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