WorksheetsAP Psychology Exam review
Total questions: 89
Worksheet time: 2hrs 39mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Controls arousal (sleepiness and awakefulness)
a)
Reticular Formation
b)
Thalamus
c)
Amygdala
d)
Medulla
2.
Known as the "Little Brain" and is in charge of balance and coordinating movements
a)
Thalamus
b)
Reticular Formation
c)
Hypothalamus
d)
Cerebellum
3.
Damage this and you won't form new memories
a)
Hypothalamus
b)
Hippocampus
c)
Amygdala
d)
Thalamus
4.
Controls motivational behaviors, including: feeding, fight-flight response, and fornicating
a)
Hippocampus
b)
Amygdala
c)
Reticular Formation
d)
Hypothalamus
5.
Wrinkled part of the brain's surface where the body processes information
a)
Forebrain
b)
Cerebral Cortex
c)
Corpus Callosum
d)
Cerebellum
6.
Makes decisions, plans, reasons, and carries out behaviors
a)
Frontal Lobe
b)
Parietal Lobe
c)
Occipital Lobe
d)
Temporal Lobe
7.
Controls hearing, and language comprehension
a)
Frontal Lobe
b)
Temporal Lobe
c)
Occipital Lobe
d)
Parietal Lobe
8.
Records the waves of electrical activity (studies seizures)
a)
EEG
b)
MRI
c)
CT Scan
d)
fMRI
9.
Shows brain function by using a radioactive glucose solution (active neurons love glucose)
a)
MRI
b)
CT Scan
c)
PET Scan
d)
fMRI
10.
The ability of brain tissue to take on new functions, usually occurs after parts of the brain have been damaged
a)
Neurogenesis
b)
Brain Plasticity
c)
Somatic Regeneration
d)
Stem Cell Lesions
11.
The split-brain procedure involves the cutting of this
a)
Cerebral Cortex
b)
Cerebellum
c)
Corpus Callosum
d)
Caudate Nucleus
12.
Brain hemisphere associated with spatial abilities and recognizing others faces
a)
Left Hemisphere
b)
Right Hemisphere
13.
Damage to the cerebellum would most affect the career of
a)
an architect
b)
a teacher
c)
an athlete
d)
a librarian
14.
A tumor on the temporal lobe would most affect the career of
a)
an architect
b)
a musician
c)
a professor
d)
a researcher
15.
Damage to the medulla would most likely result in
a)
impaired planning abilities
b)
death
c)
a coma
d)
blindness
16.
Damage to the prefrontal cortex would most likely result in
a)
diminished planning abilities
b)
death
c)
blindess
d)
coma
17.
A person has a stroke on her occipital lobe. What might happen to her?
a)
reduced planning abilities
b)
deafness
c)
coma
d)
blindness
18.
Vic is encouraged to take charge of the therapy session and his therapist uses an active listening approach to mirror back the feelings he hears from him. Which therapy is most likely being described?
a)
client-centered therapy
b)
cognitive therapy
c)
psychodynamic therapy
d)
existential therapy
19.
According to Abraham Maslow’s hierarchy of needs, the need to have respect for ourselves and to be valued by others is classified within the category of
a)
physiological needs
b)
safety needs
c)
belongingness needs
d)
esteem needs
20.
Staff members at a mental hospital do not respond to patients who use threats, but praise patients who are courteous. Which psychotherapeutic approach is being used?
a)
assertiveness training
b)
cognitive therapy
c)
behavioral therapy
d)
humanistic therapy
21.
Behavior therapists emphasize which of the following in their treatment of clients?
a)
freedom of choice about their future
b)
uncovering of unconscious defense mechanisms
c)
responses that have been reinforced in the past
d)
repressed aggressive impulses
22.
Which of the following is a type of therapy for alcoholism that involves the administration of a drug that will induce nausea after a person consumes alcohol?
a)
aversion
b)
implosive
c)
flooding
d)
rational-emotive
23.
