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AP Psychology Total Review - Brendan Hilliard

Total questions: 100

Worksheet time: 55mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The space between the dendrites of one neuron and the terminal buttons of another is the

a)

node of Ranrvier

b)

axon

c)

medulla

d)

synapse

2.

Learned taste aversions generally result from

a)

negative reinforcement

b)

shaping

c)

insight learning

d)

classical conditioning

3.

Creativity is most closely associated with

a)

using algorithms

b)

divergent thinking

c)

functional fixedness

d)

telegraphic speech

4.

Which of the following types of approaches is used by the greatest number of clinical psychologist in the US?

a)

eclectic

b)

psychodynamic

c)

humanistic

d)

client-centered

5.

Which structure is found in the middle of the ear?

a)

stirrup

b)

auditory nerve

c)

cochlea

d)

organ of Corti

6.

Which of the following is an opiate?

a)

cocaine

b)

amphetamines

c)

heroin

d)

nicotine

7.

Which type of scan uses X-ray technology to examine the structure of the brain?

a)

PET

b)

MRI

c)

CAT

d)

EEG

8.

Which of the following seems to be least heritable?

a)

hair color

b)

heart disease

c)

religous beliefs

d)

body structure

9.

Which of the following sentences illustrates over-generalization?

a)

Toby is the fattest boy in the world.

b)

Mack don't play that game.

c)

Dani goed to the store.

d)

All dogs have fur.

10.

Which type of personality theorist would most likely be criticized for underestimating the impact of the environment?

a)

behaviorist

b)

cognitive

c)

psychodynamic

d)

social-cognitive

11.

To safeguard participants rights, prior to collecting any data, researchers are supposed to seek approval from

a)

the American Psychological Association

b)

at least two licensed psychiatrist

c)

an Institutional Review Board

d)

at least one psychiatrist and one psychologist

12.

An extra chromosome on the twenty-first pair is associated with

a)

Alzheimers Disease

b)

Down Syndrome

c)

Tay-Sachs Disease

d)

Klinefelters Sydrome

13.

Wilhelm Wundt's early work led to the theory of

a)

funcionalism

b)

Gestalt Psychology

c)

trephination

d)

repression

e)

structuralism

14.

Jenna invited Mark to a Drake concert. Mark loves Drake but loathes Jenna. What type of conflict is Mark experiencing?

a)

approach-approach

b)

avoidance-avoidance

c)

approach-avoidance

d)

multiple approach-avoidance

15.

Which of the following is a somatoform disorder?

a)

narcissistic personality disorder

b)

masochism

c)

generalized anxiety disorder

d)

psychogenic amnesia

e)

conversion disorder

16.

What theory suggest that using the term "girls" to refer to women might affect the way those people think women?

a)

the linguistic relativity hypothesis

b)

social learning theory

c)

the nativist theory of language

d)

signal detection theory

17.

Taylor is trying to develop a test that will predict how great someones potential is to be a prizefighter. This type of test would be best described as a(n)

a)

power test

b)

speed test

c)

achievement test

d)

aptitude test

18.

ECT is most likely to be used to treat

a)

schizophrenia

b)

phobias

c)

depression

d)

antisocial personality disorder

e)

ECT is no longer an accepted medical treatment

19.

Which of the following types of therapies would be classified as insight therapy?

a)

psychopharmacology

b)

psychosurgery

c)

flooding

d)

token economy

e)

client-centered therapy

20.

Teresa is hoping to find a mate who will lave and support her despite all her faults. Carl Rogers might say that Teresa recognizes the importance of

a)

narcissim

b)

reciprocal determinism

c)

thematic apperception

d)

self-actualization

e)

unconditional positive regard

21.

Which of the following is a common symptom of depression?

a)

eating more than usual

b)

working harder than usual

c)

abondoning usual hobbies and picking up new ones

d)

making a new group of friends

22.

in vision, accommodation is

a)

to focus the image on the retina

b)

to maximize the amount of light that gets through the pupil

c)

to decreae the size of the blind spot

d)

to protect the lens

23.

During a typical night of sleep, the average adult spends the most time in

a)

stage 1

b)

stage 2

c)

stage 3

d)

stage 4

e)

REM

24.

When a newborn baby is sleeping, which reflex will be elicited by a sudden noise or touch?

a)

Babinski

b)

plantar

c)

rooting

d)

Moro

25.

