AP Exam Review

For every twenty cell phones that Tom sells, he will get a $50 bonus. Which type of reinforcement schedule is this?

Mood disorders are most commonly treated with ___________, while personality disorders are treated with ______________.

1-FOUNDATIONS- Who said it? “I do not care about the unconscious or hidden motives—I want to study behavior directly."

Using cell phones while driving increases the number of accidents because use of the phones requires:

When asked, "What is it that makes your life meaningful?", people are most likely to answer: 

The psychoanalytic concept of repression suggests a difficulty in the functioning of which aspect of memory?

Brain scans of older adults show that the ________, a neural processing center for emotions, responds less acutely.

Which of the following perspectives argues that every person has the potential to become self-actualized?

What development in adolescents allows for greater impulse control?

5- LEARNING- The “Little Albert” study demonstrated that:

What hormone seems to be closely related to aggressive behavior?

Mental shortcuts or rules of thumb that help solve problems and reduce mental effort are called:

Which classic study forms the basis for social (observational) learning?

6- COGNITION- An individual with damage to Wernicke's area is most likely to have difficulty:

3- BIOLOGY- The limbic system is most closely associated with:

8/9- M,E&P- Instinct Theory is related to the ______________ perspective of psychology.

Cognitive psychologists are most likely to study:

When a conditioned stimulus is presented without the unconditioned stimulus, what will be the eventual result?

According to Freud, which part of your personality "officiates" your natural impulses and moral compass?

According to Rogers, someone who has negative self concept will: 

7- DEVELOPMENT- Infantile Amnesia best explains why:

Taking a painkiller to relieve a toothache is behavior learned through which of the following processes?

Which of the following psychoactive drugs increases nervous system activity?

Joel’s pupils become dilated, his digestion is reduced, and his skin becomes cold. Which system is controlling his body?

2- SOCIAL: Which psychological phenomenon was demonstrated by Stanley Milgram’s famous shock experiment?

Which of the following parenting styles is mostly likely to harshly punish a teen without discussion?

Which gender is significantly better at deciphering and expressing emotion?

Introspection, as practiced by early structuralists, is best illustrated by which of the following behaviors?

Diego likes to play sports and video games, whereas Sara likes to sing, dance, and play "house." This is an example of:

4- SENSATION AND PERCEPTION-Receptors for olfaction are located:

Jachym has to work very hard to memorize several math formulas for an upcoming geometry exam. This is an example of:

People who find themselves engaging in behavior that is against their principles will most likely experience:

10- CLINICAL: Which of the following is NOT a defining characteristic of a disorder?

Delusional thinking is most central to which of the following?

Which of the following types of therapy focuses on changing a behavior by changing maladaptive thinking?

According to Solomon Asch, the tendency of group members to conform was reduced most by which of the following factors?

Holding a predetermined belief about a group of people, regardless of personal qualities, is referred to as:

An industrial-organizational psychologist would be most likely to study the:

The Gestalt principle that refers to an individual’s tendency to perceive an incomplete figure as whole is called:

Receptors that are especially important for helping a person maintain balance are located in the:

Which of the following is NOT a Gestalt principle of perceptual organization?

Which of the following is NOT a major group is psychological disorders?

Which of the following brain structures has the strongest influence on hunger and satiety?

An injured person who is ignored on a busy street corner is best explained by:

In memory experiments on free recall, the recency effect refers specifically to the enhanced recall items at the: