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AP Psych Unit 1 Review

Total questions: 52

Worksheet time: 27mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Who would be the most likely to emphasize the role of the unconscious in affecting behavior?
a)
Ivan Pavlov
b)
Carl Rogers
c)
Sigmund Freud
d)
William James
2.
John Locke came up with “Tabula Rasa” that helped form empiricism, what does “Tabula Rasa” mean?
a)
Blank slate
b)
Structuralism
c)
Thoughtful mind
d)
Mental process
3.
Who established the first psychology lab at the University of Leipzig, Germany?
a)
G. Stanley Hall
b)
William Wundt
c)
Francis Bacon
d)
Sigmund Freund
4.
Who usually has a PhD, PsyD, EdD and cannot prescribe medication?
a)
Psychiatrist
b)
Therapist
c)
Physical therapist
d)
Psychologist
5.
What is cognitive psychology?
a)
Perceive, process and remember information through scientific processes
b)
Focus on biological structures and process
c)
Focus on the conscious experiences and choices in our lives
d)
How the natural selection of traits prompted survival of genes
6.
Who influenced functionalism through their work on natural selection?
a)
Margaret Washburn
b)
Mary Calkins
c)
Edward Titchener
d)
Charles Darwin
7.
The science of behavior and mental processes is ________
a)
Cognitive neuroscience
b)
behaviorism
c)
psychology
d)
structuralism
8.
A psychologist wants to see if the kids around town have been influencing Billy. Which approach should be used?
a)
Behaviorism
b)
Biology
c)
Socio-Cultural
d)
Humanism
9.
In most states what is the big difference between psychiatrist and psychologist?
a)
Psychologists are liscensed to give medicine
b)
Psychiatrist has no medical training
c)
Psychiatrist can prescibe medication
d)
Pshychologist only work with humans
10.
Who in Psychology made a lead way in helping psychological disorder treatment?
a)
Dorthea Dix
b)
Jean Piaget
c)
Abraham Maslow
d)
Carl Rogers
11.
What is a common cause of multiple sclerosis?
a)
Myelin sheath degeneration
b)
Axon terminals
c)
Cell body
d)
Synapse gap
12.
What natural morphine does the body create that is considered a “runner’s high”
a)
Dopamine
b)
Serotonin
c)
Glutamate
d)
Endorphins
13.

Drugs that occupy (block) receptors but do not activate them are called?

a)

Antagonists

b)

Agonists

c)

Acetylcholine

d)

Gamma-aminobutyric acid

14.
Which type of neuron carries information from the CNS to the muscles and glands?
a)
Neurotransmitter
b)
Motor Neuron
c)
Sensory Neuron
d)
Interneurons
15.
A hemispherectomy is the severing of the _____
a)
Corpus Callosum
b)
Brain Stem
c)
Hippocampus
d)
Cerebellum
16.
Which of the following is NOT part of a neuron?
a)
Dendrite
b)
Axon
c)
Synapse
d)
Myelin Sheath
17.
In what order does an electrical impulse travel through a neuron?
a)
Nucleus, cell body, Dendrite, axon terminal, axon
b)
Synapse, Nucleus, Dendrite, Axon
c)
Dendrite, Cell Body, Axon, Axon Terminals
d)
Cell Body, Dendrite, Axon Terminals, Synapse
18.
What is it called when a brief electrical charge travels down a neuron's axon?
a)
Resting Potential
b)
Depolarization
c)
Action Potential
d)
Repolarization
19.
What is the master gland of the brain?
a)
Hippocampus
b)
Thalamus
c)
Pituitary Gland
d)
Pons
20.
What is the process called when extra neurotransmitters are reabsorbed?
a)
Reuptake
b)
Excitatory
c)
Repolarization
d)
Action potential
21.
Steven is a 5 year old boy who just had a hemispherectomy. Because of _______, his brain will create new learning pathways to regain normal function.
a)
Association areas
b)
Dual processing
c)
Lateralization
d)
Placticity
22.
Which gland of the nervous system is the master gland?
a)
Thyroid Gland
b)
Adrenal gland
c)
Pituitary Gland
d)
Pineal Gland
23.
Which organ of the brain controls balance, posture, and coordinates voluntary muscle movement?
a)
Cerebellum
b)
Thalamus
c)
amygdala
d)
frontal cortex
24.
Which organ of the brain processes the emotions of fear and anger?
a)
Thalamus
b)
pons
c)
medulla oblongata
d)
amygdala
25.
What is the function of the hippocampus with in the brain?
a)
The organization of emotional events
b)
To store long term memorie and regulate short term memories
c)
to regulate fear and anger
d)
the process of connecting the left and right hemispheres
26.
In a CT (computed tomography) scan, what signals are used to detect the structure of the brain?
a)
Magnetic Fields
b)
Electrodes placed on the skull
c)
the pass of X-rays through the brain
d)
detection of glucose
27.
Which brain scan is used to see areas that are being activated while performing different task?
a)
EEG
b)
CT Scan
c)
MRI
d)
PET
28.

