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AP Psychology: Semester 1 Final Exam 2025
AP Psychology: Semester 1 Final Exam 2025
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1
Best example of sensory interaction?
Cones detecting red and green or blue and yellow
Notice a light flicker because a noise went with it
Pitch perception is showed by frequency and place theories
Exposure of cold plus warm on body produces hot feeling
2
Cognitive
: What does Ebbinghaus' forgetting curve suggest about your memory of AP psychology?
you will forget only about 5%
you will gradually and steadily forget most of it
you will immediately forget a lot, but it will level off
you will remember clearly the first and last units
3
Which one of the following surveys demonstrates the most biased sample?
AP Psych students are asked about AP Psych unit exams.
Teachers & students at NHS take a poll on school parking.
Subscribers of the Wall Street Journal are polled on welfare
A randomly selected group of males asked about male contraception.
4
Which is an example of retrograde amnesia?
Following head trauma, Jessica can't remember the school her sister goes to
After a stroke, Jessica has difficulty sleeping
After a stroke, Jessica has difficulty forming new memories
Following head trauma, Jessica produces less Leptin
5
What is the range of the following distribution: 2, 3, 4, 6, 7?
6
5
4
7
6
What are the components of intelligence according to Sternberg?
pysical, spatial, interpersonal
analytical, practical, and creative
analytical, physical , emotionl
social, creative, spatial
7
In the figure below, where is the synapse?
A
D
C
B
8
The image below is example of what Gestalt principle?
proximity
continuity
intensity
closure
9
When the neuron reaches its threshold, it will fire at
all or nothing
the absolute threshold
the refractory period
the reflex arc
10
Encoding that occurs with no effort or a minimal level of conscious attention
long term potentiation
chunking
conscious processing
automatic processing
11
A researcher analyzes the results of several previous studies. This is:
experimentation
confirmation study
meta-analysis
correlation
12
Damage to the temporal lobe will most likely result in
inability to speak language
tremors
hearing loss
blindness
13
On the following diagram, which letter denotes the myelin sheath?
H
C
A
E
14
Random sampling is to ____ as random assignment is to ____.
replication; correlation
generalizability; cause and effect
replication; causation
cause and effect; generalizability
15
Verbal/Linguistic intelligence is...
Nature smart
Self smart
Word smart
Body smart
16
A brain scan in people with amnesia will most likely show damage to the:
hippocampus
thalamus
hypothalamus
amygdala
17
Sakiya gets a quarter for every 5 dishes she washes. What schedule of reinforcement is this?
fixed-interval
variable-interval
variable-ratio
fixed-ratio
18
Tina learned AP Psychology in an irritated mood. How could state-dependent memory help her on the exam?
if she were to recall the information at the same time of day
if she were to be in a similar location with similar stimuli
if she were to be in the same internal condition or mood
if she were to imagine a similar scenario
19
The following is an example of interposition
False
True
20
What is an example of spacing effect?
studying each night a week before the test
spacing out during the test
studying the night before the test
using Quizlet
21
Long term potentiation describes
the day to day functioning of the hippocampus
the strengthening of neural connections due to stimulation
how new long term memories are formed
how STM may be processed into long term memories
22
A child is reinforced for putting her cup in the kitchen-->next to the sink-->the dishwasher.
shaping
implicit learning
latent learning
partial reinforcement
23
Which of the following is the strongest correlation?
+.58
0
+.42
-.73
24
BIO
: Biological psychology is concerned with:
Genetics and the nervous system
Thinking and problem solving
Observing and imitating various behaviors
Unconscious conflicts and motives
25
Which of the following is NOT a sympathetic division response?
Pupils Contract
Heart Accelerates
Salivation Decreases
Digestion Inhibits
26
A student learns how to do a math problem but does not demonstrate the skill until a test.
latent learning
modeling
cognitive map
insight learning
27
Which of the following is in the correct order?
rods and cones, ganglion cells, optic nerve, bipolar cells
eardrum, cochlea, auditory nerve, ossicles
cornea, pupil, lens, retina
ossicles, cochlea, oval window, auditory nerve
28
A study has minors go 24 hours w/o eating the impact on mood. Ethical guideline violation?
debriefing
voluntary participation
minimized harm
informed consent
29
Which of the following best describes the representativeness heuristic?
Checking your couch for money because couches have cash.
Fearing air travel because of memories of plane crashes.
Saying a new kid is a nerd because he looks like one.