Saying whatever comes to mind, even if it seems senseless, painful, or embarrassing, is part of the Freudian technique known as
a)
unconditional positive regard
b)
free association
c)
non-directive therapy
d)
transference
24.
A therapist that engages in reflective listening, non-directive therapy, and has unconditional positive regard for the client is probably
a)
cognitive
b)
behavioral
c)
humanistic
d)
psychodynamic
25.
In rational-emotive therapy (cognitive therapy)
a)
clients are encouraged to take responsibility for their own choices
b)
clients learn to challenge irrational beliefs
c)
the therapist seeks to have the client discover rational insights on his or her own
d)
irrational elements of the unconscious are made to conform to reality
26.
a behavioral system has been implemented in which the adolescents earn points for target behaviors like getting up on time, making beds, attending class, etc. They are allowed to exchange their earned points for privileges, activities, etc. This system is called ____ and is based on ________
a)
time out; extinction
b)
systematic desensitation; gradual exposure
c)
token economy; reinforcement
d)
primary reinforcement; non-reward
27.
Which of the following correctly lists Abraham Maslow’s hierarchy of needs from bottom to top?
a)
Safety, physiological, esteem
b)
Physiological, safety, esteem, belonging, self-actualization
c)
Physiological, safety, belonging, esteem, self-actualization
d)
Basic, subordinate, superordinate
28.
The role of the therapist in cognitive therapy is to
a)
identify the client’s irrational beliefs and provide alternative ways of believing
b)
provide unconditional positive regard so that the healthy growth-promoting tendencies of the client may be activated
c)
provide a model of effective functioning and reinforce the client for positive changes
d)
prescribe psychoactive drugs that can reduce the level of psychotic ideation
29.
Research on electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) has shown that it is most effective for treating which of the following disorders?
a)
conversion
b)
major depressive
c)
antisocial personality
d)
PTSD
30.
John is a 12-year-old who is having trouble dealing with his family’s relocation to a new city. He most likely first sees a _
a)
psychiatrist
b)
counselor
c)
clinical psychologist
d)
psychoanalyst
31.
Matt enters therapy to talk about some issues that have been causing him distress. The therapist has earned a PhD and uses a variety of techniques to alleviate some of Matt’s distressing symptoms. Matt is most likely seeing a _____
a)
psychiatrist
b)
clinical psychologist
c)
psychiatric social worker
d)
life coach
32.
Characterized by uncontrollable sleep attacks
a)
Night Terrors
b)
Insomnia
c)
Narcolepsy
d)
Sleep Apnea
33.
If you met an individual who appeared to be very charming at first, but later you discovered that he or she manipulated people, caused others hurt without a second thought, and could not be depended upon, you might suspect him of being
a)
anti-social
b)
OCD
c)
having PTSD
d)
Narcissistic
34.
Which of the following is classified as a mood disorder?
a)
Schizophrenia
b)
bipolar disorder
c)
Panic disorder
d)
Delusional disorder
35.
Obsessive-compulsive behavior, panic, and phobias are formally classified as __________ disorders.
a)
Psychotic
b)
Manic
c)
Personality
d)
Anxiety
36.
Psychotic disorders frequently involve perceptions of nonexistent sensory stimulation, such as voices. Symptoms such as these are called
a)
delusions
b)
paraphillas
c)
hallucinations
d)
psychic phenomena
37.
Retreat from reality by hallucinations and delusions and by social withdrawal typically characterizes ______ disorders
a)
anxiety
b)
personality
c)
psychotic
d)
dissociative
38.
Discomfort in social situations, fear of evaluation and timidity are characteristic of what personality disorder?
a)
histrionic
b)
obsessive compulsive
c)
schizoid
d)
avoidant
39.
A person who has an extreme lack of self-confidence and who allows others to run his or her life is said to have a(n) ______ personality
a)
dependent
b)
narcissistic
c)
paranoid
d)
antisocial
40.
