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WorksheetsAP Final Part one
Total questions: 35
Worksheet time: 18mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
“I am primarily interested in thinking processes; I am a __________ psychologist.”
a)
Cognitive
b)
Biological
c)
Developmental
d)
Evolutionary
2.
In order to replicate an experiment one must:
a)
Use
control groups and experimental groups
b)
Use
statistics to determine the effect of chance
c)
Control
for the effects of extraneous variables
d)
Repeat the experiment
using either identical or improved research methods
3.
According to John B. Watson, introspection was:
a)
A
valid method of research
b)
Unscientific
c)
The
cornerstone of behaviorism
d)
The
study of the mind in use
4.
To investigate the effects of a particular study method on student performance, two different methods are tried, each with a different group of subjects. If only the experimenter knows which method is under investigation, the procedure being used is described as:
a)
Double-blind
b)
Single-blind
c)
Self-fulfilling
prophecy
d)
Representative
sampling
5.
Of the following, who is associated with the Gestalt school of psychology?
a)
Ivan
Pavlov
b)
B.F.
Skinner
c)
Max Wertheimer
d)
John
Watson
6.
Abraham Maslow proposed a need to develop one’s potential and be the best that one can be. This concept is known as:
a)
Self-image
b)
Self-concept
c)
Self-esteem
d)
Self-actualization
7.
Which of the following psychologists was a Structuralist?
a)
B.F.
Skinner
b)
John
Watson
c)
Wilhelm Wundt
d)
William
James
8.
A psychologist who is “eclectic” can best be described as:
a)
Rejecting
determinism in favor of free will
b)
Cognitive
rather than behavioral
c)
Drawing from many
psychological approaches
d)
Preferring
pseudo-psychological approaches
9.
The goals of psychology are to:
a)
Develop
effective methods of psychotherapy
b)
Describe, predict,
understand and control behavior
c)
Explain
the functioning of the human mind
d)
Compare,
analyze and control human behavior
10.
Freud believed that all thoughts and actions are determined by:
a)
The
first year of life
b)
Forces in the
personality that often unconscious
c)
Needs
for love and self-esteem
d)
The
drive for self-actualization
11.
The effect of a drug that is an agonist is to:
a)
Cause the brain to stop producing
certain neurotransmitters
b)
Mimic a particular
neurotransmitter
c)
Block a particular
neurotransmitter
d)
Disrupt a neuron’s all-or-none
firing pattern
12.
Heartbeat, digestion and other self-regulating bodily functions are governed by the:
a)
Voluntary nervous system
b)
Autonomic nervous
system
c)
Sympathetic nervous system
d)
Somatic nervous system
13.
Voluntary movements, such as writing with a pencil, are directed by the:
a)
Sympathetic nervous system
b)
Somatic nervous system
c)
Parasympathetic nervous system
d)
Autonomic nervous system
14.
Following Jaycee’s near-fatal car accident, her physician noticed that the pupillary-reflex of her eyes was abnormal. This may indicate that Jaycee’s ___________ was damaged in the accident.
a)
Occipital lobe
b)
Autonomic nervous
system
c)
Left temporal lobe
d)
Cerebellum
15.
Your brother has been taking prescription medicine and experiencing a number of unpleasant side effects, including an unusually rapid heartbeat and excessive perspiration. It is likely that the medicine is exaggerating activity in the:
a)
Reticular formation
b)
Sympathetic nervous
system
c)
Parasympathetic nervous system
d)
Amygdala
16.
When Sandy scalded her toe in a tub of hot water, the pain message was carried to her spinal cord by the __________ nervous system.
a)
Somatic
b)
Sympathetic
c)
Parasympathetic
d)
Central
17.
Which is the correct sequence in the transmission of a simple reflex?
a)
Sensory neuron, interneuron,
sensory neuron
b)
Interneuron, motor neuron,
sensory neuron
c)
Sensory neuron,
interneuron, motor neuron
d)
Interneuron, sensory neuron, motor neuron
18.
Which of the following are governed by the simplest neural pathways?
a)
Emotions
b)
Physiological drives, such as
hunger
c)
Reflexes
d)
Movements, such as walking
19.
