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An extremely difficult quiz. All questions taken from Barron's AP Psych
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1
Depression is associated with low levels of...
Dopamine
Epinephrine
Acetylcholine
Serotonin
2
Night Terrors and Somnambulism usually occur during which stage of sleep?
Stage 4
REM Sleep
Stage 1
REM Sleep, but only later in the night.
3
Redirecting unacceptable urges into more acceptable pursuits defines which defense mechanism?
Regression
Sublimation
Rationalization
Denial
4
Antidepressant drugs that treat mood disorders affect which type of neurotransmitter?
Endorphins
Adrenaline
Serotonin
Acetylcholine
5
Which is NOT one of the big five personality traits?
Agreeableness
Openness
Extraversion
Honesty
6
Which kind of therapist is most likely to analyze a client's dreams?
Behaviorist
Humanistic
Psychoanalytic
Cognitive
7
Which of the following concepts is most integral to Sigmund Freud's psychoanalytic theory?
Structuralism
Gestalt Theory
The unconscious mind
Behaviorism
8
Schachter's theory states what about the relationship between emotion & physiological reaction?
Emotions are caused simply by physiological reactions.
A combination of reactions & interpretation causes emotions.
Physiological reactions are caused simply by emotions.
Physiological reactions and emotions occur simultaneously.
9
Which of the following is most likely to reduce hostility between antagonistic groups?
Force the groups to spend a lot of time together.
Punish the groups whenever they treat each other badly.
Encourage them to avoid each other as much as possible.
Give groups a task that must be solved by working together.
10
One of the principal differences between ethical guidelines for human and animal research is...
Conditions for humans must be monitored more closely.
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.
11
Sandy scores a perfect 100 on a test everyone else fails. Graphically, the data would be...
Positively skewed
A straight line
Negatively skewed
Normal
12
Which of the following is an example of the representativeness heuristic?
Believing younger people are more likely to start fights.
Making a judgment according to past experiences.
Solving a problem by breaking it down into smaller parts.
Judging a situation by a rule that is usually true.
13
Which of the following is the best example of prejudice?
Ginny thinks all Asians are smart.
Mr. Tamp calls on boys more often than girls.
Santiago dislikes cheerleaders.
Billy won't let girls play on his hockey team.
14
Which concept from memory directly contradicts the belief that humans never forget anything?
Constructive Memory
Sensory Memory
Recovered Memory
Selective Attention
15
Which aspects of hunger are controlled by the lateral and ventromedial hypothalamus?
Body temperature and desire to eat.
The desire to eat and the feeling of fullness.
Contraction and expansion of the stomach.
The binge and purge cycle in bulimics.
16
The cochlea is responsible for...
Transforming vibrations into neural signals.
Sending messages to the brain about the body's orientation.
Transmitting vibrations to the hammer, anvil, and stirrup.
Protecting the surface of the eye.
17
Which of the following is not one of Howard Gardner's multiple intelligences?
Practical
Musical
Spatial
Linguistic
18
You find a slug on the shed only after it rains. What kind of reinforcement schedule is this?
Continuous
Variable Interval
Fixed Interval
Variable Ratio
19
On a second date, Megan tells Francisco that she loves to watch Rugrats. This is called...?
Self-disclosure
In-group bias
Open communication
Deindividuation
20
All schizophrenics suffer from...
Compulsions
Depression
Hallucinations
Multiple personalities
21
You tense up after hearing scary music during a horror film. In this case, the music is a(n)...
UR
CS
CR
US
22
Which approach toward personality is the least deterministic?
Psychoanalytic
Humanistic
Biological
Behaviorist
23
Agonists are psychoactive drugs that...
Produce tolerance to the drug without withdrawal symptoms.
Mimic neurotransmitters and block their receptor sites.
Mimic the same effects as certain neurotransmitters.
Enhance the effects of certain opiates like heroin.
24
Which method of therapy is most eclectic?
Psychoanalytic
Client-centered
Token economy
Psychodynamic
25
Which of the following two sleep disorders occur most commonly?
Night terrors and Sleep Apnea
Sleep Apnea and Insomnia
Sleep Apnea and Narcolepsy
Insomnia and Narcolepsy
26
Which of the following psychologists might have described himself as a humanist?
Ivan Pavlov
B.F. Skinner
Abraham Maslow
John Watson
27
Wilhelm Wundt used a research methodology called...?
Structuralism
Naturalistic observation
Introspection
Inferential
28
Sigmund Freud's psychoanalytic theory has been criticized for being...
