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Worksheets2018 AP Psych Exam Review
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 17mins
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Class
Date
1.
Which of the following is NOT one of psychology’s three main levels of analysis?
a)
developmental
b)
social-cultural
c)
biological
d)
psychological
2.
1. A psychologist who studies age-related behavioral changes and applies their knowledge to child-care and educational settings would likely be a(n)
a)
industrial-organizational
psychologist
b)
experimental
psychologist
c)
developmental
psychologist
d)
social
psychologist
3.
John B. Watson is most likely to say:
a)
“A
person needs unconditional love and acceptance in order to reach her true
potential.”
b)
“A
person’s behavior reflects unconscious conflicts and emotions that result from
early childhood experiences.”
c)
“Emotional
responses reflect biological processes such as hormones and brain chemistry.
d)
“Science must be
rooted in observation of behavior, rather than introspective processes.”
4.
A clinical psychologist who explains behavior in terms of unconscious drives and conflicts is employing a(n) ________ perspective.
a)
evolutionary
b)
psychodynamic
c)
behavioral
d)
social-cultural
5.
When everybody has an equal chance of being included in a study, this process is called
a)
unbiased reporting
b)
survey
survey
c)
random sample
d)
reliability
6.
Which of the following describes an independent variable within an experiment?
a)
a measured factor within an experiment that the the researcher cannot change and depends on the independent variab
b)
variables that are eliminated or removed in order to see the relationship between the independent and dependent variables
c)
a measured factor within an experiment that the researcher can change
d)
a factor within an experiment that is considered extraneous, it also correlates with the dependent or independent variable
7.
Which of the following correctly describes a dependent variable within an experiment
a)
a measured factor within an experiment that the researcher can change
b)
a variable that are eliminated or removed in order to see the relationship between the independent and dependent variables
c)
a factor within an experiment that is considered extraneous, it also correlates with the dependent or independent variable
d)
a measured factor within an experiment that the the researcher cannot change and depends on the independent variable
8.
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
9.
After a car swerves in front of you on the highway, you notice that your heart is still racing, even though you know you are no longer in danger. Why do the physical symptoms of fear linger even after we cognitively realize the danger has passed?
a)
Excitatory neurotransmitters travel faster than inhibitory neurotransmitters.
b)
Endocrine messages tend to outlast the effects of neural messages.
c)
The parasympathetic nervous system is less effective than the sympathetic nervous system.
d)
Dopamine controls fear, and this chemical takes a certain amount of time to break down in your system.
10.
Reuptake refers to the
a)
the ending of the refractory period.
b)
movement of neurotransmitter molecules across a synaptic gap.
c)
inflow of positively charged ions through an axon membrane.
d)
reabsorption of excess neurotransmitter molecules by a sending neuron.
11.
The occipital lobes are to ________ as the temporal lobes are to ________.
a)
seeing; sensing touch
b)
sensing pleasure; sensing pain
c)
seeing; hearing
d)
speaking; sensing movement
12.
Research most clearly suggests that personality traits are more strongly influenced by
a)
genes than by heredity.
b)
home environment than by peers.
c)
genes than by home environment.
d)
home environment than by genes
13.
Mary is texting while driving. She fails to notice the car in front of her has stopped for a red light. She subsequently crashes into the car. The reason for the crash is due to
a)
Change Blindness
b)
Choice Blindness
c)
Cocktail Party Effect
d)
Selective Attention
14.
Which type of processing looks at the whole picture and uses previous experiences to make determinations?
a)
Top-down processing
b)
Bottom-up processing
c)
Concurrent processing
d)
Parallel processing
15.
Being able to detect a single candle flame from 30 miles away on a clear dark night at least 50% of the time is known as:
a)
Weber's Law
b)
Subliminal Stimuli
c)
Difference Threshold
d)
Absolute Threshold
16.
Which theory to color blindness uses afterimages to prove it's theory?
a)
Trichromatic
b)
Ishihara
c)
lock and key
d)
opponent-process
17.
When in REM sleep, a person's body is
a)
Moving
b)
Paralyzed
c)
Sleepwalking
d)
Acting out their dreams
18.
Which scan would give us a view of the brain waves occurring during sleep?
a)
EEG
b)
MRI
c)
PET
d)
CAT
19.
__________ refers to an increased percentage of time spent in REM sleep when we are deprived of REM sleep on the previous night.
a)
REM deprivation
b)
REM sleep
c)
REM rebound
d)
REM extension
20.
What type of brain waves predominate in stage 4 sleep?
a)
Delta Waves
b)
Alpha Waves
c)
Theta Waves
d)
Beta Waves
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