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AP Psych Review #1

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 1hrs 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The theory that our experience of emotion is our awareness of our physiological response to emotion-arousing stimuli is the

a)

James-Lange theory

b)

Two-Factor theory

c)

Cannon-Bard theory

d)

Lazarus theory

2.

In language, the smallest distinctive sound unit is a

a)

phoneme

b)

morpheme

c)

grammar

d)

syntax

3.

The sudden realization of a problem's solution.

a)

Insight

b)

Recognition

c)

Heuristic

d)

Mental set

4.

The disruptive effect of new learning on the recall of old information.

a)

Retroactive interference

b)

Proactive interference

c)

Anterograde amnesia

d)

Retrograde amnesia

5.

The activation, often unconsciously, of particular associations of memory.

a)

Priming

b)

Serial position effect

c)

Relearning

d)

Flashbulb memory

6.

A mental representation of the layout of one's environment.

a)

Cognitive map

b)

Top-Down processing

c)

Bottom-up processing

d)

Extrinisic motivation

7.

The tendency, once a response has been conditioned, for stimuli similar to the conditioned stimulus to elicit similar responses.

a)

Generalization

b)

Extinction

c)

Spontaneous recovery

d)

Discrimination

8.

Drugs that depress central nervous system activity, reducing anxiety but impairing memory and judgement.

a)

Barbiturates

b)

Opiates

c)

Syimulants

d)

Amphetamines

9.

The system for sensing the position and movement of individual body parts.

a)

Kinesthesia

b)

Vestibular sense

c)

Sensory interaction

d)

Embodied cognition

10.

Perceiving objects as unchanging even as illumination and retinal images change.

a)

Perceptual constancy

b)

Color constancy

c)

Perceptual adaptation

d)

Phi phenomenon

11.

Portion of the cerebral cortex lying at the top of the head and toward the rear; receives sensory input for touch and body position.

a)

Parietal lobes

b)

Frontal lobes

c)

Temoral lobes

d)

Occipital lobes

12.

The experimental factor that is being manipulated.

a)

Independent variable

b)

Dependent variable

c)

Confounding variable

d)

Random assignment

13.

An explanation using an integrated set of principles that organizes observations and predicts behaviors or events.

a)

Theory

b)

Case study

c)

Hypothesis

d)

Replication

14.

Transferring of unacceptable impulses into socially valued motives.

a)

Sublimation

b)

Reaction formation

c)

Displacement

d)

Projection

15.

The extent to which a test samples the behavior that is of interest.

a)

Content validity

b)

Predicitive validity

c)

Reliability

d)

Validity

16.

The enhancement of a group's prevailing inclinations through discussion within a group.

a)

Group polarization

b)

Groupthink

c)

Deindividuation

d)

Attribution theory

17.

In psychoanalysis, the blocking from consciousness of anxiety-laden material.

a)

Resistance

b)

Interpretation

c)

Transference

d)

Insight therapies

18.

A disorder characterized by unwanted repetitive thoughts and/or actions.

a)

Obsessive-compulsive disorder

b)

Panic disorder

c)

Social anxiety disorder

d)

Dissociative identity disorder

19.

Influences movement, learning, attention, and emotion.

a)

Dopamine

b)

Serotonin

c)

Glutamte

d)

Norepinephrine

20.

Famous for the "Baby Albert" experiment; focused on external behaviors of people and their reactions on a given situation.

a)

John Watson

b)

Albert Bandura

c)

Mary Ainsworth

d)

Jean Piaget

21.

Created the 8 Stages of Human Development and the crisis involved in within each stage.

a)

Erik Erikson

b)

Sigmund Freud

c)

Harry Harlow

d)

Jean Piaget

22.

Developed the theory of multiple intelligences.

a)

Howard Gardner

b)

Charles Spearman

c)

Lee Vygotsky

d)

Robert Sternberg

23.

A projective test where people express their inner feelings and interests through the stories they make up about ambiguous scenes.

a)

Thematic Appreciation Test (TAT)

b)

Rorschach Inkblot Test

c)

Hierarchy of Needs

d)

Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI)

24.

