WorksheetsAP Psychology Exam Review
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 39mins
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Class
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1.
Independent Variable is....
a)
a factor other than the independent variable that might produce an effect in an experiment.
b)
the experimental factor that is manipulated; the variable whose effect is being studied.
c)
the outcome factor; the variable that may change in response to manipulations of the independent variable.
2.
Experimental Group is.....
a)
the group that is exposed to the treatment, that is, to one version of the independent variable.
b)
the group that is not exposed to the treatment; contrasts with the experimental group and serves as a comparison for evaluating the effect of the treatment.
3.
A double blind study is....
a)
an observation technique in which one person is studied in depth in the hope of revealing universal principles
b)
technique for ascertaining the self-reported attitudes or behaviors of a particular group,
c)
an experimental procedure in which both the research participants and the research staff are ignorant (blind)
4.
The myelin sheath is...
a)
the bushy, branching extensions of a neuron that receive messages and conduct impulses toward the cell body.
b)
the neurons that carry outgoing information from the brain and spinal cord to the muscles and glands.
c)
the extension of a neuron, ending in branching terminal fibers
d)
layer of fatty tissue segmentally encasing the fibers of many neuronsenables vastly greater transmission speed of neural impulses as the impulse hops from one node to the next
5.
Action Potential is
a)
the level of stimulation required to trigger a neural impulse.
b)
a neural impulse; a brief electrical charge that travels down an axon
c)
the junction between the axon tip of the sending neuron and the dendrite or cell body of the receiving neuron.
d)
a neurotransmitter’s reabsorption by the sending neuron
6.
Endorphins are
a)
natural, opiate like neurotransmitters linked to pain control and to pleasure.
b)
a simple, automatic response to a sensory stimulus, such as the knee-jerk response.
c)
chemical messengers that are manufactured by the endocrine glands
7.
Amygdala is...
a)
linked to emotion
b)
linked to breathing
c)
linked to taste
d)
linked to hunger
8.
Cerebral cortex is the
a)
portion of the cerebral cortex lying just behind the forehead
b)
the brain’s sensory switchboard, located on top of the brainstem
c)
the body’s ultimate control and information-processing center
d)
he base of the brainstem; controls heartbeat and breathing
9.
Webers Law is
a)
he minimum stimulation needed to detect a particular stimulus 50 percent of the time.
b)
the activation, often unconsciously, of certain associations, thus predisposing one’s perception, memory, or response
c)
the principle that, to be perceived as different, two stimuli must differ by a constant percentage (rather than a constant amount)
10.
Charles Darwin
a)
German scientist who established the first psychology research laboratory
b)
Harvard professor who played a key role in establishing psychology today in the U.S.
c)
British naturalist whose theory of evolution had a significant influence on the early development of psychology
11.
What theory did Sigmund Freud develop?
a)
Personality
b)
Behaviors
c)
Disorders
d)
Childhood experiences
12.
What is FAS (Fetal alcohol syndrome)....
a)
physical and cognitive abnormalities in children caused by a pregnant woman’s bad eating diets
b)
physical and cognitive abnormalities in children caused by a pregnant woman’s heavy drinking
c)
physical and cognitive abnormalities in children caused by a pregnant woman’s heredity
13.
What are cones?
a)
The long, thin visual receptor cells in the retina that are highly sensitive to light, but not to color.
b)
The short, thick visual receptor cells, concentrated near the center of the retina, responsible for color vision and fine detail.
14.
What is a self serving bias?
a)
the tendency to favor our own group
b)
The tendency for people to adopt the behavior, attitudes, and beliefs of other members of a group.
c)
Widespread tendency for people to take credit for their successes while at the same time attributing their failures to external situations beyond their control.
15.
What is the scapegoat theory?
a)
revealing intimate aspects of oneself to others
b)
physical or verbal behavior intended to hurt someone
c)
the theory that prejudice offers an outlet for anger by providing someone to blame
d)
a condition in which people receive from a relationship in proportion to what they give to it
16.
What is a stereotype?
a)
an unjustifiable (and usually negative) attitude toward a group and its members
b)
generalized (sometimes accurate but often overgeneralized) belief about a group of people
c)
unjustifiable negative behavior toward a group and its members
17.
What did Ivan Pavlov study?
a)
Principles of classical learning
b)
Cognitive perspective
c)
Biological perspective
d)
Evolutionary perspective
18.
What is an example of negative punishment?
a)
Taking a persons phone away
b)
Timeout in the corner
c)
Giving someone an iPhone for having good grades
19.
A schema is?
a)
a concept or framework that organizes and interprets information
b)
the developing human organism from about 2 weeks after fertilization through the second month
c)
interpreting our new experience in terms of our existing schemas
20.
What did John Garcia do research on?
a)
Observable Behavior
b)
Animal Behavior
c)
Taste Aversion
d)
Forgetting
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