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WorksheetsAP PSYCH FINAL SHOWDOWN
Total questions: 50
Worksheet time: 36mins
If a child is behaving poorly, it is likely because this behavior has been rewarded somehow.
Sociocultural
Behavioral
Biological
Psychodynamic
Which perspective would say that anxiety is the result of repressed traumatic childhood experiences?
Psychodynamic
Cognitive
Behavioral
Biological
Which perspective suggests that an imbalance of hormones can contribute to aggressive behavior?
Biological
Psychodynamic
Humanistic
Cognitive
An equal number of scores are both greater than and less than ___ of any distribution of scores.
the mode
the median
the mean
the range
What research method involves data collection of groups participants of different ages at the same time?
Longitudinal Study
Case Study
Experiment
Cross-Sectional Study
Incorporating new information into existing theories is to ________ as modifying existing theories in light of new information is to ________.
conservation; habituation
imprinting; maturation
object permanence; insecure attachment
sensorimotor stage; preoperational stage
assimilation; accommodation
When instances come readily to mind, we often presume such events are common. What of the following is the term for this phenomenon?
Intuition insight
Confirmation bias
Belief perserverance
Availability heurisitic
Your teacher asked you what you did this weekend. You state "I went to the Yankees game and a Broadway play." This is an example of ________ memory.
semantic
episodic
procedural
personal
When given a list, people are likely to remember the first items on the list. This reflects the concept of:
distinctiveness
primacy
recency
context-dependence
A man who experiences sudden blindness on witnessing the death of his wife is probably suffering from .....
conversion disorder
somatic symptom disorder
panic disorder
body dysmorphic disorder
Jack believes that aliens are using electrical fields to steal thoughts from his head. It is most likely that Jack will be diagnosed with which of the following types of disorders?
seasonal affective disorder
dissociative identity disorder
bipolar disorder
schizophrenia
During a therapy session, a client acts very angry
toward the therapist, just as she acts toward her
mother. A psychoanalytically oriented therapist
would say the client’s behavior is an example of
resistance
transference
countertransference
catharsis
reaction formation
operant conditioning.
systematic desensitization.
aversive conditioning.
A local car insurance company advertises their products with television commercials. During those spots, there are flashy lights, attractive dancers wearing skin-tight outfits, and local celebrities talking about how they have that company's insurance. The advertisement does not, however, mention any of the features or costs associated with the product. This company is attempting to earn customers through which path of processing?
central-route
tertiary-route
secondary-route
peripheral-route