You are able to quickly pull your hand away from hot water before pain is felt because:
a)
Movement of the hand is
a reflex that involves intervention of the spinal cord only
b)
Movement of the hand does not
require intervention by the central nervous system
c)
The brain reacts quickly to
prevent severe injury
d)
The autonomic division of the
peripheral nervous system intervenes to speed the contractions of hand muscles
20.
In the brain, learning occurs as experience strengthens certain connections called:
a)
Action potentials
b)
Neural networks
c)
Endocrine systems
d)
Dendrites
21.
Chemical messengers produced by the endocrine glands are called:
a)
Agonists
b)
Neurotransmitters
c)
Antagonists
d)
Hormones
22.
The gland that regulates body growth is the:
a)
Adrenal gland
b)
Thyroid gland
c)
Hypothalamus
d)
Pituitary
23.
Epinephrine and norepinephrine are ____________ that are released by the ___________ gland.
a)
Neurotransmitters; pituitary
b)
Hormones; pituitary
c)
Neurotransmitters; adrenal
d)
Hormones; adrenal
24.
The brain research technique that involves monitoring the brain’s usage of glucose is called the:
a)
PET scan
b)
CT scan
c)
EEG
d)
MRI
25.
The technique that uses magnetic fields and radio waves to produce computer images of structures within the brain is called:
a)
CT scan
b)
PET scan
c)
MRI
d)
fMRI
26.
After a series of unfulfilling relationships, 30-year-old Carlos tells a friend that he doesn’t want to marry because he is afraid of losing his freedom and independence. Erikson would say that Carlos is having difficulty with the psychosocial task of:
a)
Trust v. mistrust
b)
Autonomy v. self-doubt
c)
Intimacy v. isolation
d)
Identity v. role confusion
27.
Fourteen-year-old Cassie feels freer and more open with her friends than with her family. Knowing this is the case, Cassie’s parents should:
a)
Be concerned, because deteriorating
parent-adolescent relationships, such as this one, are often followed by a
range of problem behaviors
b)
Encourage Cassie to find new
friends
c)
Seek family counseling
d)
Not worry, since
adolescence is typically a time of growing peer influence and diminishing
parental influence
28.
After menopause, most women:
a)
Feel a new sense of
freedom
b)
Gain a large amount of weight
c)
Secrete unusually high levels of
estrogen
d)
Lose interest in sex
29.
Which statement illustrates cognitive development during the course of adult life?
a)
Adults in their forties
have better recall memory than do adults in their seventies
b)
Adults in their forties have
better recognition memory than do adults in their seventies
c)
Recall and recognition memory
both remain strong throughout life
d)
Recognition memory decreases
sharply at midlife
30.
A person’s accumulation of stored information, called _________ intelligence, generally ________ with age.
a)
Fluid; decreases
b)
Fluid; increases
c)
Crystallized; decreases
d)
Crystallized; increases
31.
Notable achievements in fields such as _________ are often made by younger adults in their late twenties or early thirties, when _________ intelligence is at its peak.
a)
Mathematics; fluid
b)
Philosophy; fluid
c)
Science; crystallized
d)
Literature; crystallized
32.
Which of the following statements is consistent with the current thinking of developmental psychologists?
a)
Development occurs in a series of
sharply defined stages
b)
The first two years are the most
crucial in determining the individual’s personality
c)
The consistency of
personality in most people tends to increase over the life span
d)
Social and emotional styles are
among the characteristics that show the least stability over the life span
33.
Stage theories of development have been criticized because they fail to consider that development may be significantly affected by:
a)
Variations in the social clock
b)
Each individual’s experiences
c)
Each individual’s historical and
cultural setting
d)
All of the above
34.
The social clock refers to:
a)
An individual or society’s distribution
of work and leisure time
b)
Adulthood responsibilities
c)
Typical ages for starting a career, marrying and
so on
d)
Age-related changes in one’s
circle of friends
35.
The cognitive ability that has been shown to decline during adulthood is the ability to:
a)
Recall new information
b)
Recognize new information
c)
Learn meaning new material
d)
Use judgment in dealing with
daily life problems
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