Myers AP Psychology

Julian believes that everything we do was determined with our personality that we were born with. Thanos believes that we are the sum product of our life experiences. The basic conflict that sums the difference between these two perspectives is:

• nature vs. nurture

• freedom vs. determinism

• dualism vs. monism

• structuralism vs. functionalism

• simplicity vs. difficulty

Despite overwhelming and highly publicized evidence that Senator McEwan was guilty of serious political corruption and misconduct, many who had supported her in past elections remained convinced of her political integrity. Their reaction best illustrates

• fixation.

• the representativeness heuristic.

• belief perseverance.

• the availability heuristic.

• the framing effect.

Which type of problem solving strategy allows us to make an estimate on the likelihood of events based on how much that event matches a prototype?

• Intuition

• Insight

• Availability Heuristic

• Representativeness Heuristic

• Algorithm

What is our tendency to think we know or can perform better or more accurately than we really can?

• Confirmation Bias

• Overconfidence

• Intuition

• Insight

• Algorithm

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.

A defense attorney emphasizes to a jury that her client works full-time, supports his family, and enjoys leisure-time hobbies. Although none of this information is relevant to the trial, it is designed to make the defendant appear to be a typical member of the local community. The lawyer is most clearly attempting to take advantage 

• confirmation bias.

• functional fixedness.

• belief perseverance.

• the representativeness heuristic.

Which psychological perspective emphasizes the influence of biology on behavior?

• A) Behavioral

• B) Cognitive

• C) Biological

• D) Humanistic

What is the term for the mental process of acquiring knowledge and understanding through thought, experience, and the senses?

• A) Cognition

• B) Perception

• C) Emotion

• D) Motivation

Which psychologist is known for the hierarchy of needs?

• A) Sigmund Freud

• B) B.F. Skinner

• C) Abraham Maslow

• D) Carl Rogers

What is the primary focus of social psychology?

• A) Individual differences

• B) Social interactions

• C) Biological processes

• D) Cognitive development