and its corresponding psych sensation
quality of a stimulus and likelihood it is pleasurable
43
Of the following, which is essential for operant conditioning to occur?
a behavioral consequence
a stimulus substitution
spontaneous recovery
partial reinforcement
44
Which best describes the placebo effect?
typically experienced by people in long-term therapy
found only in people in psychoanalysis
can be brought about by a person's expectations
can be induced by antipsychotic drugs
45
Information is relayed to the spinal cord or the brain by:
T cells
efferent neurons
afferent neurons
Schwann cells
46
In memory experiments on free recall, the recency 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 middle
better recall of items at the beginning
47
People who habitually wash their hands numerous times before going to bed most likely have
an affective disorder
a phobia
a compulsion
a panic disorder
48
Immediately after firing, a neuron is incapable of responding to stimulation. What is this?
action potential
depolarization
refractory period
threshold difference
49
In an experiment to test the effects of hunger on aggressive behavior, aggressive behavior is?
placebo
hypothesis
control
dependent variable
50
Which Freudian construct is believed to protect us from anxiety by making memories go away?
repression
ego ideal
super ego
pleasure principal
51
Barbara is a talented architect. Which intelligence will she most heavily rely on?
spatial
linguistic
musical
naturalist
52
a particular group of brain cells seems to provide a basis for observational learning are:
efferent neurons
afferent neurons
motor neurons
mirror neurons
53
Which of the following is an example of discrimination learning?
dog trained to drool to a tone doesn't drool to any other
pigeon trained to peck red key sometimes pecks an orange one
a dog still drools to a bell after ten trials of extinction
a four-year-old calls her aunt "mommy"
54
In some situations, the larger the number of bystanders, the less likely anyone will help.
ethnocentrism
altruims
antisocial behavior
diffusion of responsibility
55
Pam gets $ for A's. Her parents are capitalizing on what?
intrinsic motivation
reactance
extrinsic motivation
instinctive needs
56
Certain phobias are more common than others. This is best explained by what concept:
biological preparedness
spontaneous recovery
stimulus generalization
stimulus discrimination
57
A person who experiences long episodes of sadness and loss of interest in life might have
major depressive disorder
agoraphobia
GAD
specific phobia
58
Individuals are most likely to obey when demands are made by a
physically attractive individual
legitimate authority
close friend
subordinate
59
Caffeine and nicotine are in the same class as which of the following drugs?
marijuana
valium
peyote
cocaine
60
A trait that appears in an kid only when both parents have the gene for that trait is called:
autosomal
dominant
recessive
polygenic