Kate, a newborn baby, probably most likes to look at

a)

her cousins toy robot

b)

pastel colored blocks

c)

her stuffed sheep

d)

cartoons on tv

e)

her own face

26.

Which part of the brain is most important in regulating an animals sex drive?

a)

amygdala

b)

hypothalamus

c)

pituitary gland

d)

medulla

27.

In the early twentieth century in the US which of the following perspectives was most prominent?

a)

biological

b)

behaviorist

c)

psychodynamic

d)

cognitive

28.

Becky raised his hand to answer his teachers question. Which part of his nervous system most directly allowed him to perform this behavior.

a)

parasympathetic

b)

somatic

c)

autonomic

d)

sympathetic

29.

Which of the following is a hormone?

a)

dopamine

b)

endorphins

c)

insulin

d)

GABA

e)

acetylcholine

30.

When a neuron initially depolarizes

a)

sodium ions flow into the cell

b)

chloride ions flow into the cell

c)

magnesium ions flow into the cell

d)

potassium ions flow into the cell

31.

The part of the brain most responsible for making decisions is the

a)

thalamus

b)

amygdala

c)

hippocampus

d)

prefrontal cortex

32.

Which of the following cognitive tendencies is most closely related to the problem of experimenter bias?

a)

the availability heuristic

b)

functional fixedness

c)

the representative heuristic

d)

confirmation bias

33.

As Brendan walked to homeroom, he passed dozens of his classmates in the hallway. What they were wearing that day was briefly in Brendan's

a)

short term memory

b)

ionic memory

c)

long-term memory

d)

echoic memory

34.

Tiger Lillies appear orange because they

a)

reflect orange light

b)

absorb orange light

c)

transduce orange light

d)

are orange

35.

In normal distribution,

a)

the standard deviation is always less than 1.0

b)

the standard deviation is always more than 1.0

36.

Your knowledge of who the first president of the US was is usually found in which level of your consciousness?

a)

conscious

b)

nonconscious

c)

preconscious

d)

subconscious

37.

Which of the following is a positive symptom of schizophrenia?

a)

flat affect

b)

greater sensitivity to others

c)

catatonia

d)

reduced depression

38.

Brocas area is usually located in which part of the cortex?

a)

left frontal lobe

b)

right frontal lobe

c)

left temporal lobe

d)

right temmporal lobe

39.

One possible explanation for group polarization is

a)

out-group bias

b)

self-fulfilling prophecy

c)

self-serving bias

d)

diffusion of responsibility

40.

Which technique controls for both experimenter and subject bias?

a)

demand characteristices

b)

double blind study

c)

single blind study

41.

Choosing 20 people at random from a large lecture class of 400 people is an example pf which of the following?

a)

random assignment

b)

random sampling

42.

Damage to the occipital lobes of the brain would most likely affect which of the following senses?

a)

hearing

b)

touch

c)

balance

d)

sight

43.

Which of the following structures in the eye is most specifically responsible for color vision?

a)

rods

b)

cones

44.

________ created MBTI personality test

a)

McCrae & Costa

b)

Myers Briggs

c)

