AP Psych Semester 2

Felicia is experiencing depression. During treatment, her psychologist works to develop a therapeutic relationship with Felicia so that Felicia can explore her potential as a person. What type of treatment protocol is the psychologist using?

• Humanistic

• Psychodynamic

• Behavioral

• Cognitive

• Biological

Chuck asked Jane out on a date and he offered her two possible options- to see a movie or to go ice skating. Jane felt a bit stressed about making the decision she liked both activities. Which of the following conflicts was Jane experiencing?

• avoidance-avoidance

• approach-avoidance

• approach-approach

• unconscious

• interpersonal

Andy and Noel have been happily married for 25 years. They have a warm and trusting affection for each other. Which social psychology concept applies to their relationship?

• companionate love

• passionate love

• mere-exposure effect

• matching hypothesis

• cognitive dissonance

Which of the following techniques will a person-centered therapist most likely use?

• systematic desentization

• free association

• unconditional positive regard

• dream analysis

• rational-emotive behavior therapy

James takes an IQ test when he is in third grade and receives a score of 112. When he is tested again in sixth grade with an alternative version of the same test, his score is 114. The fact that the two scores are very similar most directly indicates that the IQ test is

• valid

• reliable

• biased

• standardized

• accurate

Petunia experiences distress every time she leaves her house and goes out into a crowd. The most likely diagnosis fo her would be which of the following types of disorders?

• anxiety

• somatic symptom and related

• neurodevelopmental

• schizophrenia spectrum and other psychotic

• personality

In Stanley Milgram's classic studies of obedience, teachers in a staged experiment were instructed to administer shocks to learners when they made mistakes. A large percentage of the teachers obeyed the experimenter and administered strong levels of shock to the learners. When this experiment is described, most people judge the obedient participants to be aggressive, cold, and unappealing, and they fail to recognize the role of social forces in behavior. The mistaken judgement is due to

• deindividuation

• the fundamental attribution error

• a self-serving bias

• groupthink

• psychological reactance

Melinda went skydiving. As soon as she landed, a handsome man helped her gather her parachute. Melinda's heart was beating quickly and her hands were perspiring. Melinda inferred that she must be attracted to him. Which of the following is a theory of emotion that would best explain the relationship between Melinda's physiological state and her apparent attraction to the man that helped her?

• Cannon-Bard

• James-Lange

• Arousal

• Schachter two-factor

• Social exchange

Which of the following relates most to the lowest level of Abraham Maslow's hierarchy of needs?

• social affiliation

• self-actualization

• fight-or-flight response

• intrinsic motivation

• drive reduction

Which of the following is an individual more likely to do when working in a group?

• provide needed help to a stranger

• increase effort on a project

• endorse an opinion with low popularity among group members

• make a cautious, low-risk decision

• show a decline in work output