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AP Psych Final Exam Review

Total questions: 52

Worksheet time: 29mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Measure of central tendency calculated by adding up all scores and dividing by the number of scores in the data set.

a)

Median

b)

Mode

c)

Mean

2.

The mode is:

a)

The average of all the values

b)

The middle number

c)

The most frequently occurring number

d)

The first number you see

3.

What kind of relationship?

a)

Positive Correlation

b)

Negative Correlation

c)

No Relationship

4.

What kind of relationship?

a)

Positive Correlation

b)

Negative Correlation

c)

No Relationship

5.

What kind of relationship?

a)

Positive Correlation

b)

Negative Correlation

c)

No Relationship

6.

In Stanley Milgram's experiment on obedience and authority, the participants believed the responsibility for the shocks fell to:

a)

the machine

b)

themselves

c)

the authority figure

d)

their fellow participants

7.

In Stanley Milgram's experiment on obedience and authority, many participants administered the shocks because:

a)

they believed the shocks weren't real

b)

they respected the professor's authority

c)

they were told that they had no choice

d)

they were misled regarding the strength of the shocks

8.

Each participant in Stanley Milgram's experiment on obedience and authority tested their willingness to:

a)

abandon their trust of machines

b)

disobey their personal conscience

c)

ignore their technical expertise

d)

push their tolerance for pain

9.

What did the results of Milgram's famous experiment show?

a)

that people aren't important in experiments

b)

that people were willing to obey orders to hurt others

c)

that ethics in science don't matter

d)

that guards are mean to prisoners

10.

study of behavior in a natural situation without manipulation

a)

naturalistic observation

b)

experimental group

c)

case study

d)

cross-sectional method

11.

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

12.

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

13.

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.

14.

Kara gets an F on her social psychology exam. Then she goes home and gets into an argument with her roommate, Lee. Lee assumes Kara is yelling at him because she is just a nasty person, and does not consider that she may just have had a bad day and is venting. Lee is demonstrating ________.

a)

groupthink

b)

the self-serving bias

c)

the actor-observer effect

d)

the fundamental attribution error

15.
A business leader who welcomes a variety of opinions from her employees and invites expert critique of protocols would most limit what from developing in the company?
a)
Cognitive Dissonance
b)
Social Inhibition
c)
Social Loafing
d)
Groupthink
16.
The tendency of people to exert less effort when they are pooling their efforts towards a common goal.
a)
deindividuation
b)
bystander effect
c)
social loafing
d)
foot-in-the-door phenomenon
17.
Lance is in cross country runner.  He tends to run faster when he is running with someone than when he is running alone.  This is an example of...
a)
social facilitation
b)
bystander effect
c)
foot-in-the-door phenomenon
d)
mere exposure effect
18.
The idea that people will develop a preference for things or people they are more familiar with
a)
Mere Exposure Effect
b)
Central Route of Persuasion
c)
Peripheral Route of Persuasion
d)
Cognitive Dissonance Theory
e)
Foot in the door Phenomenon
19.
Overgeneralized idea about a group of people.
a)
Prejudice
b)
Stereotype
c)
Norms of Reciprocity
d)
Mere Exposure Effect
e)
cognitive dissonance theory
20.
Occurs when members of a group in power hold members of a less powerful group responsible for their problems
a)
risky shift
b)
door in the face
c)
Scapegoating
d)
Ethnocentrism
21.

Damage to which of the following brain structures would affect the processing of new explicit memories

a)

hypothalamus

b)

hippocampus

c)

thalamus

d)

limbic system

22.

Which of the following neurotransmitters has been linked to Parkinson's disease and schizophrenia?

a)

Acetylcholine

b)

Dopamine

c)

GABA

d)

Norepinephrine

e)

Serotonin

23.

Which neurotransmitter is most closely associated with Schizophrenia?

a)

Norepinephrine

b)

Acetylcholine

c)

Glutamate

d)

Dopamine

e)

Serotonin

24.

Which brain structure filters and relays sensory info to the appropriate areas of the cerebral cortex?

a)

thalamus

b)

hypothalamus

c)

hippocampus

d)

cerebellum

25.

This anxiety disorder Includes short, sudden attacks of fear, fear of losing control, or terrors.

a)

generalized anxiety disorder

b)

social anxiety disorder

c)

agoraphobia

d)

panic disorder

26.

This anxiety disorder is characterized by Irrational fears that lead individuals often to avoid certain objects and specific situations all together.Irrational fears that lead individuals often to avoid certain objects and specific situations all together.

a)

general anxiety disorder

b)

agoraphobia

c)

phobia

d)

social anxiety disorder

27.

This anxiety disorder is diagnosed if an individual l has excessive worry and anxiety which occurs more often than not for at least 6 months.

a)

generalized anxiety disorder

b)

phobia

c)

panic disorder

d)

social anxiety disorder

28.

