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WorksheetsAP Psychology Exam Review
Total questions: 53
Worksheet time: 55mins
Which perspective would most likely explain anger as "an outlet for unconscious hostility"?
Social-cultural
Psychodynamic
Behavioral
Functionalist
The debate on the relative contributions of biology and experience to human development is most often referred to as
evolutionary analysis.
behaviorism.
the nature-nurture issue
natural selection.
Which of the following professionals is also a medical doctor?
Psychiatrist
Psychologist
Counselor
Biiologist
If a child is behaving poorly, it is likely because this behavior has been rewarded somehow.
Sociocultural
Behavioral
Biological
Psychodynamic
Which perspective would agree with the following: "Change your thoughts, change your life"?
Behavioral
Cognitive
Biological
Psychodynamic
What famous psychologist is credited with opening the first ever psychology laboratory?
Sigmund Freud
Wilhelm Wundt
John Watson
B. F. Skinner
Evaluate and treat mental, emotional, and behavioral disorders.
clinical psychologist
counseling psychologist
developmental psychologist
personality psychologist
____________ refers to biological/genetic predispositions' impact on human traits
nature
nurture
How did Dorothea Dix help lead to change and greater awareness to the issue she was focused on reforming?
She led protests in the nations capital.
She opened several hospitals for the mentally ill.
She became a doctor for people with mental illnesses.
She boycotted hospitals.
They study psychological growth & development throughout the lifespan.
forensic psychologist
developmental psychologist
rehabilitation psychologist
social psychologist
In a double blind experimental design, which of the following would be true?
The subjects know whether they are in the experimental or control group, but the researcher does not
The researcher knows if subjects have been assigned to the experimental or control group but the subjects do not
Both the researcher and the subjects know whether they have been assigned to the experimental group or the control group
Neither the researcher nor the subjects know whether they have been assigned to the experimental group or the control group
The obervers are unable to see the responses or behaviors of the experimental group during the course of the experimental manipulation
In a normal distribution of scores, approximately what percentage of all scores will occur within 1 standard deviation of the mean?
34
68
95
97.5
100
Which of the following would NOT be considered essential for a proposed research design to meet the requirements for ethicality?
Research subjects must consent to participate in the project and a full description of what their participation involves must be spelled out before giving consent
Participants must be allowed to withdraw from the project at any time
Both the subjects and the researcher must know which of the subjects will be part of the experimental group
If deception is involved, a full debriefing of the subjects must occur soon after completion of the project
In keeping with protecting the privacy and confidentiality of the subjects, data should be obtained anonymously as possible
The correlation between 2 observed variables is -0.84. From this, it can be concluded that
As variable increases, the other is lsikely to increase, showing a direct relationship
As 1 variable increase, the other is like to decrease, showing an inverse relationship
The 2 variables are unrelated
1 variable causes the other variable to occur
1 variable causes the other variable not to occr
A study seeks to find the effects of video games on violent behavior. The researcher creates an experimental design in which 100 random participants play violent video games and another 100 play nonviolent games for 1 hour. The researcher then observes the behavior of the subjects. The behavior of the subjects is known as the
control variable
independent variable
dependent variable
confounding variable
categorical variable
Which of the following is concerned with the real life applicablity of a study?
Test-retest reliability
Inter-rater reliability
Contruct Validity
External Validity
Internal Validity
A researcher seeks to study the effects of a weight loss supplement and decides to place an advertisement on buses and subways in New York City to attract subjects. All could happen with this type of subject selection EXCEPT
Pre-screening Bias
Self-Selection Bias
Selection Bias
Healthy User Bias
Courtesy Bias
When graphic the distribution of a study, a researcher notices that a disproportionate number of subjects scored low on their test, shifting the peak of the bell curve she was expecting. This is called a
positive skew
negative skew
normal curve
positive correlation
negative correlation
What demonstrates causation in an experiment?
A hypothesis that succesfully predicts the outcome
Operationalization of independent and dependent variables
A manipulation of 1 variable that always leads to predicted changes in another
A positive correlation between the variables
Succesful manipulation of the way a subject responds to some aspect of the experiment
Diya is looking at a normal distribution of scores. Roughly what percentage should be expected to occur within 2 standard deviations (SDs) of the mean?
99.7
75
68
95
34
In the Harlow study of emotional attachment, infant monkey's were placed in a cage and given both a "wire" mother and a "cloth" mother. Researchers then moved a bottle of milk from 1 mother to the other while introducing various stimuli to see whether the monkeys would form an attachment to either of the "mothers" in the experiment. In this experiment the independent variable is?
with which "mother" the bottle of milk is placed with
the "wire" moter versus "the" cloth mother
The preference of the infants for the source of milk
the preference of the infants for the "wire" mother
The preference of the infants for the "cloth" mother
Which of the following are most directly designed to help determine whether the findings of a study reflect a truly replicable phenomenon rather than the outcomes os chance processes?
Inferential Statistics
Descriptive Statistics
Standard Deviation
Extraneous Variables
Correlation Coefficients
Which of the following will be the most alike?
Fraternal twins raised in the same environment.
Identical twins raised in different environments.
Siblings raised in the same environment.
Identical twins raised in the same environment.
Generally speaking, heritability is the extent to which
differences among people are accounted for by genes.
An individual's traits are due to genes or the environment.
differences among people are due to the environment.
differences among people are due to their cultural heritage.
Which of the following best explains heredity?
The idea that it is our biological components that determine how we will develop.
The idea that is how we are raised that determines how we will develop.
The study of how our environment and a person's behavior that impact how our genes work.
A measurement to determine how much variation there is in a population when it comes to a population's genes.
Which is the correct order/sequence of the parts of a neuron in a neural impulse?
What part of the neuron houses the nucleus?
cell body
axon terminal
dendrites
synapse
.
Label the Neuron-What does the letter "H" represent?
Schwan celln
Axon terminal
Axon
Dendrite
What is the name of the blue structure
axon terminal
dendrite
schwann cell
axon
Myelin would be which color of structure?
the red one
the blue one
the green one
the purple one
This is made up of the brain and spinal cord
Central Nervous System (CNS)
Peripheral Nervous System (PNS)
Autonomic nervous system
Somatic nervous system
All the parts of the nervous system except the brain and spinal cord.
Central Nervous System (CNS)
Peripheral nervous system (PNS)
Autonomic nervous system
Somatic nervous system
Which part of the peripheral nervous system deals with involuntary activities?
somatic
autonomic
Action Potential/Electrical Impulse
I support neurons and help produce myelin what am I?
Axons
Dendrites
Glial cells
Cell bodies
The electrical signal that travels down an axon is called?
Axon potential
Action potential
Axon terminal
Action terminal
After the neurotransmitter crosses he synaptic gap what process occurs?
Reuptake
The axon sends the message across the synaptic gap
The resting period
Threshold
The part of the neuron that receives messages from other neurons
axon
dendrite
cell body
Schwann cell
The tiny gap between neurons where nerve impulses are sent from one neuron to another.
synapse
axon terminal
impulse
myelin
The level of stimulation required to trigger a neural impulse.
Threshold
Action Potential
Resting Potential
Refractory Period
A neurons reaction of either firing (with a full length response) or not firing.
all-or-none response
refractory period
threshold
action potential
Type of neurons that carry information from the CNS through nerves to effectors such as muscles or glands.
Sensory Neurons
Interneurons
Motor Neurons
When there is a negative charge inside an axon and a positive charge outside of it, the neuron is
A.in the process of reuptake.
A.about to begin the refractory period.
A.said to have a resting potential.
A.said to have an action potential.
