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AP Psychology REVIEW

Total questions: 123

Worksheet time: 1hrs 3mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Albert Bandura was famous for championing which learning theory?

a)

Classical conditioning

b)

behaviorism

c)

operant conditioning

d)

cognitive appraisal

e)

social learning

2.

Which of the following is associated with John Locke's concept of the mind?

a)

tabula rasa

b)

open slate

c)

behaviorism

d)

dualism

3.

Which of the following is a branch of applied psychology?

a)

experimental psychology

b)

clinical psychology

c)

neuroscience

d)

cognitive psychology

e)

developmental psychology

4.

Which researcher developed the term "collective unconscious?"

a)

William James

b)

Carl Jung

c)

Erik Erikson

d)

Fredrich Fromm

e)

Sigmund Freud

5.

Which endocrinologist is considered the "Father of Stress," and developed the General Adaptation Syndrome to describe the three phases of stress?

a)

Sigmund Freud

b)

Carl Jung

c)

Thomas Warwick

d)

William James

e)

Hans Selye

6.

Which psychologist studied the instinctive behavior in greylag geese and jackdaws, investigated the principle of imprinting, and became widely known for his descriptions of imprinting as an instinctive emotional bond?

a)

Lev Vygotsky

b)

Phineas Gage

c)

Charles Darwin

d)

Kondrad Lorenz

e)

Alfred Kinsey

7.

Who is credited with creating a scale that measures an individual's sexuality on a scale from 0 (exclusively heterosexual) to 6 (exclusively homosexual)?

a)

Karen Horney

b)

Sigmund Freud

c)

Rollo May

d)

Havelock Ellis

e)

Alfred Kinsey

8.

Who theorized that there are certain archetypes that are common across cultures, also known as the collective unconscious? 

a)

William James

b)

Albert Bandura

c)

Sigmund Freud

d)

Noam Chomsky

e)

Carl Jung

9.

Carl Rogers is to ___ as John Watson is to ___

a)

Humanism; Behavioralism

b)

Humanism; Existential Psychology

c)

Psychoanalysis; Behavioralism

d)

none of these

10.

Rollo May is to ___ as Sigmund Freud is to ___

a)

Humanism; Psychoanalysis

b)

Existential Psychology; Humanism

c)

Existential Psychology; Psychoanalysis

d)

Behavioralism; Psychoanalysis

11.

Which famous psychologist developed a model for psychosocial development that includes eight stages?

a)

Albert Bandura

b)

Jean Piaget

c)

Sigmund Freud

d)

Ivan Pavlov

e)

Erik Erikson

12.

Who developed the first psychology lab in 1879?

a)

Freud

b)

Wilhelm Wundt

c)

John Harrison

d)

Carl Jung

e)

William James

13.

Carl Rogers and Abraham Maslow were two of the founders of which psychological perspective?

a)

Psycodynamic

b)

Psychoanalytic

c)

Phenomenological

d)

Humanistic

e)

Behavioral

14.

Jean-Martin Charcot is known for developing the Salpetriere into the world's first major school for which discipline?

a)

Neurology

b)

Psychoanalysis

c)

Existential Psychology

d)

Phrenology

e)

Trepanning

15.

What is the highest step on Maslow's hierarchy of needs?

a)

pysiological needs

b)

need for esteem

c)

need for self-actualization

d)

need for safety

e)

need for love

16.

Which is not a characteristic of the psychoanalytic approach to psychology?

a)

Freud

b)

Dream symbolism

c)

internal impulses

d)

external rewards and punishments

e)

the unconscious mind

17.

A wife is angry with her husband for not listening to her when, in reality, she is the one who does not listen. Which defense mechanism is she using?

a)

repression

b)

projection

c)

denial

d)

sublimation

18.

Many great artists and musicians have had unhappy lives and have used the medium of art of music to express themselves. This is an example of which defense mechanism?

a)

sublimation

b)

repression

c)

denial

d)

projection

19.

What is the difference between Freudians and neo-Freudians?

a)

Neo-Freudians expanded Freud's theories to include social and cultural ideas.

b)

There is no difference.

c)

Neo-Fruedians incorporated theories on genetics into Freud's ideas.

d)

Neo-Freudians rejected Freud's ideas in favor of humanism.

e)

Neo-Freudians focused on developing a more favorable view of women than Freud had.

20.