Cantell

45.
type of statistical procedure that is conducted to identify clusters or groups of related items (called factors) on a test
a)
fixation
b)
factor analysis
c)
false consensus effect
46.
overestimation of how much other people share our beliefs and behaviors
a)
free association
b)
Ignorance of one incompetence phenomenon
c)
inferiority complex
d)
false consensus effect
47.
You are not aware of what you do not know.
a)
free association
b)
Ignorance of one incompetence phenomenon
c)
inferiority complex
d)
false consensus effect
48.
branch of psychology that studies personality and its variation among individuals.
a)
Humanistic Psychology
b)
Positive Psychology
49.
The interacting influences between personality and environmental factors
a)
Self-serving Bias
b)
Self actualization
c)
Reciprocal Determinism
50.
It is characteristic of robins to build nests. This is an example of:
a)
a set point
b)
homeostasis
c)
a drive
d)
an instinct
51.
Hunger triggering hormone produced by the lateral hypothalamus.
a)
Ghrelin
b)
Orexin
c)
Leptin
d)
Glucose
52.
Proposed a hierarchy of needs that suggests a strive toward self-actualization when other needs are met.
a)
Alfred Kinsey
b)
Masters & Johnson
c)
Abraham Maslow
d)
Paul Ekman
53.
Hunger hormone produced by empty tummies.
a)
Orexin
b)
Leptin
c)
Ghrelin
d)
Insulin
54.
Which of the following is NOT an example of an incentive?
a)
$1000
b)
dehydration
c)
electric shock
d)
smell of popcorn
55.
Sixteen-year-old Jill loves ice cream and other rich foods, but she has become increasingly anxious about gaining too much weight. Jill frequently overeats and then intentionally vomits in an attempt to control her weight. Jill most clearly suffers from:
a)
hypermetabolism
b)
bulimia nervosa
c)
anorexia nervosa
d)
obesity
56.
Proposed a hierarchy of needs that suggests a strive toward self-actualization when other needs are met.
a)
Alfred Kinsey
b)
Masters & Johnson
c)
Abraham Maslow
d)
Paul Ekman
57.
Operant Conditioning
a)
Ivan Pavlov
b)
B.F. Skinner
c)
Erik Erikson
d)
Abraham Maslow
58.
Staying up especially late on weekends is most likely to have an influence on:
a)
narcolepsy
b)
sleep apnea
c)
the circadian rhythm
d)
seasonal affective disorder
59.
Which of the following is NOT classified as a stimulant?
a)
heroin
b)
ecstasy
c)
cocaine
d)
methamphetamine
60.
A person's subjective experience of the world and himself or herself is:
a)
consciousness
b)
unconsciusness
c)
the brain
d)
the mind
61.
Which of the following is NOT a physiologically induced altered state of consciousness?
a)
sensory deprivation
b)
sexual orgasm
c)
hallucinations
d)
oxygen starvation
62.

Brendan was in a motorcycle accident that left him blind. When his therapist throws a wadded-up piece of paper at his head he can move out of the way but he cannot identify the object. Brendan is demonstrating the phenomenon known as

a)

change blindness

b)

selective attention

c)

blindsight

d)

inattentional blindness

63.

Seeing someone in line at the grocery store and remembering her or his name is an example of which kind of retrieval?

a)

recognition

b)

recall

c)

episodic

d)

semantic

64.

Which of the following is most likely to lead to a constructed memory?

a)

brain injury

b)

serial position effect

c)

leading questions

d)

proactive interfernce

65.

REM sleep deprivation generally causes what kinds of side effects?

a)

interference with memory tasks

b)

