AP Psych Midyear Review

Question 1

Which represents a prototype for the concept indicated in parentheses?

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A golden retriever (dog)

Question 2

Noam Chomsky believes that all we need to acquire language is

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exposure to language in early childhood

Question 3

Sudden sleep attacks at inopportune times best describes

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narcolepsy

Question 4

Albert Bandura proposed the social-cogntive perspective, which

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emphasizes the interaction between traits and situations

Question 5

The pineal gland's role in sleep involves

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the production of melatonin

Question 6

A student studies diligently to avoid the bad feelings that come with a bad grade; this is

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negative reinforcement

Question 7

Athletes who credit victories to themselves but blame teammates for failures are exhibiting

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the self-serving bias

Question 8

Abraham Maslow's hierarchy of needs is a framework that

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helps to describe human motivation.

Question 9

Hermann Ebbinghaus is a memory research pioneer because he established the importance of

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rehearsal

Question 10

A brief electrical charge that travels down an axon is called

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action potential

Question 11

Which of the following psychologists would most likely conduct psychotherapy?

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Clinical

Question 12

Which is NOT part of the limbic system?

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Medulla

Question 13

The extent to which variation among members of a group can be attributed to genes is called

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heritability

Question 14

In Pavlov's famous experiment with dogs, the bell became

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a conditioned stimulus (CS)

Question 15

Mary checks her phone a couple of times an hour for new messages. This is a ___ schedule

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variable interval

Question 16

Bandura's bobo doll experiment is a prime example of

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observational learning

Question 17

To walk across a street, a person would rely most directly on his

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somatic nervous system

Question 18

The interplay of environment and heredity is called

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interaction

Question 19

Classical and operant conditioning were both initially based on the principles of

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behaviorism

Question 20

Which is NOT a type of encoding?

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Parallel

Question 21

The players remembered the point of their coach's speech but not the exact words due to

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semantic encoding

Question 22

Threadlike structures made of DNA molecules that contain the genes are called

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chromosomes

Question 23

People given little control over their world in prisons, factories, and schools experience

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learned helplessness

Question 24

What did Ernest Hilgard call a split between different levels of consciousness?

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Dissociation

Question 25

Which hormone diminishes the rewarding pleasure of food?

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Leptin

Question 26

What level is directly above belongingness and love needs in Maslow's hierarchy?

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Esteem needs

Question 27

In English, we know to put adjectives before nouns because of

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syntax

Question 28

Which best demonstrates the need for psychological science?

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Intuition and common sense are not always correct

Question 29

Hypnosis can

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alleviate/manage pain

Question 30

Deep sleep occurs in which stage?

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Delta

Question 31

Which perspective would most likely explain anger as "an outlet for unconscious hostility"?

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Psychoanalytic

Question 32

Bursts of rapid, rhythmic brain-wave activity while sleeping are called

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sleep spindles

Question 33

The three major categories of drugs include depressants, stimulants, and

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hallucinogens

Question 34

For behaviorists, psychological science is rooted in

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observation

Question 35

Despite being pea-sized, what is the most influential endocrine gland?

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Pituitary gland

Question 36

Which neurotransmitter is most likely responsible for problems with cognitive tasks and memory?

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Acetylcholine

Question 37

A researcher interested in determining the size of a particular area of the brain should use

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an MRI

Question 38

The link between the nervous system and endocrine system is maintained by the

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hypothalmus

Question 39

THC is the active ingredient in

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marijuana

Question 40

Which of the following is a subfield of psychology rather than a school/perspective/approach?

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Educational

Question 41

People often underestimate the time it will take to complete a project because of

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overconfidence

Question 42

Which is one of the stages of Master's and Johnson's sexual response cycle?

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Plateau

Question 43

Using methamphetamine decreases levels of _______ in the brain.

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dopamine

Question 44

In what sleep stage might hallucinations occur?

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Stage 1

Question 45

Chemistry teachers who present new elements in the context of the periodic table are utilizing

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a hierarchy

Question 46

Which task is more likely to be accomplished by the right hemisphere of the brain?

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Recognizing a friend's face

Question 47

Which perspective would argue our interpretation of a situation affects how we react to it?

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Cognitive

Question 48

When a distribution of scores is skewed, the best measure of central tendency is

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Median

Question 49

____ explains why, when our biological needs are met, we may still seek stimulating experiences

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Arousal theory

Question 50

What method would evaluate whether parenting styles impact adolescents' life satisfaction?

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Experiment

Question 51

Breathing and heartbeat are controlled by the

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medulla

Question 52

Slot machine are reinforced on a _____ schedule.

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variable ratio

Question 53

Alpha waves occur

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in a relaxed but conscious state

Question 54

Hypnosis has been proven to reliably help with all but

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substance abuse addictions

AP Psych Midyear Review

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AP Psych Midyear Review

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