A cognitive psychologist would most likely be interested in which of the following?

a)

Anxiety disorders

b)

the sensorimotor stage

c)

the bystander effect

d)

psycho-dynamic theory

e)

working memory

21.

Which of the following corresponds to the subfield of psychologists who want to determine what happens to the brain when people analyze a problem or become emotional?

a)

biological

b)

developmental

c)

clinical

d)

social

e)

educational

22.

analyzes how behaviors and mental processes are shaped by the brain.

a)

biological

b)

clinical

c)

developmental

d)

educational

e)

social

23.

concerns treatment of behavioral and mental disorders among the population.

a)

biological

b)

clinical

c)

developmental

d)

educational

e)

social

24.

examines changes in behavioral and thought processes over time.

a)

biological

b)

clinical

c)

developmental

d)

educational

e)

social

25.

the branch studying learning

a)

biological

b)

clinical

c)

developmental

d)

educational

e)

social

26.

examines the relationships between people.

a)

biological

b)

clinical

c)

developmental

d)

educational

e)

social

27.

What is a control group?

a)

A group of subjects in an experiment that control the experiment's outcome

b)

A group of subjects in an experiment that act as confederates

c)

A group of subjects that runs the experiment

d)

A group of subjects in an experiment that receives the experimental treatment

e)

A group of subjects in an experiment that receives no treatment or a placebo treatment

28.

Which type of study is designed to observe subjects over a long period of time?

a)

longitudinal

b)

experimental

c)

cross-sectional

d)

empirically based

e)

correlation

29.

a type of research design in which you collect data from many different individuals at a single point in time

a)

longitudinal

b)

experimental

c)

cross-selection

d)

empirically-based

e)

correlational

30.

Which type of research seeks to solve real-world problems?

a)

applied research

b)

longitudinal research

c)

cross-sectional research

d)

basic research

e)

developmental research

31.

Which type of research design focuses on the in-depth analysis of one subject?

a)

cross-sectional

b)

report

c)

case study

d)

individual

32.

What is the advantage of field work in research?

a)

It allows the experiment to grow and expand so that it may be conducted in other places.

b)

It gives a much more realistic picture of what would happen in the real world.

c)

It allows for the researcher to see the practical applications for their theories.

d)

It allows the researcher to see the world in a much more holistic way.

33.

What is the difference between basic and applied research?

a)

Basic research aims to answer questions that are of concern to a particular field; applied research aims to apply research in some concrete way.

b)

Applied research aims to answer questions that are of concern to a particular field; basic research aims to apply research in some concrete way.

c)

Basic research aims to make advances in a particular field; applied research aims to apply research in some concrete way.

d)

Applied research aims to answer questions that are of concern to a particular field; basic research aims to answers several questions simultaneously through a more generalized experiment.

34.

In what areas of development do genes carry strong influence?

a)

fine motor skills

b)

inclinations towards particular interests

c)

brain development

d)

physical appearance

e)

all of these

35.

A multiple-choice exam is a test of __________.

a)

eidetic memory

b)

recognition memory

c)

recall memory

d)

episodic memory

36.

Which of the following techniques allow researchers to observe the brain's function and structure?

a)

PET

b)

EEG

c)

MRI

d)

EKG

e)

fMRI

37.

Which of the following neuroimgaing techniques allow researchers to see inside the living brain?

a)

EEG

b)

PET

c)

MRI

d)

EKG

e)

fMRI

38.

Researchers want to examine if video games cause violent behavior in children. They assign participants to two groups, one group plays a violent video game and the other group plays a nonviolent video game. Then the researchers observe the behavior of the children. This experiment is a __________ design.

a)

within-subjects

b)

between-subjects

c)

quasi-experimental

d)

correlated-groups

39.

Which of these is a possible problem with case studies?

a)

they are not science based

b)

they can lead to over-generalization of a condition

c)

they do not provide an in-depth picture

d)

people tend to lie

40.

A psychologist in Texas wants to assess if high school standardized tests scores are an accurate predictor of college students’ GPA. He conducts a survey of 1,000 students on his university campus. Which of the following is the population of this particular study?

a)

The college students in the psychologist' class

b)

All college students that have taken standardized tests

c)

All college students in Texas

d)

All college students at the psychologist's university

41.

Which of the following is a major disadvantage of experimental research designs?

a)

They make it harder for participants to give or deny consent.

b)

They are hard to replicate.

c)

They establish correlation between variables, but not causation.

d)

They accommodate fewer feasible variables than other designs.