All of the following are anxiety disorders EXCEPT
a)
agoraphobia
b)
conversion disorder
c)
OCD
d)
panic disorder
41.
An individual has recurring unwanted thoughts of doing harm to his family. This is consistent with a diagnosis of
a)
dissociative identity disorder
b)
posttraumatic stress
c)
somatoform disorder
d)
obsessive compulsive disorder
42.
Following the failure of his business, Mr. Jones disappeared and was discovered two years later in another state practicing law without a license. When questioned, he responded that he had found himself in a strange city and could not remember any personal information.
a)
dissociative identity disorder
b)
dissociative fugue
c)
dementia
d)
bipolar
43.
Charlie has a maladaptive need for attention, any kind of drama and attention. Charlie is
a)
narcissitic
b)
histrionic
c)
dependent
d)
paranoid
44.
Aaron gets upset when people don't praise him enough. He thinks he is the best at what he does and gets upset when others don't agree.
a)
narcissistic
b)
histrionic
c)
schizoid
d)
antisocial
45.
People who score high in ____ tend to be sympathetic, trusting, cooperative, and modest.
a)
neuroticism
b)
extraversion
c)
conscientiousness
d)
agreeableness
46.
People who score high in ____ are characterized as anxious, hostile, self-conscious, insecure, and vulnerable.
a)
neuroticism
b)
extraversion
c)
conscientiousness
d)
openness to experience
47.
Julio is extremely dependable and productive, and his friends think he is great at organizing events. Based on the five-factor model of personality, Julio would probably score
a)
high in agreeableness
b)
low in neuroticism
c)
high in conscientiousness
d)
high in openness
48.
Psychodynamic personality theories focus on
a)
an individual's freedom and potential for growth
b)
genetic factors
c)
unconscious mental forces
d)
learning
49.
The id
a)
a developmental period that leaves its mark on adult personality
b)
the moral component of personality
c)
the decision-making component of personality
d)
the primitive, animalistic component of personality
50.
Psychodynamic theories of personality come from this person?
a)
Albert Bandura
b)
Sigmund Freud
c)
Alfred Adler
d)
Wilhelm Wundt
51.
Todd was physically abused up until the age of eight. He is now 40 years old and has absolutely no memories of the early abuse that he experienced. He is using the defense mechanism of
a)
Projection
b)
repression
c)
reaction formation
d)
regression
52.
Jose is one of the top baseball players in his league, but last week, he struck out on an easy pitch. When this happened, he smashed the water cooler in the dugout with his bat. According to Freud, Jose may be using the defense mechanism of
a)
projection
b)
reaction formation
c)
regression
d)
displacement
53.
Charles has an anger problem, so he joins athletics so he can have a positive outlet for his anger.
a)
regression
b)
sublimation
c)
rationalization
d)
compensation
54.
Raul is 30 years old and seems obsessed with the image. He buys a new sports car every year, lives in the biggest house in his neighborhood, and always buys the most expensive clothes he can find. According to Alfred Adler, Raul's behavior may be a sign of
a)
reaction formation
b)
overcompensation
c)
orally fixated
d)
incongruence
55.
Daryl is taking a personality test in which he is shown a series of simple scenes. He is supposed to tell a story about what is happening in each scene and suggest what the characters are feeling. The test that Daryl is taking is the
a)
Thematic Apperception Test
b)
Rorschach test
c)
Myers Briggs
d)
MMPI
56.
Alan is failing his math class. He blames the teacher and the fact that he has to work at night. Alan
a)
Has high self efficacy
b)
Has external locus of control
c)
Has internal locus of control
d)
is engaging in sublimation
57.
Carmen has always done well in her math courses and even though she has never taken a statistics class before, she is confident she will do well in the one she just signed up for next semester. In this example, Carmen shows evidence of having
a)
high incongruence with math
b)
high self-efficacy in math
c)
low self-efficacy in math
d)
mathematical neurosis
58.
