Unit 1 Review - AP Psychology

If Carmelita stares at a red spot for one minute and then shifts her gaze to a white piece of paper, she is likely to experience an afterimage that is

• green

• red

• blue

• black

Damage to the cerebellum would most likely result in which of the following problems?

• Aphasia

• Increased aggression

• A loss of motor coordination

• A change in personality

The change in the curvature of the lens that enables the eye to focus on objects at various distances is called

• accommodation

• adaptation

• conduction

• convergence

Rafael has a sleep disorder for which he takes medically prescribed amphetamines. For which of the following sleep disorders is Rafael most likely being treated?

• Sleep apnea

• Narcolepsy

• Insomnia

• Circadian rhythm sleep disorder

A doctor is assessing a patient with a sensory disorder. In the first assessment, she asks the patient to touch his nose with his eyes closed. In the next assessment, she asks the patient to walk a short distance with his eyes closed. Which of the following senses is the doctor most likely evaluating?

• Gustation

• Vision

• Kinesthesis

• Touch

The thalamus processes information for all of the following senses EXCEPT

• smell

• taste

• vision

• touch

Brain damage that leaves a person capable of understanding speech but with an impaired ability to produce speech most likely indicates injury to which of the following?

• The limbic system

• Wernicke’s area

• Broca’s area

• The occipital lobe

Darnell is trying to decide which college to attend. Which of the following parts of the brain is most active in decision-making?

• Reticular formation

• Corpus callosum

• Hypothalamus

• Cerebral cortex

A brain tumor that results in obesity would most likely be located in the

• left frontal lobe

• area of the hypothalamus

• reticular activating system

• somatosensory cortex

Activation of the sympathetic branch of the autonomic nervous system results in

• an increase in salivation

• an increase in digestion

• an increase in respiratory rate

• a decrease in heart rate