42.

In order to be able to determine cause and effect, which of the following is most important for a researcher to incorporate into a planned study?

a)

Confidentiality measures that ensure subjects’ personal information is not distributed

b)

A measurable dependent variable

c)

A thorough consent form for subjects to sign prior to participation

d)

An independent variable directly manipulated by the researcher

43.

Which of the follow is not true about projective and objective personality tests?

a)

Projective tests involve interpreting responses to ambiguous stimuli

b)

Objective tests are scored in a standardized, predetermined way

c)

The Thematic Apperception Test is a projective test

d)

The Rorschach Inkblot test is an objective test

44.

Objective tests are scored in a...

a)

standardized, predetermined way

b)

free form response

c)

score out of 100

d)

free response method, out of 5

45.

Projective tests are scored in...

a)

predetermined, standardized way

b)

free form response way

c)

open conversation between a therapist

d)

a factor of 5 points for each agreeable answer

46.

Which of the following is NOT true about double blind studies?

a)

There is a control group and at least one experimental group

b)

Researchers gather correlational data to draw conclusions

c)

Researchers are unaware which group the participants have been assigned to

d)

The control group participants often receive a placebo treatment

47.

Who is responsible for approving research conducted on humans?

a)

Association for Research Approval (ARA)

b)

Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)

c)

You do not need approval to conduct research on humans

d)

National Institute of Health (NIH)

e)

Institutional Review Board (IRB)

48.

What is the name of the experiments, conducted by Roger Sperry and his colleagues, that revealed the functional specialization of cerebral hemispheres?

a)

Interhemispheric experiments

b)

Lateralus experiments

c)

Bicameral Mind experiments

d)

Split-Brain experiments

e)

Transcranial Stimulation experiments

49.

Which of the following scores represents average intelligence for Terman and Stern's original IQ test?

a)

145

b)

85

c)

130

d)

100

e)

115

50.

Which of the following choices best defines case studies?

a)

Case studies involve more than one individual and can suggest fruitful ideas

b)

Case studies involve one individual and can suggest fruitful ideas

c)

Case studies involve more than one individual and can suggest general principles that may be later applied to all populations

d)

Case studies involve one individual and can suggest general principles that may be later applied to a population

51.

Which of the following choices best characterizes a research method that collects a mass amount of less in-depth information?

a)

Counseling

b)

basic research

c)

naturalistic observation

d)

survey

e)

case study

52.

A group of scientists wish to test the relationship between pregnant mothers consuming coconut milk and the intelligence of their children. In order to complete this experiment, what else must the researchers obtain other than a control group?

a)

double blind study

b)

blind study

c)

placebo

d)

experimental group

e)

another control group

53.

The first female President of the American Psychology Association

a)

Mary Calkins

b)

Dorothea Dix

c)

Stanley Hall

d)

Margaret Floy Washburn

54.

First female with a PhD in Psychology

a)

Mary Calkins

b)

Margaret Floy Washburn

c)

Dorothea Dix

d)

Wanda Polluck

55.

Who is considered the father of American Psychology, this person is a functionalist

a)

Wilhelm Wundt

b)

William James

c)

Charles Darwin

d)

Freud

56.

the purpose of this study is to increase knowledge

a)

applied research

b)

experiment

c)

case study

d)

basic research

57.

this person works with research and counseling and typically has an MS or PhD

a)

psychiatrist

b)

counselor

c)

psychologist

d)

bio-psychologist

58.

this persons prescribes medications and diagnoses disorders, usually had an M.D

a)

psychologist

b)

psychiatrist

c)

pharmacist

d)

pharmacologist

59.

used in an experiment, is clear, precise, and is typically quantifiable definition of your variables (allows replication)

a)

theory

b)

hypothesis

c)

operational definition

d)

confounded definition

60.

assigns

participants to either control or

experimental group at random –

minimizes bias, increase chance of equal

representation among groups

a)

random assignment

b)

random sample

c)

survey

d)

double blind study

61.

method for

choosing participants for your study –

minimizes bias, everyone has a chance to

take part

a)

random assignment

b)

random sample

c)

representative sample

d)

population association

62.

in this type of correlation the variable increase and decrease together

a)

positive

b)

negative

c)

weak

d)

strong

63.

in this type of correlation on variable increases as the other decreases

a)

positive

b)

negative

c)

weak

d)

strong

64.

belief of a correlation that doesn't exist

a)

positive strong correlation

b)

superstition

c)

illusory correlation

d)

indefinite correlation

65.

in ___ the mean, median, and mode are equal

a)

a positive skew

b)

a negative skew

c)

normal distribution

d)

abnormal distribution

66.

