AP Psychology Full Review

Confirmation bias refers to the tendency to:

• Allow preexisting beliefs to distort logical reasoning

• Cling to one’s initial conceptions after the basis on which they were formed has been discredited

• Search randomly through alternative solutions when problem solving

• Look for information that is consistent with one’s beliefs

Maintaining one's conceptions even after the basis on which they were formed has been discredited is known as: 

• the representativeness heuristic.

• belief perseverance.

• confirmation bias.

• functional fixedness.

Dr. Mendoza is studying the mental strategies people use when solving problems. Dr. Mendoza is clearly a(n): 

• Cognitive psychologist

• Experimental psychologist

• Organizational psychologist

• Developmental psychologist

Which of the following is TRUE?

• People underestimate the accuracy of their judgments.

• People pay closest attention to information that disconfirms what they believe.

• It is difficult for most people to explain away their failures.

• People are overconfident about how they will perform on various tasks.

What is the primary focus of social psychology?

• A) The study of individual behavior in isolation

• B) The study of how people think about, influence, and relate to one another

• C) The study of the biological basis of behavior

• D) The study of mental disorders

Which psychologist is best known for his research on conformity?

• A) Sigmund Freud

• B) B.F. Skinner

• C) Solomon Asch

• D) Carl Rogers

What is the term for adjusting one's behavior or thinking to coincide with a group standard?

• A) Obedience

• B) Conformity

• C) Compliance

• D) Social facilitation

The Stanford prison experiment highlighted the impact of what psychological concept?

• A) Cognitive dissonance

• B) Social roles

• C) Groupthink

• D) Altruism

What is the bystander effect?

• A) The tendency for people to help others in emergencies

• B) The tendency for people to be less likely to help if others are present

• C) The tendency for people to conform to group norms

• D) The tendency for people to obey authority figures

Which theory suggests that we explain someone's behavior by crediting either the situation or the person's disposition?

• A) Attribution theory

• B) Cognitive dissonance theory

• C) Social exchange theory

• D) Social identity theory