Appropriate for only female patients.
Based on large groups, not individual cases.
Unscientific and unverifiable
Too applicable for research settings.
29
Which of the following is an example of random sampling?
Picking out of a hat to assign subjects to a condition.
Approaching any 50 students during 6th-period lunch.
Flipping a coin to assign students to two different tests.
Having a computer generate a random list of 100 students.
30
Which of the following is the best analogy for how psychologists view consciousness?
A dimmer switch for a light fixture.
The ignition switch on a car.
A circuit breaker that controls power to a house.
The on/off switch on a computer.
31
Paralysis of the left arm might be explained by a problem in the...
Motor cortex in the parietal lobe in the left hemisphere.
Motor cortex in the frontal lobe in the left hemisphere.
Motor cortex in the occipital lobe in the right hemisphere.
Motor cortex in the frontal lobe of the right hemisphere.
32
Schizophrenia is most likely to be treated with...?
Haldol
Valium
Prozac
Lithium
33
Which of the following best describes the relationship between sensation and perception?
Sensation is mechanical, while perception is cognitive.
Perception is an advanced form of sensation.
Sensation detects stimuli, perception interprets stimuli.
Sensation is in the senses while perception is in the brain.
34
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
35
A negative side-effect of ECT is...
Hysteria
Memory loss
Tardive dyskinesia
Hallucinations
36
Which neurotransmitter is affected by opiates?
Serotonin
Endorphins
Dopamine
GABA
37
According to the nativist theory, language is acquired...
Best in the language and culture native to the family.
Only if instruction is provided in the native language.
Using an inborn ability to learn language.
By parents reinforcing correct language use.
38
Generating alternate hypotheses to explain a phenomenon demonstrates which Piagetian stage?
Operational
Formal operations
Abstract reasoning
Syllogistic
39
Which process involves counterconditioning?
Somatic therapy
ECT
Systematic desensitization
Transference
40
Blindness could result from damage to which cortex and lobe of the brain?
Visual cortex in the occipital lobe.
Visual cortex in the frontal lobe.
Cerebral cortex in the occipital lobe.
Visual cortex in the temporal lobe.
41
To establish behaviorism as a paradigm of psychology, John Watson relied on the work of...?
Wilhelm Wundt
Ivan Pavlov
B.F. Skinner
Sigmund Freud
42
Which level of consciousness controls involuntary body processes?
Nonconscious level
Autonomic level
Unconscious level
Subconscious level
43
In which stage of cognitive development do infants learn object permanence?
Sensorimotor
Pre-operational
Conventional
Formal Operations
44
Juan hears voices that tell him to kill people. Juan is experiencing...
Delusions
Hallucinations
Compulsions
Obsessions
45
In the Milgram studies, the dependent variable was...?
The highest level of shock given
The location of the learner.
The instructions given by the experimenter.
The number of people in the group.
46
"Brain plasticity" refers to...
The brain's ability to regrow damaged neurons.
Our adaptability to different problems.
New connections forming to take over for damaged sections.
The surface texture of the cerebral cortex.
47
Parental involvement can have dramatic effects on all of the following human traits, EXCEPT...?
Reading ability
Intelligence
Motor development
Self-esteem
48
Perceived control over a stressful event results in...
More frustration regarding the stressful event.
Less reported stress.
More motivation to solve the stressful problem.
Increased arousal.
49
The balanced physiological state we are driven to attain by satisfying our needs is called...?
Equilibrium
Self-actualization
Homeostasis
Primary satisfaction
50
Phonemes and morphemes refer to...
Two types of influences language has on thought.
Elements of language.
Basic elements of memories stored in long-term memory.
Elements of telegraphic speech toddlers use.
51
Weber's Law determines...
Just-noticeable difference
Absolute threshold
Amplitude of sound waves
Level of subliminal messages
52
What is the median of the following distribution: 6, 2, 9, 4, 7, 3?
5.5
6
5
4.5
53
Which of the following is not an anxiety disorder?
Conversion Disorder
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
Panic Disorder
Zoophobia
54
Which sentence most accurately describes sensory memory?
Perfectly stores all sensory input for a limited time.
Encodes only sensations we are currently attending to.
Records all incoming sensations, remembering them forever.
Decides which memories to encode in long-term memory.
55
Which of the following is an example of positive reinforcement?
Depriving a prison inmate of sleep.
Assigning a student a detention for fighting.
Going inside to escape a thunderstorm.
Buying a child a video game after she throws a tantrum.