___ establishes significance of the study

a)

statistical significance

b)

ethical correlations

c)

inferential statistics

d)

none of these

67.

in ___ the results are not due to chance

a)

statistical significance

b)

inferential statistics

c)

debriefing

d)

naturalistic observation

68.

the ___ release(s) the neurotransmitters, and send signals to the next neurons

a)

dendrites

b)

myelin sheath

c)

axon

d)

terminals

69.

the ___ are sacs inside the terminal that contain neurotransmitters

a)

dendrites

b)

soma

c)

vesicles

d)

synapse

70.

movement of Sodium (Na) and Potassium (K) ions across the membrane, sends an electrical charge down the axon (there is more Sodium on the outside)

a)

action potential

b)

all or none law

c)

refractory period

d)

interneuron movement

71.

these neurons receive signals

a)

afferent

b)

efferent

c)

motor

d)

sensory

72.

these neurons accept the signals and bring them to the brain

a)

sensory

b)

afferent

c)

motor

d)

efferent

73.

these neurons send signals

a)

sensory

b)

motor

c)

efferent

d)

interneuron

74.

these neurons exit the brain in order to cause action

a)

efferent

b)

afferent

c)

motor

d)

interneuron

75.

these neurons are in the spinal cord and are responsible for the reflex loop

a)

sensory neurons

b)

afferent neurons

c)

interneurons

d)

efferent neurons

76.

the brain and spinal cord are part of the...

a)

peripheral nervous system

b)

somatic nervous system

c)

autonomic nervous system

d)

central nervous system

77.

everything but the brain and spinal cord is part of the...

a)

central NS

b)

somatic NS

c)

parasympathetic NS

d)

peripheral NS

78.

major inhibitory NT

a)

GABA

b)

Glutamate

c)

Dopamine

d)

Oxytocin

79.

major excitatory NT

a)

epinephrine

b)

GABA

c)

Glutamate

d)

seretonin

80.

memory NT

a)

GABA

b)

acetycholine

c)

norepinephrine

d)

oxytocin

81.

Unused NTs are taken back up

into the sending neuron. SSRIs (selective

serotonin ___ inhibitors) block

this – treatment for depression

a)

agonist

b)

antagonist

c)

reuptake

d)

endorphins

82.

oldest part of the brain

a)

hindbrain

b)

cerebellum

c)

medulla

d)

reticular formation

83.

vital organs are controlled by this area of the brain (breathing, heart rate, blood pressure, etc)

a)

cerebellum

b)

medulla

c)

midbrain

d)

forebrain

84.

the ___ is the bridge between regions and controls senses

a)

reticular formation

b)

amygdala

c)

pons

d)

thalamus

85.

the ___ is part of the midbrain and in charge of alertness

a)

reticular formation

b)

limbic system

c)

thalamus

d)

cerebral cortex

86.

Which are part of the hindbrain?

a)

cerebellum

b)

medulla

c)

pons

d)

reticular formation

e)

amygdala

87.

Which are a part of the limbic system?

a)

amygdala

b)

thalamus

c)

hippocampus

d)

hypothalamus

e)

cerebral cortex

88.

related to reward/pleasure, eating behaviors, and is a link to the endocrine system

a)

hypothalamus

b)

thalamus

c)

occipital lobe

d)

somatosensory cortex

89.

sensory center for all but smell

a)

hypothalamus

b)

corpus callosum

c)

thalamus

d)

motor cortex

90.

outer portion of the brain, higher order thought processes

a)

occipital lobe

b)

cerebral cortex

c)

motor cortex

d)

parietal lobe

91.

related to vision

a)

frontal lobe

b)

parietal lobe

c)

occipital lobe

d)

temporal lobe

92.

involved with sensations

a)

temporal lobe

b)

frontal lobe

c)

motor cortex

d)

parietal lobe

93.

damage to the left hemisphere could result in...

a)

aphasia

b)

dementia

c)

depression

d)

schizophrenia

94.

split brain experiments were done by...

a)

Sperry and Broca

b)

Sperry and Gazzaniga

c)

Wernicke and Rogers

d)