The Amygdala helps...

a)

you dance and sing.

b)

you make plans and decisions.

c)

you control your emotions (fear and aggression)

d)

keep you balanced while you are doing your favorite activities.

29.
What part of the brain is Letter C pointing to?
a)
Frontal Lobe
b)
Parietal Lobe
c)
Occipital Lobe
d)
Temporal Lobe
30.
What part of the brain is Letter G pointing to?
a)
Frontal Lobe
b)
Parietal Lobe
c)
Occipital Lobe
d)
Temporal Lobe
31.
What part of the brain is Letter A pointing to?
a)
Temporal Lobe
b)
Parietal Lobe
c)
Occipital Lobe
d)
Frontal Lobe
32.

The main function of the occipital lobe is...

a)

vision.

b)

touch.

c)

taste.

d)

smell.

33.

Logical decision making is processed here.

a)

occipital lobe

b)

visual cortex

c)

frontal lobe

d)

thalamus

34.

The area of the brain that regulates hunger, thirst and other drives (Fighting, fleeing, feeding, and family)

a)

thalamus

b)

hypothalamus

c)

amygdala

d)

cerebellum

35.
When someone mentions Ivy League colleges, Trisha immediately thinks of Harvard University. In this instance, Harvard University is a
a)
prototype.
b)
mental set.
c)
algorithm.
d)
fixation.
36.
A knowledge cluster 
a)
Script
b)
Schema
c)
Algorithm
d)
Heuristic
37.
Problem-solving procedures or formulas that guarantee a correct outcome
a)
Schema
b)
Script
c)
Algorithm
d)
Heuristic
38.

If I want to find sriracha sauce in the grocery store, I could go up and down every aisle until I found it. This would take longer, but guarantee I find it. This is called using

a)

An algorithm

b)

A heuristic

39.

Someone who cannot encode new memories has...

a)

Anterograde amnesia

b)

Long-term potentiation

c)

Retroactive Interference

d)

Proactive Interference

40.

The awareness that things continue to exist even when they cannot be seen

a)

Habituation

b)

Egocentrism

c)

Object permanence

d)

Pretend play

41.

The best time for proper human development

a)

Critical time

b)

Development period

c)

Critical period

d)

Development time

42.

Which of the following is an example of sensory adaptation?

a)

When you slowly adjust to the cold after standing outside

b)

When your senses become overloaded

c)

When you adjust too quickly to a sensation and it confuses your brain

d)

When you go outside in the heat and you begin to sweat

43.

Ohio State University pedestrians were more likely to cross streets unsafely if they were talking on a cell phone. This best illustrates the impact of

a)

place theory.

b)

gate-control theory.

c)

selective attention.

d)

the phi phenomenon.

e)

retinal disparity.

44.

While waiting in line at Starbucks, Kramer was playing games on his cell phone and subsequently failed to see the customer in front of him rob the cashier. This is an example of...

a)

inattentional blindness

b)

place theory

c)

blind spot

d)

feature detectors

e)

sensory adaptation

45.
Negative reinforcement _______ the rate of a response; punishment ______ the rate of a response.
a)
Increases; decreases
b)
Decreases; increases
c)
Decreases; decreases
d)
Increases; does not affect
46.
John Watson and his colleague, Rosalie Rayner, offered a live white rat to Little Albert and then made a loud noise behind his head by striking a steel bar with a hammer. The white rat served as the _____________ in their study.
a)
discriminative stimulus
b)
conditioned stimulus
c)
unconditioned stimulus
d)
extinguished stimulus
47.

Maddie gets a speeding ticket, and her parents take her car away for 2 weeks. What type of Operational Conditioning is taking place?

a)

positive punishment

b)

negative punishment

c)

positive reinforcement

d)

negative reinforcement

48.
Marie works in a dress factory where she earns $10 for each three dresses she hems. Marie is paid on a
a)
variable ratio
b)
fixed interval
c)
fixed ratio
d)
variable interval
49.
Which type of operant conditioning adds a stimulus following a behavior in order to strengthen a response?
a)
Positive Punishment
b)
Negative Punishment
c)
Positive Reinforcer
d)
Negatice Reinforcer
50.

If a child is offered a reward after they earn five A’s on her homework assignments. After her fifth A on a homework assignment, she gets to pick out a new toy, what type of intermittent reinforcement does this display?

a)

Variable Ratio Schedule - VR

b)

Fixed Interval Schedule - FI

c)

Variable Interval Schedule - VI

d)

Fixed Ratio Schedule - FR

51.

Which is the defintion of extinction?

a)

No longer an organism species exists

b)

Getting rid of an unconditioned response

c)

Diminishing a conditioned response

d)

Only answering to the stimulus

52.

The tendency to respond to stimuli similar to the conditioned stimulus to elicit similar responses

a)

Acquisition

b)

Generalization

c)

Discrimination

d)

Modeling