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2020 AP Psych Exam Practice #3
2020 AP Psych Exam Practice #3
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1
The impact of the circadian rhythm is best described by
the change in energy levels and alertness through the day
different study habits of men and women
differing musical preferences between siblings
levels of neurotransmitters in REM sleep
2
To train a goalie: start by rolling ball slowly ; roll faster & to different places; + praise
shaping
the law of effect
second-order conditioning
partial reinforcement
3
Experiment with one ad = milk 99% fat-free; other ad = milk 1% fat. What're you likely testing?
confirmation bias
representativeness heuristic
schema
framing
4
Harlow's monkey experiment illustrated
that primates can make & use tools
that shyness is highly heritable
the importance of physical contact
that language is a uniquely human skill
5
You saw a picture of a space shuttle ready to launch but have difficulty recognizing it flying.
autokinetic effect
summation
shape constancy
egocentrism
6
A baby is just beginning to sit up. Assuming he is developing at a typical pace, how old is he?
3 months
9 months
6 months
1 month
7
What color are the shortest electromagnetic waves humans can see?
violet
red
green
yellow
8
Which of the following are found in Jung's collective unconscious?
feelings of inferiority
bad memories
fictional finalisms
archetypes
9
The fact that people's ears are located on opposite sides of the head is adaptive bc it helps
figure out what sounds to ignore
respond to noises behind us
identify the origin of sound
sense a greater range of frequencies
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What type of number tells whether or not there's significant difference b/t boy & girl scores?
p value
standard deviation
mean
correlation coefficient
11
In the nature vs nurture debate, nature is most closely associated with
family
environment
culture
temperament
12
Gambling and fishing are examples of which reinforcement schedules?
Fixed Interval
Fixed-Ratio
Variable Interval
Variable-Ratio
13
Bandura's study showed that kids who saw adults' aggressive behavior would imitate the behavior
This is sublimation
This is modeling
This is instrumental learning
This is the copycat effect
14
Learned helplessness is most likely to be directly related to
an Oedipal complex
the Barnum effect
an external locus of control
self-serving bias
15
People who are likely to be hypnotized easily score high on which big 5 personality trait?
emotional stability
extraversion
agreeableness
openness
16
People overestimate the amount of people that plead insanity. Which heuristic is this?
algorithm
representative
availablity
fixation
17
Which part of the brain was thought to play the most important role in the Cannon-Bard theory?
hypothalamus
thalamus
medulla
hippocampus
18
People who read job descriptions with only male pronouns (he, his) think of employee as male
ethnocentrism
gender schema theory
modeling
the linguistic relativity hypothesis
19
10-yr-old has right hemisphere removed. What shows brain plasticity the day after operation?
She moves her left hand
She's able to speak
She solves a logic problem.
She moves her right leg.
20
You believe your attitudes & behavior play a central role in what happens to you. This belief's
a strong superego
an extraverted personality
an internal locus of control
low self-esteem
21
2 weeks before exams you study for hours each day. After exams/start of vacation, u get the flu
Thorndike's law of effect
James-Lange theory of emotion
Yerkes-Dodson law
Selye's general adaptation syndrome
22
Get a random sample of 100 students & give a standardized leadership survey. Research design?
case study
experimental
content analysis
ex-post facto study
23
Get a random sample of 100 students from PV HS in AR & give a survey. What's the population?
American students
high school students in AR
students at PV HS in AR
the 100 students who took the survey
24
You pilot a test & give the same test to the same students 1 month later & correlate 2 results
You are checking for outliers
You are standardizing the test
You are assessing the test's validity
You are measuring the test's reliability
25
What best shows that animals are capable of developing & using sophisticated language?
Apes use words they know to express novel concepts
Discovery of physical structures in animal brains like human
Primates quickly learn words that result in food rewards
Young apes & young kids pick up new vocab at similar rates