The Five Factor personality test is graded by a computer. The Five factor is
a)
projective
b)
subjective
c)
self report personality inventory
d)
not valid
59.
Which form of learning would be studied in a Skinner box?
a)
classical conditioning
b)
operant conditioning
c)
observational learning
d)
latent learning
60.
Carly used to feel nausea when going to McDonalds because she associated the food with illness. After a few good meals there, she no longer feels the nausea. Which prinicple?
a)
spontaneous recovery
b)
extinction
c)
second-order conditioning
d)
generalization
61.
Mary woke up one night with a spider dangling in front of her face. She screamed, and from that point on she could not stand to be near spiders. Mary's fear of spiders is based on
a)
a response-outcome association
b)
classical conditioning
c)
observational learning
d)
operant conditioning
62.
Mariah developed a fear of the water when she fell off a river raft last summer. This year she took swimming lessons and thought she had finally overcome her fear of water. She was eagerly looking forward to an upcoming rafting trip, however, as soon as she stepped onto the raft she was instantly terrified again.
a)
extinction
b)
generalization
c)
spontaneous recovery
d)
observational learning
63.
When Diana was three years old she became terrified when the neighbor's budgie bird kept flying near her head. Today she is afraid of all birds, including robins, pigeons, and blue jays. Diana's fear illustrates
a)
stimulus generalization
b)
negative reinforcement
c)
extinction
d)
spontaneous recovery
64.
Many psychologists refer to Albert Bandura’s Bobo Doll experiment to illustrate how
a)
teens conform to fashion fads
b)
introverted personalities succeed in high school
c)
exposure to violent TV and games cause violent behavior
d)
abused women justify staying with their husbands
65.
Marie works in a dress factory where she earns $10 for each three dresses she hems. Marie is paid on a
a)
variable ratio
b)
fixed interval
c)
fixed ratio
d)
variable interval
66.
Which of the following is an example of shaping?
a)
A dog learns to salivate at the sight of a box of dog biscuits
b)
A new driver learns to stop at an intersection when the light changes to red
c)
A parrot is rewarded first for making any sound, then for making a sound similar to “Laura,” and then for “speaking” its owner's name
d)
A psychology student reinforces a laboratory rat only occasionally, to make its behavior more resistant to extinction
67.
Caffeine, cocaine, and Ecstasy are all ___________.
a)
neurotransmitters
b)
opiates
c)
hallucinogens
d)
stimulants
68.
People who are low in serotonin might experience
a)
dissociation
b)
depression
c)
hallucinations
d)
mood swings
69.
The space between neurons
a)
axon
b)
terminal buttons
c)
synapse
d)
mylien sheath
70.
the disruptive effect of new learning on the recall of old information.
a)
proactive interference
b)
retroactive interference
c)
serial position effect
d)
spacing effect
71.
a momentary sensory memory of visual stimuli; a photographic or picture-image memory lasting no more than a few tenths of a second.
a)
iconic memory
b)
implicit memory
c)
echoic memory
d)
working memory
72.
The idea that we remember the first and last items in a list the best.
a)
serial-position effect
b)
chunking
c)
visual encoding
d)
semantic encoding
73.
Which researcher is most associated with research about the misinformation effect?
a)
Hermann Ebbinghaus
b)
Sigmund Freud
c)
Elizabeth Loftus
d)
John Watson
74.
A memory from our own personal life is a
a)
Echoic Memory
b)
Prospective Memory
c)
Episodic Memory
d)
Semantic Memory
75.
Dr. Wong believes that children whose parents are not responsive to their needs during the first two months of life will never develop basic trust toward the world. Dr. Wong believes that this developmental stage is a(n):
a)
preoperational stage
b)
critical period
c)
cognitive schema
d)
maturational span
76.
