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Duplicate of AP Psychology - AP Exam Review
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A basic review over all material covered in AP Psychology used to prepare for the AP Exam.
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Jay used to say "mikk", but now says "milk" properly, meaning he has made gains in the use of..
linguistic heuristics
morphemes
phonemes
syntax
2
When people overestimate the frequency of violent crimes because these events are on TV, they..
use a holistic decision model
are using the representativeness heuristic
are using the availability heuristic
use the elimination by aspects strategy
3
The function of sensory memory is to...
hold the immediate perception of what was perceived
hold information for a lifetime
hold sensory impressions long enough for transfer
put information into long-term memory
4
People who have hormonal imbalances have problems with their...
leftbrain/right brain communication
endocrine system
limbic system
reticular formation
5
The minimum stimulus intensity of any sensory input that an organism can detect is called the..
sensory memory
just noticeable difference
subliminal threshold
absolute threshold
6
The minimum length of time between action potentials is determined by...
transduction capacity
transduction incapacity
the relative threshold period
the absolute refractory period
7
The school of psychology associated with understanding the purpose of behavior is...
functionalism
psychoanalysis
neodynamism
behaviorism
8
The registration of sensory input without conscious awareness refers to
a superimposed stimulus
subliminal perception
a false alarm
a just noticeable difference
9
The sensory receptors for smell are referred to as...
olfactory cilia
sciatic receptors
smell buds
gustatory bulbs
10
According to the notion of semantic networks, which word pair should be linked most closely?
car-nose
tree-bird
fill-feed
boat-goat
11
Five-year-old Bob washes his bike after seeing his father was his car, demonstrating...
superstitious behavior
observational learning
positive reinforcement
classical conditioning
12
An electroencephalograph is used in sleep research to measure brain-wave activity in the...
cerebral cortex
corpus callosum
medulla
hypothalamus
13
The gate-control theory suggests that incoming pain sensations may be blocked at the...
spinal cord
location of injury
cortex
thalamus
14
A valid test is one that...
is consistent
measures what it is supposed to measure
is reliable
has been standardized but not normed
15
The hypothalamus influences or regulates all of the following except...
memory
feeding
the endocrine system
the autonomic nervous system
16
A worker who is paid every Friday for completing his 40-hour work week is being paid on a...
variable-ratio schedule
fixed-interval schedule
variable-interval schedule
fixed-ratio schedule
17
Failure to actively seek out contrary evidence may lead to...
the conjunction fallacy
the confirmation bias
the gambler's fallacy
overestimating the improbable
18
Most explanations for the Flynn effect revolve around...
a variety of environmental factors
changes in testing procedures
genetic influences on IQ
group differences in basic intelligence
19
Unusually vivid and detailed recollections of momentous events are called...
non-declarative memories
episodic memories
flashbulb memories
sensory memories
20
In experiments, subjects that receive special treatment are known as...
the experimental group
the control group
the correlational group
the observational group
21
What is somnambulism?
sleep-walking
difficulty breathing when asleep
sleep-talking
difficulty remaining asleep
22
What kind of validity do the ACT and SAT strive for?
content
absolute
criterion-related
construct
23
The structure that controls the size of the pupil is the...
lens
iris
cornea
vitreous humor
24
Classical conditioning could account for how a child learns to...
print letters
sing a song
tie shoe laces
fear the dark
25
Voluntary responses come to be controlled by their consequences in what type of learning?
operant conditioning
observational learning
classical conditioning
reinforcement
26
When Bob hits his thumb with a hammer, the sensation will be transmitted to the CNS by...
efferent nerves
afferent nerves
sympathetic nerves
autonomic nerves
27
If you were awakened during REM sleep, you would probably report that you had...
not really been asleep
been dreaming
a headache
not been dreaming
28
If a dog salivates to a blue light but not a yellow light, the dog is demonstrating...
stimulus generalization
stimulus discrimination
spontaneous recovery
conditioned emotional reactions
29
In Pavlov's experiment, the unconditioned stimulus was the...
food/meat powder
salivation
light
tone
30
Negative reinforcement involves...
the presentation of an unpleasant stimulus
the removal of a pleasant stimulus
the removal of an unpleasant stimulus
the presentation of a pleasant stimulus
31
The production of speech is controlled by which area of the frontal lobe?
Cannon's area
Wernicke's area
Sperry's area
Broca's area
32
The process of selectively reinforcing responses that are closer to the desired response is..
stimulus discrimination
step-wise conditioning
selection
shaping
33
Which type of data collection is the best for studying attitudes?
physiological recordings
questionnaires
direct observation
psychological tests
34
The structure of the ear that transduces sound vibrations into nerve impulses is the...
oval window
stirrup
cochlea
temporal lobe
35
The neurotransmitter associated with schizophrenia is...
serotonin
endorphin
acetylcholine
dopamine
36
Conditioned taste aversions represent an unusual or atypical example of...
observational learning
operant conditioning
classical conditioning
punishment
37
Sleep spindles are characteristic of which stage of the sleep cycle?
stage 2
REM
stage 1
stage 4
38
If the occipital lobe is stimulated, the person would be most likely to report...
smelling an odor
hearing a sound
seeing a flash of light
moving a part of his body
39
Focusing awareness on a narrowed range of stimuli or events defines...
processing
sensation
attention
perception
40
What appears to be responsible for regulating circadian rhythm?
amount of time awake
exposure to light
amount of time alseep
cultural practices
41
Which of the following is not one of the intelligence types described by Gardner?