Where is the somatosensory cortex?

a)

frontal lobe

b)

occipital lobe

c)

parietal Lobes

d)

temporal lobe

29.
What is the difference between the Somatic Nervous System and the Autonomic Nervous System?
a)
Somatic controls involuntary muscle movements while Autonomic controls voluntary movements.
b)
Somatic controls voluntary muscle movements while Autonomic controls involuntary movements.
c)
The Somatic can be further subdivided into the sympathetic and parasympathetic nervous system.
d)
Somatic controls breathing, heartbeat, and blinking while Autonomic controls running, jumping, and walking.
30.
What are the human body’s natural “morphine” producers?
a)
Serotonin
b)
Glutamate
c)
Endorphins
d)
Acetylcholine (ACh)
31.
Which of the following enables voluntary control of our skeletal muscles?
a)
Autonomic nervous system
b)
Somatic nervous system
c)
Sympathetic nervous system
d)
Parasympathetic nervous system
32.
Which neurotransmitter affects mood, hunger, sleep, and arousal?
a)
Acetylcholine (ACh)
b)
Serotonin
c)
GABA
d)
Dopamine
33.

The peripheral nervous system consists of:

a)

association areas.

b)

the spinal cord.

c)

the reticular formation.

d)

sensory and motor neurons.

34.

As Allison reaches for a box in her garage, out jumps a big spider. Her heart immediately begins to race as she withdraws her hand, but soon she realizes that the spider is harmless, and she begins to calm down. Which part of her nervous system is responsible for brining her back to a normal state of arousal?

a)

sympathetic nervous system

b)

somatic nervous system

c)

parasympathetic nervous system

d)

skeletal nervous system

35.

After suffering an accidental brain injury, Kira has difficulty walking in a smooth and coordinated manner. It is most probable that she has suffered damage to her:

a)

amygdala.

b)

cerebellum.

c)

corpus callosum.

d)

angular gyrus.

36.

Which technique is most useful for seeing which regions of the brain are most active while a person reads a poem?

a)

EEG

b)

EKG

c)

PET

d)

URL

37.

If Dr. Barnes wanted to cause a cat to take on an attack posture, which of the cat’s brain structures should he electrically stimulate?

a)

amygdala

b)

hypothalamus

c)

hippocampus

d)

cerebellum

38.

While out for a bike ride, you can think about what you’ll make for dinner rather than concentrate on how to operate the bicycle. This illustrates:

a)

parallel processing.

b)

Sigmund Freud’s concept of the unconscious.

c)

the function of delta waves.

d)

auditory hallucinations.

39.

Prozac, a drug commonly prescribed to treat depression, prevents the sending neuron from taking in excess serotonin. Which process does this drug prevent from taking place?

a)

depolarization

b)

a refractory period

c)

the action potential

d)

reuptake

40.

An undersupply of serotonin is most closely linked to

a)

euphoria

b)

schizophrenia

c)

depression

d)

Parkinson's disease

41.

Damage to the left cerebral hemisphere is most likely to reduce people's ability to

a)

speak fluently

b)

copy drawings

c)

recognize faces

d)

recognize songs

42.

Which of the following best describes the circadian rhythm?

a)

the pattern of emotional ups and downs we routinely experience

b)

a pattern of biological functioning that occurs on a roughly 24-hour cycle

c)

the cycle of five distinct stages that we experience during a normal night's sleep

43.

Which psychoactive drug category produces sensory stimuli in the absence of sensory input?

a)

Stimulant

b)

Hallucinogen

c)

Depressant

44.

Which psychoactive drug category produces sensory stimuli in the absence of sensory input?

a)

Stimulant

b)

Hallucinogen

c)

Depressant

45.

Why is REM sleep considered a paradox?

a)

our heart rate is slow and steady, while our breathing is highly irregular

b)

we are deeply asleep but can be awakened easily

c)

our nervous system is highly active, while our voluntary muscles hardly move

46.

Which endocrine gland releases melatonin to help you wind down and fall asleep?

a)

Hypothalamus

b)

Pineal

c)

Adrenal

47.

During which stage of the sleep cycle do humans dream?

a)

NREM-1

b)

NREM-2

c)

NREM-3

d)

REM

48.

When would someone typically walk or talk in their sleep?

a)

NREM-1

b)

NREM-2

c)

NREM-3

d)

REM

49.

How often does the human sleep cycle repeat itself?

a)

About every 90 minutes

b)

About every 4 hours

c)

Every 1.5 days

50.

Which sleep disorder is characterized by temporary cessations of breathing during sleep and repeated momentary awakenings?

a)

Insomnia

b)

Sleep Apnea

c)

Narcolepsy

d)

Night Terrors

51.

What is REM rebound?

a)

the tendency for REM sleep to INCREASE following REM sleep deprivation created by repeated awakenings during REM sleep

b)

the tendency for REM sleep to DECREASE following REM sleep deprivation created by repeated awakenings during REM sleep

52.

Which dream theory describes dreaming as the triggering of neural activity that our brain turns into a story-like dream?

a)

Wish Fulfillment

b)

Activation-Synthesis

c)

Information Processing

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