Gazzaniga and Rogers

95.

monozygotic twins are ___ whereas dizygotic twins are ___

a)

genetic; adopted

b)

fraternal; identical

c)

identical; fraternal

d)

none of these

96.

this is controlled by the hypothalamus and releases growth hormones

a)

adrenal glands

b)

pituitary gland

c)

higher-level gland

d)

genetic growth gland

97.

these brain waves happen during non-REM sleep stages

a)

alpha waves

b)

beta waves

c)

delta waves

d)

non-REM waves

98.

stage 1 sleep is characterized by...

a)

bursts of sleep spindles

b)

deep sleep

c)

dreaming

d)

light sleep

99.

stage 2 sleep is characterized by...

a)

light sleep

b)

bursts of sleep spindles

c)

deep sleep

d)

dreaming

100.

stage 3 sleep is characterized by...

a)

light sleep

b)

deep sleep (delta waves)

c)

dreaming

d)

bursts of sleep spindles

101.

REM sleep is characterized by...

a)

rapid eye movement

b)

dreaming

c)

cognitive processing

d)

longer than the others

e)

occurring between each cycle

102.

Which are depressants?

a)

alcohol

b)

barbiturates

c)

tranquilizers

d)

opiates

e)

marijuana

103.

these drugs decrease sympathetic nervous system activation and are highly addictive

a)

depressants

b)

stimulants

c)

hallucinogens

104.

which are stimulants?

a)

nicotine

b)

amphetamines

c)

cocaine

d)

ecstasy (MDMA)

e)

caffeine

105.

these drugs increase sympathetic nervous system activation and are highly addictive

a)

depressants

b)

stimulants

c)

hallucinogens

106.

which are hallucinogens?

a)

LSD

b)

ecstasy

c)

Marijuana

d)

opiates

e)

alcohol

107.

these drugs cause hallucinations and are less addictive than others

a)

depressants

b)

stimulants

c)

hallucinogens

108.

states that two stimuli must differ by a constant minimum proportion (follows Weer's Law and is also called the just noticeable difference)

a)

absolute threshold

b)

signal detection theory

c)

difference threshold

d)

sensory adaptation

109.

states the detection of a stimulus depends on experience, expectations, alertness, etc.

a)

absolute threshold

b)

difference threshold

c)

sensory adaptation

d)

signal detection theory

110.

determines our tendency to see something as part of a group (speeds up signal processing)

a)

sensory habituation

b)

difference threshold

c)

perceptual set

d)

inattentional blindness

111.

theory that complementary colors are processed in ganglion cells, explains why we see an after image

a)

trichromatic theory

b)

opponent process theory

c)

visual capture theory

d)

stroboscopic movement

112.

this monocular cue describes that overlapping images appear closer

a)

relative clarity

b)

linear perspective

c)

relative size

d)

interposition

113.

this monocular cue describes that closer objects appear to move faster than objects that are farther

a)

linear perspective

b)

motion parallax

c)

retinal disparity

d)

texture gradient

114.

which are binocular cues?

a)

retinal disparity

b)

motion parallax

c)

convergence

d)

linear perspective

e)

relative height

115.

this binocular cue describes how an image is cast slightly different on each retina, location of the image helps us determine depth

a)

convergence

b)

interposition

c)

retinal disparity

d)

motion parallax

116.

this binocular cue describes how the eyes strain (or look inward) as objects draw nearer

a)

retinal disparity

b)

interposition

c)

color constancy

d)

convergence

117.

retrieval of sensory information from our external environment to build up perceptions based on the current input

a)

top down processing

b)

bottom up processing

118.

the interpretation of incoming information based on prior knowledge, experiences, and expectation

a)

bottom up processing

b)

top down processing

119.

the theory that the location where hair cells bend determines the sound (high pitches)

a)

place theory

b)

frequency theory

120.

the theory that the rate at which action potentials are sent determines sound (low pitches)

a)

place theory

b)

frequency theory

121.

determines your sense of balance, semicircular canals in the inner ear effect this

a)

vestibular

b)

kinesthetic

c)

mechanoreceptors

122.

proprioception, sense of body position, neurons in ligaments and body tell you this

a)

vestibular

b)

mechanoreceptors

c)

kinesthetic

123.

this theory describes how we control how much pain is experienced

a)

gate control theory

b)

olfacation theory

c)

gestalt principles

d)

positive reinforcement theory

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