sleep apnea and night terrors

66.
Which of the following psychologists most clearly rejected the value of introspection?
a)
Wilhelm Wundt
b)
Edward Titchner
c)
John B. Watson
d)
Sigmund Freud
67.
Which philosopher would have been most enthusiastic about modern empiricism?
a)
Rene Descartes
b)
Aristotle
c)
Plato
d)
Socrates
68.
Which philosopher is most well known for theorizing that the mind at birth is tabula rasa or a “blank slate”?
a)
Rene Descarte
b)
John Locke
c)
George Berkeley
d)
Aristotle
69.
Dr. Lipka is involved in an applied research study of customer satisfaction with a newly developed line of facial cosmetics and other beauty aids. Dr. Lipka is most likely a(n) ________ psychologist.
a)
Clinical
b)
Industrial-Organizational 
c)
Developmental 
d)
Social
70.
Which professional specialty focuses on the diagnosis and treatment of people with psychological disorders?
a)
personality psychology
b)
biological psychology
c)
clinical psychology
d)
developmental psychology
71.
The Psychologist who would be least likely to develop tools for learning in the classroom would be
a)
experimental
b)
developmental
c)
school
d)
educational
72.
Who studied unconscious and conscious behavior?
a)
Sigmund Freud
b)
B.F. Skinner
c)
Ivan Pavlov
d)
John B. Watson
73.
Who is considered a Humanistic Psychologist?
a)
Freud
b)
Skinner
c)
Ivan Pavlov
d)
Maslow
74.
OCD is which type of Disorder?
a)
Mood
b)
Psychosis
c)
Neurosis
d)
Anxiety
75.
Anal Retentive people are
a)
overly strict & neat
b)
overly messy & disorganized
c)
thumb suckers
d)
lazy
76.
Most experts view intelligence as a person's
a)
ability to perform well on intelligence tests
b)
innate mental capacity
c)
ability to learn from experiencce, solve problems, and adapt to new situations
d)
diverse skills acquired throughout life
77.
If a test designed to indicate which applicants are likely to perform the best on the job fails to do so, the test has
a)
low reliability
b)
low content validity
c)
low predictive validity
d)
not been standardized
78.
Jack takes the same test of mechanical reasoning on several different days and gets virtually identical scores. This suggests that the test has
a)
high content validity
b)
high reliability
c)
high predictive validity
d)
been standardized
79.
The loss of self-awareness and self-restraint occurring in highly emotional group situations in which people feel anonymous.
a)
conformity
b)
deindividuation
c)
prejudice
d)
groupthink
80.
Social loafing is to social facilitation as
a)
slacking is to cheering.
b)
helping is to ignoring.
c)
altruism is to apathy.
d)
a pep talk is to a scolding.
81.
Which of the following is a sign of groupthink?
a)
An illusion of vulnerability
b)
An illusion of anonymity
c)
Unbiased information seeking
d)
Self-censorship
82.
When is a person less likely to conform?
a)
when the group is unanimous
b)
when the person feels incompetent
c)
when the group will not see how the person responds
d)
when the person admires the group
83.
Chuck is a boss whose philosophy is that if you ask employees to do small jobs, then it is easier to get them to do the large jobs no one likes. It sounds like Chuck knows about
a)
the central route to persuasion
b)
the foot-in-the-door phenomenon
c)
ingroup bias
d)
attitude
84.
Failure to take action because of the presence of others is an example of
a)
altruism.
b)
polarization.
c)
social loafing.
d)
the bystander effect.
85.
Which of the following occurs when you agree to the request of another person even though you don’t think the request is right?
a)
deindividuation
b)
compliance
c)
bystander effect
d)
social loafing
86.
The bystander effect increases with
a)
obedience of the crowd.
b)
the social facilitation of the crowd.
c)
the size of the crowd.
d)
the altruism of the crowd.
87.
A man who believes that "women just don't make good leaders" may dwell on his female supervisor's mistakes and quickly forget about her achievements. This scenario illustrates which of the following concepts?
a)
defensive attribution
b)
illusory correlation effect
c)
bystander effect
d)
diffusion of responsibility
88.
Which of the following is NOT characteristic of groupthink?
a)
dividing the world into the ingroup and the outgroup
b)
censoring dissent from group members
c)
gathering all the relevant information before making a decision
d)
Blindly agreeing with the leader of a group
89.
According to the visual research done by Fantz and others, three-day-old babies are LEAST likely to look at which pattern?
a)
complex patterns
b)
circles and curves
c)
a rectangle
d)
a human face
90.
The word "fruit" would be considered a(n) ____ used to represent such foods as apples, pears, and oranges.
a)
algorithm
b)
heuristic
c)
prototype
d)
concept
91.
This hormone produced by the adrenal medulla is associated with anger and frustration.
a)
norepinephrine
b)
epinephrine
c)
estrogen
d)
testosterone
92.

Which of the following kinds of therapies would most likely be used by a somatic therapist?

a)

counterconditioning

b)

systematic desensitization

c)

rational emotive behavior therapies

d)

chemotherapy

93.

What is the principle tool used in all forms of psychotherapy?

a)

talking to a patient

b)

cognitive/behavioral interventions

c)

biomedical/cognitive treatments

d)

somatic therapies

94.

Which social psychological principle best explains prejudice?

a)

individualism

b)

collectivism

c)

self-serving bias

d)

in-group bias

95.

Which of the therapies listed below is no longer used to treat patients?

a)

electro-convulsive shock therapy

b)

implosive therapy

c)

free association

d)

gestalt therapy

e)

prefrontal lobotomy

96.

Which of the following structures is located at the most central and protected part of the brain?

a)

somato-sensory cortex

b)

cerebellum

c)

cerebral cortex

d)

medulla

97.

Milgram's obedience study was criticized based on what ethical grounds?

a)

lack of informed consent

b)

nonrandom sampling procedures

c)

violation of anonymity

d)

risk of psychological harm

98.

Withdrawal symptoms are most directly caused by which of the following processes?

a)

tolerance

b)

dissociation

c)

activation-synthesis

d)

role theory

99.

What kind of therapy involves both behavioral and cognitive interventions?

a)

counterconditiong

b)

symptom substitution

c)

primary preventions

d)

systematic desensitization

100.

Delusions of grandeur are most characteristic of

a)

OCD

b)

schizophrenia

c)

antisocial personality disorder

d)

dissociation identity disorder

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