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AP Psychology- Unit 5 Cognitive + Unit 9 Social Psychology

Total questions: 27

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Research on stereotype threat indicates that students might not do as well as they can on a test if
a)
they are informed that people of their ethnicity, age, or gender usually do not perform well on the tests
b)
the group taking the test is not ethnically diverse
c)
they are forced t take a test that is know to have a low retest reliability
d)
other students perceive them to be a minority ethnic group
e)
the test does not have standardized administration or scoring procedures
2.
A basic assumption underlying short-term memory is that it is
a)
limited in capacity
b)
unlimited in capacity
c)
long-lasting
d)
not under conscious control
e)
resistant to decay
3.
A sudden inability to remember how to tie a certain kind of knot indicates a deficit in which kind of memory?
a)
Declarative
b)
Semantic
c)
Iconic
d)
Episodic
e)
Procedural
4.
When Sophie reads her history assignments, she goes over them very carefully and tries to memorize each fact. Emma, on the other hand, studies by trying to relate the new information to things she has experienced, been told about by others, or seen in movies and on television. Emma’s performance on history tests will probably be better than Sophie’s due to differences in
a)
retrograde amnesia
b)
selective attention
c)
levels of processing
d)
source monitoring
e)
clustering
5.
Piper reads about someone described as adventurous and extroverted. She then judges that this person is more likely to be a lawyer who enjoys hiking than a lawyer who does not. The best explanation for Piper’s error is that she is basing her judgment on
a)
the availability heuristic
b)
anchoring-and-adjustment heuristic
c)
representativeness heuristic
d)
confirmation bias
e)
predictable-world bias
6.
Martine needs a hammer but cannot find one. As she looks around her apartment, her gaze passes over a metal paperweight and some other objects that could potentially serve as a makeshift hammer. However, she is so focused on these objects' typical uses that she does not think to use any of them as a hammer. Martine is experiencing which of the following?
a)
Fundamental Attribution Error
b)
Functional Fixedness
c)
Blindsight
d)
Hawthorne Effect
e)
Repression
7.
The type of intelligence that Howard Gardner described as individuals’ abilities to understand themselves and to be aware of their talents and limitations is
a)
naturalistic
b)
interpersonal
c)
kinesthetic
d)
intrapersonal
e)
g
8.

Eve is able to remember her Social Security number by breaking it into three parts: three numbers/two numbers/four numbers. Eve is using the process of:

a)

chunking

b)

selective attention

c)

retrieval

d)

maintenance rehearsal

9.

In _________, new long-term declarative memories cannot be formed at all.

a)

retrograde amnesia

b)

memory decay

c)

anterograde amnesia

d)

memory trace

10.

People’s memories of the September 11, 2001 terror attacks on New York City and Washington, D.C. are best described as:

a)

recognition memories.

b)

implicit memories.

c)

flashbulb memories.

d)

procedural memories.

11.

A tendency to search for evidence that fits one’s beliefs while ignoring other evidence is called ________.

a)

mental set

b)

trial-and-error

c)

confirmation bias

d)

functional fixedness

12.

Marjorie took a personality test in April. She took the same test in June and December, receiving a very similar score. This test can be considered:

a)

subjective.

b)

objective.

c)

reliable.

d)

valid.

13.

Derrick lives in the rugged mountains, so whenever he hears the word “vehicle,” the first thing that comes to mind is a jeep. For Derrick, a jeep is a(n) _______ for vehicle.

a)

prototype

b)

mental set

c)

algorithm

d)

formal concept

14.
A teacher asks students to think of as many uses for a brick as possible. By listing 50 uses, most of which the class finds new and unusual, Susan is displaying
a)
Computational learning
b)
Paired-associate learning
c)
Hypothetical thinking
d)
Divergent thinking
15.
What element of language does the sh- in shirt and sheep represent?
a)
PHONEME
b)
MORPHEME
c)
SYNTAX
d)
BABBLING
16.
The child who says “milk gone” is engaging in ____________. This type of utterance demonstrates that children are actively experimenting with the rules of ____________.
a)
Babbling; syntax
b)
Telegraphic speech; syntax
c)
Babbling; semantics
d)
Telegraphic speech; semantics
17.
Fill-in-the-blank test questions measure ________; matching concepts with their definitions measures ________.
a)
recall; recognition
b)
recognition; relearning
c)
recall; relearning
d)
recognition; rehearsal
18.
Memories of emotional events are especially likely to be facilitated by activation of the: 
a)
amygdala.
b)
hypothalamus.
c)
sensory cortex.
d)
motor cortex.
19.
What term refers to the phenomenon in which a group of people are less likely to help out in an emergency than an individual? 
a)
Bystander Effect
b)
Diffusion of Responsibility 
c)
Conformity
d)
Assumption of Responsibility
20.
The mental stress or discomfort caused ban individual experiencing inconsistency between thoughts and actions. 
a)
Cognitive Dissonance
b)
Groupthink
c)
Deindividuation
d)
Attitude
21.

Group polarization is the tendency for

a)

a group to become divided on an issue.

b)

a group's opinion to strengthen after talking with like-minded people.

c)

a group to become extreme in their viewpoints when challenged.

d)

agreeing with a group to keep everyone happy

22.

What is a difference between obedience and conformity?

a)

In conformity, there is a perceived difference in status between the one who conforms and the group.

b)

In obedience, there is a difference in status between the one who obeys and the one who makes the request.

c)

Conformity requires strict adherence to the rules, whereas obedience does not.

d)

Obedience is an indirect request, whereas conformity is a direct request.

e)

Conformity involves agreeing to change in response to a request, whereas obedience involves an indirect request for agreement.

23.

After agreeing to Nat’s request to share her lecture notes from one class, Maria now agrees to Nat’s request to share her notes from three classes. This example illustrates the ________technique.

a)

door-in-the-face

b)

foot-in-the-mouth

c)

all-in

d)

lowball

e)

foot-in-the-door

24.

When Paul had his first oboe solo in the orchestra concert, his performance was far worse than it was when he rehearsed at home. A phenomenon that helps explain Paul's poor performance is known as

a)

social loafing

b)

groupthink

c)

social inhibition (impairment)

d)

deindividuation

25.

At first Jimmy did not like his teacher, but after sitting in this teacher's class for a number of weeks Jimmy as started to like his teacher. this new perspective would be an example of:

a)

Diffusion of responsibility

b)

Mere-exposure effect

c)

Ethnocentrism

d)

In-group bias

26.

Jimmy has constantly heard that he is not a good student, after a while starts to act how people percieve him. This recent behavioral change supports the

a)

Group polarization

b)

Self-fufilling prophecy

c)

Groupthink

d)

Social influence

27.
Leah asks her teacher to delay the test a day; when the teacher refuses she asks for 10 minutes to study prior.
a)
Door-in-the-face
b)
Group polarization
c)
Social inhibition
d)
Social facilitation

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