Exam Competition AP Psychology

Exam Competition AP Psychology

By Greg Troutman

Multiple Choice

I believe people choose to live meaningful lives. I share many of the same beliefs as Carl Rogers. Most important, I believe many people have the ability to reach self-actualization. Who am I?

• Wertheimer

• Seligman

• Skinner

• Maslow

• Buddha

Multiple Choice

Of the following who is associated with the Gestalt school of psychology?

• John Watson

• Carl Jung

• William James

• Max Wertheimer

• Aaron Beck

Multiple Choice

Which of the following research methods does not permit researchers to draw cause and effect conclusions?

• Experimental Research

• Case Studies

• Naturalistic Observation

• Correlational Research

• Surveys

Multiple Choice

Which of the following correlation coefficients indicate the strongest relationship between two variables?

• 0.66

• -0.87

• 0.86

• 0.01

• -0.02

Multiple Choice

Which part of the brain is most affected during a split-brain operation?

• Medulla

• Corpus callosum

• Wernicke's area

• Broca's area

• Occipital lobe

Multiple Choice

Video question 1:

What does Sheldon carry into the apartment?

• Nothing

• A small gift basket and a chocolate ice cream

• A small gift basket

• A chocolate ice cream

• A small gift basket and a vanilla ice cream

Multiple Choice

Video Question 2:

What does Dilbert's "friend" ask for from the officer?

• Ice cream sandwich

• Bowl of ice cream

• Ice cream cone

• Ham sandwich

• Ham and cheese sandwich

Multiple Choice

Video Question 3:

Which floor does Nadia conform?

• Nadia does not conform

• 3

• 4

• 5

• 6

Multiple Choice

If damage occurs to the occipital lobe, an individual could fail to recognize some objects, persons, or color. This damage is called:

• Visual

  amnesia

• Visual agnosia

• Visual aphasia

• Occipital amnesia

• Occipital aphasia

Multiple Choice

Knowing what you are touching or how hot to make the water for your shower involves which of these areas of the brain?

• Temporal lobe

• Cerebrum

• Somatosensory cortex

• Motor cortex

• Frontal lobe

Multiple Choice

What is this a picture of?

• Rohrshach test

• Thematic Aptitude test

• House Tree Person

• Free Association

• Milgram study

Multiple Choice

Wernicke's area is located on which lobe of the brain?

• Left temporal lobe

• Right temporal lobe

• Left frontal lobe

• Right frontal lobe

• Left occipital lobe

Multiple Choice

The greatest density of cones exists in which part of the eye?

• Cornea

• Lens

• Retina

• Fovea

• Pupil

Multiple Choice

What did the lanky leprechaun wear?

• Purple pants

• Lavender perfume

• Lucky leotards

• Lavender leopard print pajamas

• Lavender leotards

Multiple Choice

On a normal distribution of IQ test scores, with a mean of 100 and a standard deviation of 10 points, a score of 120 places you approximately in what percentile of the population?

• 3rd

• 76th

• 97th

• 24th

• 99th

Multiple Choice

Name these two heroes of cognitive psychology with their hit song "Brainstem, brainstem."

• Whitey and the savant

• Daffy and the dome

• Pinky and the brain

• Pons and the hippocampus

• Tom and jerry

Multiple Choice

To become a chess champion, one must use:

• Algorithms

• Heuristics

• Cognitive dissonance

• The app: Chess champion

• Amygdala

Multiple Choice

Carol Gilligan, a critic of Lawrence Kohlberg, believed moral decision making is dependent primarily on which of the following?

• Age

• Culturer

• Religion

• Gender

• Free will

Multiple Choice

Video question 4:

What three foods does she attempt to eat?

• Cheeseburger

  Fries

  Chocolate milkshake

• Cheeseburger

  Cheese Fries

  Vanilla milkshake

• Cheeseburger

  Fries

  Vanilla

  milkshake

• Cheeseburger

  Fries

  Strawberry milkshake

• Hamburger Fries

  Chocolate milkshake

Multiple Choice

Video question 5:

What type of therapy is this?

• Abusive therapy

• Diversion therapy

• Existential therapy

• Aversion therapy

• Milgram therapy