AP Psychology Mock Exam Review

Pam gets $ for A's. Her parents are capitalizing on what?

In adult humans, which of the following is typically true of REM sleep? 

Learning that is not demonstrated at the time it occurs is called

Which of the following is an example of discrimination learning?

A trait that appears in an kid only when both parents have the gene for that trait is called:

In developmental psychology, one plus of a cross-sectional study over longitudinal is:

The pitch of a sound is analogous to which of the following features of light?

The process by which group decisions may be distorted due to no different viewpoints present? 

In memory experiments on free recall, the recency effect refers specifically to the

Which parenting style is characterized by high demands for obedience and low warmth?

Which of the following explains jet lag?

Chomsky said understanding a sentence involves which transformation between structures?

John is usually nice, but gets stressed and becomes irritable.  The Big 5 would say John is

Weber's and Fechner's law concern the relation between which of the following?

students get about the same score on the second admin. of a test as they did on the first, its

Receptors for olfaction are located

Electrodes are attached to the scalp while data is collected on the activity of the brain

Holding a predetermined belief about a group of people is referred to as 

Alan goes to the doctor every few weeks thinking something is wrong.  What is actually wrong?

Hypothetical and deductive thinking are marks of which Piaget stage of cognitive development

which would result from an injury to the medulla?

Ethical principles created by the APA ensure human participants in research

Which of the following is true about the blind spot in the eye?

Certain phobias are more common than others.  This is best explained by what concept:

Lithium carbonate is used to treat?

Which of the following characteristics is generally associated with the use of hallucinogens?

When stimuli in a task occur in a predictable way, the processing of the first task is

In a right handed person, which ability is predominantly a function of the right hemisphere?

Money most often modifies people's behavior because it is a powerful

Immediately after firing, a neuron is incapable of responding to stimulation.  What is this?

A person who experiences long episodes of sadness and loss of interest in life might have

The depletion of which neurotransmitter is closely associated with Alzheimer's disease?

Negative afterimages are explained by

Experimental research differs from correlational research in that experimental research:

The feeling that you know someone's name, but cannot quite recall it, is an example of 

Which Freudian construct is believed to protect us from anxiety by making memories go away?

All of the following a projective tests EXCEPT

Which of the following explains the role of the thalamus in hunger?

The belief that behavior is the result of unconscious drives and conflicts is from which theory

Caffeine and nicotine are in the same class as which of the following drugs?

Using a paper clip to unlock the door to your house is an example of avoiding:

One way to reduce intergroup conflict is to establish

Which is an example of social facilitation?

Of the following, which is essential for operant conditioning to occur?

Barbara is a talented architect.  Which intelligence will she most heavily rely on?

According to psychoanalytic theory, Tom's constant shoplifting suggests his _ is underdeveloped

People who habitually wash their hands numerous times before going to bed most likely have

Information is relayed to the spinal cord or the brain by:

Neo-Freudian theories differ from Freud in that they are less likely to

According to social learning theory, aggression is the result of which of the following?

In some situations, the larger the number of bystanders, the less likely anyone will help.  

a particular group of brain cells seems to provide a basis for observational learning are:

In an experiment to test the effects of hunger on aggressive behavior, aggressive behavior is?

The function of dendrites is to

A standardized test must have all of the following EXCEPT:

A kind of learning that is indicated by the ability to recall a list of words in reverse order?

The Gestalt principle that refers to the tendency to perceive an incomplete figure as whole is:

Individuals are most likely to obey when demands are made by a

Difficulty remembering new materials because of previously learned information

Which best describes the placebo effect?