AP Psychology l Unit 1 Practice Test

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

• Social-cultural

• Psychodynamic

• Behavioral

• Functionalist

• Biological

The debate on the relative contributions of biology and experience to human development is most often referred to as

• evolutionary analysis.

• behaviorism.

• the cognitive revolution.

• the nature-nurture issue.

• natural selection.

Which of the following professionals is also a medical doctor?

• Psychiatrist

• Psychologist

• Clinician

• Counselor

• Biologist

SQ3R is an acronym for a study method that includes survey, question, read, rehearse, and

• rigor.

• recite.

• response.

• review.

• reserve.

Which of the following psychologists would most likely explore how we view and affect each other?

• Developmental

• Biological

• Social

• Cognitive

• Personality

For behaviorists, psychological science is rooted in

• introspection.

• observation.

• cultural influences.

• growth potential.

• basic needs.

Which of the following psychologists would most likely conduct psychological therapy?

• Biological

• Clinical

• Industrial-organizational

• Cognitive

• Evolutionary

The study of mental activity linked with brain activity best describes

• humanistic psychology.

• Gestalt psychology.

• cognitive neuroscience.

• the psychodynamic perspective.

• the evolutionary perspective.

The first psychological laboratory, opened in 1879, belonged to

• Charles Darwin.

• Sigmund Freud.

• René Descartes.

• Wilhelm Wundt.

• William James.

The _______________ school of psychology focused on how mental and behavioral processes enable us to adapt and flourish.

• Functionalist

• Structuralist

• Behavioral

• Humanistic

• Psychodynamic