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