Focused on conformity and created experiment of confederates choosing the incorrect line to see if test subject would go along.

a)

Soloman Asch

b)

Stanley Migram

c)

Phillip Zimbardo

d)

Leon Festinger

25.

A research method in which an investigator manipulates one or more factors to observe the effect on some behavior or mental process.

a)

Experiment

b)

Case Study

c)

Double-blind procedure

d)

Random sample

26.

Emotions are a mix of consciously experienced thoughts, expressive behaviors, and physiological arousal. Which theory emphasized the importance of the consciously experienced thoughts?

a)

Facial feedback theory

b)

James-Lange theory

c)

Arousal and performance theory

d)

Fight or flight theory

e)

Schachter-Singer Two-factor theory

27.

The stress hormones epinephrine and norepinephrine are released from the

a)

parasympathetic nervous system

b)

hippocampus

c)

tend and befriend response

d)

adrenal glands

e)

hypothalamus

28.

____ is the idea that physiological needs create an aroused state that motivates an organism to reduce the need.

a)

Instinct theory

b)

Drive-reduction theory

c)

Self-assertion instinct

d)

Arousal theory

e)

Hierarchy of needs

29.

Abraham Maslow's hierarchy of needs is a framework that

a)

aims to eliminate arousal

b)

explains our homeostatic system

c)

helps to describe human motivation

d)

helps people to reach self-transcendence

e)

is universally fixed

30.

People are concerned about a medical procedure when told it has a 10% death rate than they are told when it has a 90% survival rate. This is because of

a)

belief perseverance

b)

insight

c)

intuition

d)

framing

e)

confirmation bias

31.

Signal detection theory is most closely associated with

a)

vision

b)

sensory adaptations

c)

absolute thresholds

d)

hearing

e)

context effects

32.

According to Carl Rogers, when we are in a good marriage, a close family, or an intimate friendship, we are free to be spontaneous without fearing the loss of others' esteem. He called the accepting attitude that enables this freedom

a)

a peak experience

b)

unconditional positive regard

c)

self-transcendence

d)

humanistic psychology

e)

our self-concept

33.

People with _____ personality disorder show little regret over violating others' rights.

a)

avoidant

b)

antisocial

c)

schizoid

d)

histironic

e)

narcissistic

34.

Generalized anxiety disorder is diagnosed when a person

a)

is unexplainably and continually tense and uneasy

b)

experiences sudden episodes of intense dread

c)

feels irrationally and intensely afraid of a specific object or situation

d)

is troubled by repetitive thoughts or actions

e)

has nightmares for weeks after a severe, uncontrollable event

35.

Breathing and heartbeat are controlled by the

a)

pons

b)

corpus callosum

c)

parietal lobe

d)

hippocampus

e)

medulla

36.

Which of the following is a positive correlation?

a)

As study time decreases, students achieve lower goals

b)

As levels of self-esteem decline, levels of depression increase

c)

People who exercise regularly are less likely to be obese

d)

Gas mileage decreases as vehicle weight increases

e)

Repeatedly shooting free throws is associated with a smaller percentage of missed free throws

37.

When we overestimate the influence of personality, and underestimate the influence of situations, we are demonstrating

a)

the door in the face phenomenon

b)

the fundamental attribution error

c)

central route persuasion

d)

the foot in the door phenomenon

e)

cognitive dissonance theory

38.

You are more likely to remember more psychology in your psychology classroom than in other environments because of

a)

mood congruence

b)

context effects

c)

state-dependency

d)

proactive interference

e)

retroactive interference

39.

Albert Bandura's Bobo doll experiments demonstrated that

a)

children are likely to imitate the behavior of adults

b)

there may be a correlation between televised violence and aggressive behavior, not a cause-effect relationship

c)

children are more likely to copy what adults say than what adults do

d)

allowing children to watch too much television is detrimental to their development

e)

observational learning can explain the development of fears in children

40.

Jean Piaget's development theory focused on how humans grow

a)

socially

b)

morally

c)

cognitively

d)

physically

e)

egocentrically