AP Psych Unit 3 Review

Question 1

As a result of a hemorrhage, a patient couldn't breathe & died. An autopsy shows damage to the:

Accepted Answer

medulla

Question 2

Which of the following best explains a longitudinal study?

Accepted Answer

Observing changes in group at diff. points over a long time

Question 3

What brain structure provides major link between the nervous system and the endocrine system?

Accepted Answer

hypothalamus

Question 4

Language functions are generally found in which hemisphere?

Accepted Answer

left hemisphere

Question 5

Calming a stressful reaction would use the:

Accepted Answer

parasympathetic nervous system

Question 6

A test that a person keeps getting similar results on after retaking it is:

Accepted Answer

reliable

Question 7

What approach would study changes in beak thickness in a bird species in response to drought?

Accepted Answer

evolutionary

Question 8

Which of the following changes is not caused by activation of the sympathetic nervous system?

Accepted Answer

All of these are caused by the sympathetic nervous system

Question 9

Who, in opposition to Freud, was considered the father of behaviorism?

Accepted Answer

John Watson

Question 10

A drug enhancing effects of a neurotransmitter by mimicking it or preventing its breakdown is:

Accepted Answer

an agonist

Question 11

Researchers are interested in determining if music helps people study. What would the IV be?

Accepted Answer

the presence of music versus no music

Question 12

Which part of the cerebral cortex directs the muscle movements involved in producing speech?

Accepted Answer

Broca's area

Question 13

Difficulty in typing smoothly on a keyboard would most likely result from damage to the:

Accepted Answer

cerebellum

Question 14

What parts make up the central nervous system?

Accepted Answer

brain and spinal cord

Question 15

Accelerated heartbeat, high blood pressure, sweating--this is caused by what part of NS?

Accepted Answer

sympathetic

Question 16

Standard deviation is a measure of how much:

Accepted Answer

Scores in a group differ from the mean of that group

Question 17

What form of psychological research can determine cause and effect?

Accepted Answer

experiment

Question 18

Which brain scan measures subtle changes in brain electrical activity?

Accepted Answer

EEG scan

Question 19

A person who thinks behavior is generated in unconsciousness prescribes to which perspective?

Accepted Answer

psychodynamic

Question 20

What hormone from the pineal gland increases as darkness begins and promotes drowsiness?

Accepted Answer

melatonin

Question 21

Neurons have been found to change the way they function through repeated stimulation by:

Accepted Answer

Growing new dendritic spines/branches

Question 22

Which of the following neurological disorders is associated with a deficiency of acetylcholine?

Accepted Answer

Alzheimer's disease

Question 23

In neurons, the axon is insulated and protected by the:

Accepted Answer

myelin sheath

Question 24

Which of the following is not a neurotransmitter?

Accepted Answer

insulin

Question 25

In research terms, what qualifies a study as “valid?”

Accepted Answer

If the study measures what it claims to be measuring

Question 26

Which of the following hormones is most closely linked with aggressive behavior?

Accepted Answer

testosterone

Question 27

If the mean, median, and mode are all identical, what kind of distribution is present?

Accepted Answer

normal distribution (bell curve)

Question 28

The area labeled X in the drawing above denotes which of the following structures?

Accepted Answer

axon terminals

Question 29

A doc. believes there's a relationship between # of carbs eaten & hyperactivity. This is a:

Accepted Answer

theory

Question 30

What type of study involves watching participants to see how they behave in their environment?

Accepted Answer

naturalistic observation

Question 31

A squirrel isn't afraid when they see a signal of danger if they suffered damage to the:

Accepted Answer

amygdala

Question 32

Humans have approximately 70,000 genes that are arranged on how many pairs of chromosomes?

Accepted Answer

23

Question 33

If someone lost the ability to feel pain in the left arm, there's likely damage to which area?

Accepted Answer

right parietal lobe

Question 34

A man unable to maintain his balance most likely obtained brain damage to his:

Accepted Answer

cerebellum

Question 35

Sensory motor responses that are rapid and automatic are called

Accepted Answer

reflexes

Question 36

Damage to a small part of the occipital lobe would most likely result in a:

Accepted Answer

visual deficit

Question 37

On scatter plot, points extend from the low-left corner to the top-right corner. This reflects:

Accepted Answer

positive correlation

Question 38

What part of the brain has been surgically altered in “split-brain” patients?

Accepted Answer

corpus callosum

Question 39

B.F. Skinner would likely attribute someone cheating on a test to:

Accepted Answer

They were rewarded for cheating on a test in the past

Question 40

Electrically stimulating a rat’s amygdala would most likely produce which of the following?

Accepted Answer

aggression

Question 41

Complete the analogy—left hemisphere is to right hemisphere as:

Accepted Answer

Language functioning is to spatial ability

Question 42

The term “soma” refers to which part of a neuron?

Accepted Answer

cell body

Question 43

Which of the following assertions is best supported by empirical evidence?

Accepted Answer

The 2 brain hemispheres are specialized for different tasks

Question 44

An MRI of man experiencing mild tingling on right of his face & an inability to speak may show:

Accepted Answer

An abnormality in the brain tissue of the left hemisphere

Question 45

To study weight loss & mood, results of several studies on weight loss & emotion are analyzed:

Accepted Answer

meta-analysis

AP Psych Unit 3 Review

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AP Psych Unit 3 Review

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