56
Behaviorists explain human thought and behavior as a result of...
Unconscious behavioral impulses
Individual choice
Past conditioning
Biological processes
57
Which of the following neurotransmitters allows you to have control over your muscles?
Acetylcholine
Dopamine
Thorazine
Serotonin
58
The Flynn Effect is the finding that...
Linguistic skills decline with age.
The more people take a test, the better they tend to score.
Intelligence seems to increase with every generation.
Television has decreased intellectual performance.
59
According to Erikson's theory, adolescents are primarily concerned in a search for...?
Career
Affection
Identity
Autonomy
60
Some researchers consider developmental psychology an applied research topic because...
Researchers apply findings from other areas of psychology.
Pure research is difficult to gain support for.
Original research in this area is difficult.
It is more easily applied to people's lives than research.
61
The information-processing theory states that dreams...
Are representations of the information we encode daily.
Are by-products of how our brain processes information.
Occur only after stressful events.
Occur as the brain deals with daily events during REM sleep.
62
Which of the following attachment styles did Mary Ainsworth find most often in her research?
Secure
Avoidant
Authoritative
Authoritarian
63
If you only had sight in one eye, which of the following depth cues could you NOT use?
Interposition
Linear perspective
Convergence
Texture gradient
64
A therapist who uses whatever perspective "works best" for the patient is described as...
Humanist
Functionalist
Eclectic
Social-cultural
65
Which of the following are reasons why intrinsic motivation might be better than extrinsic?
Intrinsic might be more enduring.
Intrinsic is easier and more convenient to provide.
Intrinsic is higher on Maslow's hierarchy of needs.
Intrinsic is more effective with a wider range of people.
66
Someone who has an external locus of control is likely to have...
A strong libido.
A belief in luck.
A high sense of self-efficacy.
A positive self-concept.
67
Symbolic dream analysis might be used by a psychologist from which perspective?
Biopsychologist
Psychoanalytic
Behaviorist
Structuralist
68
According to research, the most advantageous parenting style for children's development is...
Securely attached, because parents will meet all needs.
Permissive, because children need to explore.
Authoritarian, because children learn boundaries quickly.
Authoritative, because children have justifiable boundaries.
69
One of your classmates remarks that "Ryan is all id." What does she likely mean?
Ryan is a perfectionist.
Ryan uses a lot of defense mechanisms.
Ryan frequently pursues immediate gratification.
Ryan is a highly-ethical person.
70
Which reinforcement schedule would most quickly teach a cat to jump through a hoop?
Fixed Interval
Continuous
Variable Ratio
Fixed Ratio
71
In most people, which of the following is a specific function of the left hemisphere?
Producing speech
Spatial reasoning
Control of the left hand
Abstract reasoning
72
If a test is reliable, it means that...
It tests what it is supposed to test.
It yields consistent results.
It is also valid.
It is given in the same way every time.
73
Psychologists who draw from several different theoretical perspectives are known as...?
Mixed
Eclectic
Open-minded
Flexible
74
Gate-Control Theory refers to...
Blocking sound waves, causing some waves to be undetected.
Which pain messages are perceived.
Which sensory impulses are transmitted first.
How our minds use either bottom-up or top-down processing.
75
Paul takes a test in the army to see if he would make a good pilot. Such a test is a(n)...?
Intelligence test
Standardized test
Aptitude test
Achievement test
76
Psychologists prefer the experimental method to other research methods because...
It is easier to obtain a random sample.
Experiments are more likely to support hypotheses.
Experiments result in statistically significant findings.
Experiments can show cause-effect relationships.
77
Which statement about bulimia is true?
Bulimics lose in excess of 15 percent of their body weight.
The main cause of bulimia is society's emphasis on thinness.
Bulimics tend to be overly concerned with their body image.
All bulimics use vomiting to rid their bodies of calories.
78
All of the following people are known for their theories of intelligences, EXCEPT...?
Gardner
Guilford
Flynn
Thurstone
79
Which of the following is an example of a generalized reinforcer?
Applause
Money
High grades
Chocolate cake
80
Who is credited with creating client-centered therapy?
Carl Rogers
Fritz Perls
Albert Ellis
Aaron Beck
81
The principal difference between a longitudinal study and a cross-sectional study is...
The number of participants involved.
The time span of the study.
The statistical methods employed to evaluate the data.
The developmental stage of the participants.
82
Theoretically, random assignment should eliminate...
Sampling error
Concerns over validity
The need for a representative sample
Many confounding variables