spatial
mechanical
musical
logical-mathemathical
42
A perceptual set implies that...
visual perception is based on bottom-up processing
feature analysis is a "hard-wired" process
people often see what they expect to see
the focused-attention stage of processing is overridden
43
If two sounds vary in frequency they are perceived as differing in...
decibels
pitch
timbre
loudness
44
The Binet-Simon scale of intelligence expressed a child's score in terms of...
a potential score
a percentile score
mental age
IQ
45
Learning that is not apparent from behavior when it first occurs is known as...
classical conditioning
operant conditioning
insight learning
latent learning
46
In the Little Albert experiment, the conditioned stimulus was the...
rat
fear reaction
rabbit
loud noise
47
The wavelength of light mainly affects our perception of...
saturation
color
brightness
light purity
48
If a teacher gives an exam with questions that were not covered in class, the test lacks..
standardized validity
criterion-related validity
predictive validity
content validity
49
The superego is Freud's term for...
the moral component of personality
the biological impulses that drive behavior
the mediating agent between the id and ego
the conscious aspect of personality
50
Although Sheri falls asleep easily, she has difficulty remaining asleep. Sheri suffers from..
narcolepsy
sleep apnea
insomnia
pseudoinsomnia
51
A stimulus evokes a response that was originally evoked by another stimulus in...
state-dependent learning
operant conditioning
classical conditioning
observational learning
52
The gradual disappearance of an operant response that is no longer being reinforced is called..
unconditioning
extinction
conditioned forgetting
spontaneous remission
53
Slot machines increase gambling behavior through the use of...
a non-contingent reinforcement schedule
a continuous reinforcement schedule
an intermittent reinforcement schedule
a short-delay reinforcement schedule
54
Watson defined psychology as the scientific study of...
conscious experience
the brain
behavior
the unconscious
55
Multiple-choice tests use what measure of memory?
relearning
reiteration
recognition
recall
56
Reliability refers to the _______ of a measuring device, such as a test.
representativeness
consistency
accuracy of inference
predictability
57
Your GPA is an example of which measure of central tendency?
midpoint
mode
mean
median
58
Which of the following is not a common effect of hypnosis?
hallucinations
reduction of inhibitions
total loss of personal control
resistance to pain
59
A drug that depresses central nervous system activity is referred to as...
a hallucinogen
a sedative
a narcotic
an amphetamine
60
We often perceive a series of dots as a "solid" line because of the Gestalt principle of...
similiarity
symmetry
constancy
closure
61
Which of the following statements is the best example of telegraphic speech?
cookie
I eated a cookie
i wanted a cookie
give cookie
62
In which level of processing is an emphasis placed on the sounds of words?
phonemic
mnemonic
morphemic
platonic
63
Rehearsal is most beneficial for maintaining information in _______ memory.
short-term
sensory
intermediate-term
long-term
64
The ability to rapidly process words in reading depends most on...
lateral processing
bottom-to-top processing
top-down processing
bottom-up processing
65
The tip-of-the-tongue phenomenon can best be described as an instance of...
partial storage
complete retrieval failure
complete storage failure
partial retrieval
66
The structure that connects the two hemispheres of the brain is called the...
parietal lobe
pineal gland
corpus callosum
thalamus
67
The area of psychology referring to mental processes or thinking is known as...
mentalism
introspection
intelligence
cognition
68
Severing the reticular formation in cats caused them to
remain in continuous sleep
remain in continuous wakefulness
become aggressive
become fearful/cautious
69
A student's organized set of expectations on how a professor should act is an example of a..
semantic network
script
schema
chunk
70
Which of the following does not belong with the other three?
thalamus
pituitary
thyroid
gonads
71
If a psychological test intends to tell you how you score relative to others, they must develop
test levels
test scores
test scales
test norms
72
Which brain structure is most closely related to regulating emotions?
brainstem
cerebellum
reticular formation
limbic system
73
The test you are currently taking is an example of what kind of test?
an intelligence test
an aptitude test
an achievement test
a personality test
74
In order for a memory to be stored, it must first be..
modeled
encoded
ablated
retrieved
75
The deepest level of processing which involves emphasizing the meaning of words is known as...
attention encoding
the semantic level of encoding
the triarchic level of encoding
dyadic encoding
76
A person who loses memories of events that occur following a head injury is experiencing...
pseudoforgetting
retroactive interference
retrograde amnesia
anterograde amnesia
77
The idea that dreams are the cortex's attempt to make sense of general firing of the brain is..
problem-solving theory
None of the Above
wish fulfillment theory
activation-synthesis theory
78
Destroying part of the brain tissue to observe its effect on behavior is referred to as...
stereotaxic inversion
ESB
tumor ligation
lesioning
79
If you suffer from depression, which type of psychologists would be of the most help to you?
a forensic psychologist
a developmental psychologist
a social psychologist
a clinical psychologist
80
Who is responsible for establishing psychology as an independent discipline?
William James
Rene Decartes
G. Stanley Hall
Wilhelm Wundt
81
The ability to generate ideas that are original, novel, and useful defines...
insight
creativity
reasoning
intelligence
82
The chemicals that are secreted from the terminal buttons into the synapse are...
antagonists
action potentials
neurotransmitters
agonists
83
An antagonist...
mimics the action of a neurotransmitter
extends the absolute refractory period
blocks the action of neurotransmitters
prevents reuptake of neurotransmitters