An infant who has developed object permanence...
a)
is attached to specific objects, such as a blanket.
b)
will see all objects as being the same.
c)
knows that an object, such as a rattle, exists even if it is not in view.
d)
cries when a wanted object is taken away.
77.
This style of parenting calls for imposing rules and demanding obedience without debate or discussion between parent and child.
a)
Permissive
b)
Neglectful
c)
Authoritative
d)
Authoritarian
78.
According to Erikson, what is the major conflict faced during adolescence?
a)
Autonomy vs. Shame and Doubt
b)
Intimacy vs. Isolation
c)
Identity vs. Role Confusion
d)
Generativity vs. Stagnation
79.
According to Piaget, accommodation refers to
a)
parental efforts to include new children in the existing family structure
b)
incorporating new experiences into existing schemas.
c)
developmental changes in a child's behavior that facilitate social acceptance by family and peers.
d)
adjusting current schemas in order to make sense of new experiences.
80.
Luis is normally very restless and fidgety, whereas Shelley is usually quiet and easygoing. The two children apparently differ in:
a)
maturation
b)
egocentricism
c)
assimilation
d)
temperament
81.
A 38-year-old woman quits her high-paying marketing job to focus on her children and become a school counselor. What stage would Erikson consider this to be:
a)
Idenitity vs. Role Confusion
b)
Generativity vs. Stagnation
c)
Ego Integrity vs. Despair
d)
Industry vs. Inferiority
82.
Lisa is conducting a study on hours of TV watched throughout one's lifespan. She begins by taking a group of two 10 year olds, three 15 year olds, three 20 year olds and so on (increments of 5 years, up to 35 years of age.) Which method of research is she using?
a)
Cross sectional study
b)
Experimentation
c)
Longitudinal study
d)
Case study
83.
According to Kübler-Ross, the most common order of emotional reactions in preparing for death is:
a)
anger, depression, bargaining, denial, acceptance.
b)
denial, anger, bargaining, depression, acceptance.
c)
anger, depression, denial, bargaining, acceptance.
d)
depression, anger, denial, bargaining, acceptance.
84.
A dessert recipe that gives you the ingredients, their amounts and the steps to follow is an example of a(n):
a)
Prototype
b)
Algorithm
c)
Heuristic
d)
Mental set
85.
Rudy is 6 feet tall, weighs 210 pounds, and is very muscular. If you think that Rudy is more likely to be a basketball player than a computer programmer , you are a victim of:
a)
Belief bias
b)
The availability heuristic
c)
A mental set
d)
The representativeness heuristic
86.
Assume that Congress is considering revising its approach to welfare and to this end is hearing a range of testimony. A member of Congress who uses the availability heuristic would be most likely to:
a)
Want to experiment with numerous possible approaches to see which of these seems to work best
b)
Want to cling to approaches to welfare that seem to have had some success in the past
c)
Refuse to budge from his or her beliefs despite persuasive testimony to the contrary
d)
Base his or her ideas on the most vivid, memorable testimony given
87.
With regards to ground beef, consumers respond more positively to an ad describing it as “75 percent lean” than to one referring to its “25 percent fat” content. This is an example of:
a)
The framing effect
b)
Confirmation bias
c)
Mental set
d)
Overconfidence
88.
Which of the following is an example of functional fixedness?
a)
Using a blanket as a floor mat
b)
Not being able to solve a math problem because you are using the incorrect formula
c)
Replacing oil with applesauce when baking a cake
d)
Failing to use your keys to open a package when you can't find a pair of scissors
89.
Sally had trouble tying her shoes as a small child. Her mother showed her on several occasions how the process works. Sally continued to struggle and her mother left her to figure it out on her own. Several years later Sally is at 6th grade camp and was able to tie her shoes with ease. What type of learning has Sally experienced?
a)
Latent Learning
b)
Classical conditioning
c)
Operant conditioning
d)
Positive Punishment
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