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AP Psychology Midterm Review
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1
Theoretically, random assignment should eliminate...
Sampling error
The need for a representative sample
Many confounding variables
Concerns over validity
2
Which of the following is an example of a generalized reinforcer?
Applause
High grades
Chocolate cake
Money
3
Psychologists prefer the experimental method to other research methods because...
Experiments result in statistically significant findings.
Experiments can show cause-effect relationships.
It is easier to obtain a random sample.
Experiments are more likely to support hypotheses.
4
Symbolic dream analysis might be used by a psychologist from which perspective?
Biopsychologist
Psychoanalytic
Behaviorist
Structuralist
5
Which of the following is not one of Howard Gardner's multiple intelligences?
Practical
Spatial
Linguistic
Musical
6
"Brain plasticity" refers to...
The surface texture of the cerebral cortex.
The brain's ability to regrow damaged neurons.
Our adaptability to different problems.
New connections forming to take over for damaged sections.
7
Which sentence most accurately describes sensory memory?
Perfectly stores all sensory input for a limited time.
Records all incoming sensations, remembering them forever.
Decides which memories to encode in long-term memory.
Encodes only sensations we are currently attending to.
8
Which brain scans should be used when studying connections between stimuli and brain processes?
PET and EEG
MRI and CAT
CAT and EKG
EKG and CAT
9
Paul takes a test in the army to see if he would make a good pilot. Such a test is a(n)...?
Achievement test
Standardized test
Aptitude test
Intelligence test
10
Paralysis of the left arm might be explained by a problem in the...
Motor cortex in the frontal lobe of the right hemisphere.
Motor cortex in the parietal lobe in the left hemisphere.
Motor cortex in the occipital lobe in the right hemisphere.
Motor cortex in the frontal lobe in the left hemisphere.
11
Blindness could result from damage to which cortex and lobe of the brain?
Visual cortex in the occipital lobe.
Cerebral cortex in the occipital lobe.
Visual cortex in the frontal lobe.
Visual cortex in the temporal lobe.
12
Which is NOT one of the big five personality traits?
Openness
Agreeableness
Extraversion
Honesty
13
Which of the following is an example of the representativeness heuristic?
Believing younger people are more likely to start fights.
Solving a problem by breaking it down into smaller parts.
Judging a situation by a rule that is usually true.
Making a judgment according to past experiences.
14
The principal difference between a longitudinal study and a cross-sectional study is...
The statistical methods employed to evaluate the data.
The time span of the study.
The developmental stage of the participants.
The number of participants involved.
15
In most people, which of the following is a specific function of the left hemisphere?
Spatial reasoning
Abstract reasoning
Producing speech
Control of the left hand
16
Redirecting unacceptable urges into more acceptable pursuits defines which defense mechanism?
Sublimation
Regression
Denial
Rationalization
17
Sandy scores a perfect 100 on a test everyone else fails. Graphically, the data would be...
Positively skewed
Normal
Negatively skewed
A straight line
18
Which of the following is an example of positive reinforcement?
Buying a child a video game after she throws a tantrum.
Depriving a prison inmate of sleep.
Going inside to escape a thunderstorm.
Assigning a student a detention for fighting.
19
Behaviorists explain human thought and behavior as a result of...
Unconscious behavioral impulses
Individual choice
Biological processes
Past conditioning
20
The Flynn Effect is the finding that...
The more people take a test, the better they tend to score.
Linguistic skills decline with age.
Television has decreased intellectual performance.
Intelligence seems to increase with every generation.
21
One of the principal differences between ethical guidelines for human and animal research is...
Humans must be chosen much more carefully than animals.
Humans can be deceived for experimental purposes.
Animals can be placed at much greater risk than humans.
Conditions for humans must be monitored more closely.
22
Someone who has an external locus of control is likely to have...
A high sense of self-efficacy.
A strong libido.
A belief in luck.
A positive self-concept.
23
One of your classmates remarks that "Ryan is all id." What does she likely mean?
Ryan is a perfectionist.
Ryan is a highly-ethical person.
Ryan frequently pursues immediate gratification.
Ryan uses a lot of defense mechanisms.
24
If a test is reliable, it means that...
It is also valid.
It yields consistent results.
It tests what it is supposed to test.
It is given in the same way every time.
25
Which of the following neurotransmitters allows you to have control over your muscles?
Serotonin
Thorazine
Dopamine
Acetylcholine
26
Which approach toward personality is the least deterministic?
Humanistic
Psychoanalytic
Biological
Behaviorist
27
You tense up after hearing scary music during a horror film. In this case, the music is a(n)...
CR
US
UR
CS
28
You find a slug on the shed only after it rains. What kind of reinforcement schedule is this?
Variable Interval
Fixed Interval
Continuous
Variable Ratio
29
Which of the following is an example of random sampling?
Flipping a coin to assign students to two different tests.
Approaching any 50 students during 6th-period lunch.
Picking out of a hat to assign subjects to a condition.
Having a computer generate a random list of 100 students.
30
Phonemes and morphemes refer to...
Elements of language.
Basic elements of memories stored in long-term memory.
Elements of telegraphic speech toddlers use.
Two types of influences language has on thought.