Having the solution to a word problem pop into your head
30
Afterimages best support which theory of color vision?
trichromatic theory
parallel processing
opponent-process theory
frequency theory
31
What part of your brain allows you to move your fingers to play a musical instrument?
reticular formation
hypothalamus
cerebellum
parietal lobe
32
Example of absolute threshold
Distinguish between umami and oleogustus
Distinguish between sweet and bitter
A cook can just barely taste dash of salt added to soup
An unmistakably out of tune guitar
33
After listening to music, you fail to realize how loudly its blasting. This best illustrates
volley principle
sensory adaptation
functional fixedness
accommodation
34
Which of the following methods runs the greatest risk of lacking generalizability?
the experiment
naturalistic observation
the survey
the case study
35
You look over a relationship between income & ER visits. From the data below, you can conclude:
an illusory correlation
a negative correlation
that there is no relationship.
a positive correlation
36
After going through a maze multiple times, a rat knows exactly where the food is hidden. Why?
The rat used the exemplar model to find the food.
The rat formed a cognitive map of the maze.
The rat used insight to find the food.
The rat developed a conditioned response to the food.
37
The standard deviation for these IQ scores is:
20
10
5
15
38
Steven has his car taken away for texting and driving. Which learning procedure is this?
positive punishment
negative punishment
positive reinforcement
negative reinforcement
39
Because you're texting in class, you fail to hear your teacher's important announcement. Why?
Your dopamine was firing.
You failed to notice a change in the teachers tone.
You experienced the pop-out phenomenon.
Your selective attention was on your phone.
40
In the eye topic, what is accommodation?
The lens changing shape
Where something lives
The pupil changing size
Being able to look around
41
Which is NOT and example of semantic encoding?
Making a story with vocab words
Making up a song for how a bill becomes a law
Drawing pictures of the parts of the brain
Repeating words and definitions with flashcards
42
Which of the following stimulants works by blocking the reuptake of dopamine?
alcohol
ecstasy
cocaine
methamphetamine
43
Validity in Psychology is ...
how well a test actually measures what it was created to measure
how easily a test actually measures what it was created to measure
how a test records its results
how a test processes its results and findings
44
A spinal spinal reflex excludes
sensory neurons
motor neurons
interneurons
the brain
45
Ahmed is conducting an experiment on the effects of diet on mood. In this study, mood is:
independent variable
control group
dependent variable
experimental group
46
BIO
: A woman can understand language but cannot speak it. She most likely has:
Broca's aphasia
Wernicke's aphasia
Gestalt's aphasia
Ebbinghaus' aphasia
47
Which of the following photoreceptors needs light to function?
bipolar cells
rods
cones
ganglion cells
48
It's easier to train a pigeon to peck a disk for food than to flap its wings for food. Why?
biological predispositions
spontaneous recovery
generalization
primary reinforcers
49
S&P:
Which of the following provides depth information when using one eye?
binocular cues
closure
monocular cues
retinal disparity
50
The place theory is better than frequency theory at explaining our sensation of
bright colors
high pitches
dull colors
low pitches
51
Lou opens cat food with a loud can opener; now, when the cat hears the can open, it purrs.
UCS?
can opener
Lou
purring
food
52
METHODS:
Theoretically, random assignment should eliminate
the need for a representative sample.
sampling error.
confounding variables.
the need to use statistics.
53
Which is an example of a primary reinforcer?
food
applause
electric shock
money
54
Which is an example of proactive interference?
you can't remember what you had for breakfast last Tuesday
As a senior, you can't remember your very first locker combo
you call your old girlfriend your new girlfriend's name
You just moved and can't remember your new zip code
55
The hormone most closely related to one's sleep pattern is:
serotonin
melatonin
GABA
dopamine
56
AJ loved pizza-until he vomited after eating it. The learning process that explains this is:
sociocognitive learning
observational learning
classical conditioning
operant conditioning
57
Which example avoids functional fixedness?
Standing on a step stool to fix a light bulb
Realizing that you have to be careful while using knives
Thinking of pens only as writing utensils
Realizing a bowl can be used as a hat
58
Which of the following best supports an environmental basis of behavior?
IQ correlates more w/ bio parents than w/ adoptive parents.
Identical twins reared apart have similar temperaments.
Identical twins reared apart have the same phobias.
Personal morals align more strongly with adoptive parents
59
LEARNING
: A boy sees his father shave and then he pretends to shave. This is an example of:
associative learning
observational learning
operant conditioning
classical conditioning
60
In order to treat severe epilepsy, doctors may sever which brain structure?
pons
reticular formation
corpos collosum
cerebellum
