AP心理学复习课件

AP PSYCHOLOGYAP TEST REVIEW QUESTIONSQuestion Personality TestsThe validity of a personality test is best indicated by which of the following:a.The correlation between test scores and some other relevant measureb.The correlation between test scores and IQc.The inverse correlation of the variables being testedd.The number of people in the tests norming populatione.The number of questions in the test that can be objectively scored Question Social PsychologyA group of students perceived a stationary point of light in a dark room as a moving object.When asked later how far the light had moved,their responses increased in similarity as they heard each others estimates.This demonstrates:a.Obedienceb.Social facilitationc.Conformityd.Visual maskinge.Motion parallax Question States of ConsciousnessRapid eye movement(REM)sleep is highly correlated with which of the following?a.A lack of genital arousalb.Dreamsc.Tensed musclesd.Considerable tossing and turninge.Sleep apneaQuestion Abnormal PsychRhoda sometimes experiences periods of major depression.At other times,she is extremely talkative and active,appears to be in a euphoric mood,goes days without sleeping,and reports that her thoughts are racing.The most likely diagnosis of Rhodas condition is:a.bipolar disorderb.dissociative identity disorderc.delusional disorderd.major depressive disordere.schizophrenia Question-SensationWhich of the following is true about rods and cones?a.Rods facilitate black and white vision and cones facilitate color visionb.Both rods and cones are most concentrated at the periphery of the retinac.Both rods and cones are most concentrated at the blind spot of the retinad.Rods and cones are distributed evenly throughout the retinae.Rods are most useful than cones for perception in well-lit areasQuestion-MemoryA moviegoer who cannot identify the name of a film star remembers the name when a friend reviews a list of stars.This incident illustrates which two concepts in human memorya.Rehearsal and chunkingb.Primacy and recency effectc.Constructive and reconstructive memoryd.Sensory register and short-term memorye.Recall and recognitionQuestion-DevelopmentAccording to Lawrence Kohlberg,children at the first level of moral reasoning make judgments about right and wrong on the basis ofa.Cultural normsb.Social conventionsc.Religious beliefsd.The likelihood of punishmente.The approval of siblings and same-sex peersQuestion-SensationAfter constant exposure to a stimulus,our nerve cells fire less frequently.This can be explained by which of the following?a.Webers lawb.Sensory adaptationc.Signal detectiond.Absolute threshold sensitivitye.The phi phenomenonQuestion-LearningThe reappearance,after a rest period,of an extinguished conditioned response is calleda.Acquisitionb.Generalizationc.Extinctiond.Discriminatione.Spontaneous recoveryQuestion Social PsychologyTension from an inconsistency between an individuals attitudes and behavior isa.Cognitive dissonanceb.Altruismc.Deindividuationd.Information propinquitye.ConstancyQuestion-NeuroscienceThe section of the brain considered most vital to the initiations of feeding behaviors is thea.Hippocampusb.Hypothalamusc.Superior olived.Suprachiasmatic nucleuse.Substantia nigraQuestion-StatisticsWhich of the following is a measure of central tendency that is most influenced by extreme scores?a.Medianb.Standard deviationc.Meand.Analysis of variancee.ModeQuestion Nature/NurtureGender typing is best described as:a.The realization that gender is stable,regardless of superficial behaviors such as dressb.A preferential interest of a female child in the attention of the motherc.A child showing ambivalence toward both the mother and fatherd.Adolescents integrating social,sexual,intellectual,and ethical aspects into a self-identitye.The acquisition of the roles associated with distinctions between male and femaleQuestion Social PsychologyThe common tendency to assume that the beliefs,values,attitudes or actions of ones own group are superior to those of other groups is calleda.Deindividuationb.Groupthinkc.Observer biasd.Ethnocentrisme.Reactance Question-TherapyAversion therapy to eliminate undesirable behaviors is most likely to be used by which of the following types of therapists?a.Behavioralb.Psychoanalyticc.Cognitived.Realitye.HumanisticQuestion-NeuroscienceA bundle of nerve fibers that interconnects the two brain hemispheres is thea.Association areasb.Thalamusc.Corpus callosumd.Sylvian fissuree.Optic chiasmQuestion-NeuroscienceWhich gland of the endocrine system controls the activity of the other glands?a.Pancreasb.Thyroidc.Adrenald.Pituitarye.PinealQuestion-EmotionThe experience of an emotion,as described by the James-Lange theory,would follow which order?a.stimulus,arousal,emotionb.Stimulus,emotion,arousalc.Emotion,arousal,stimulusd.Arousal,stimulus,emotione.Arousal,emotion,stimulusQuestion-MemoryAn example of episodic memory is the memory ofa.ones high school graduationb.The capital of a statec.What the musical note C sounds liked.How to typee.A mood that is triggered by the experience of a particular scentQuestion Social PsychologyWhen members of a group who tend to agree on an issue become more extreme in their opinion after the issue is discussed,which of the following has taken place?a.Deindividuationb.Depersonalizationc.Groupthinkd.Group norminge.Group polarizationQuestion-NeuroscienceIn neurons,neurotransmitters are released at the:a.Axonsb.Cell bodiesc.Dendritesd.Receptor sitese.Synaptic vesiclesQuestion-EmotionThe frustration-aggression hypothesis views aggression asa.Unconsciousb.Physiologicalc.Innated.Reactivee.CognitiveQuestion-LearningA child has learned that her grandparents ignore rather than reward her tantrums.Which of the following operant principles are the grandparents using to control the childs behavior?a.Positive reinforcementb.Negative reinforcementc.Delayed reinforcementd.Extinctione.Stimulus substitutionQuestion-TherapyIn the treatment of patients,which of the following psychologists made no attempt to offer formal diagnosis,advice,or interpretation of patients unconscious motives?a.Carl Rogersb.Aaron Beckc.Albert Ellisd.Sigmund Freude.Carl JungQuestion-MotivationOf the following,which theory of motivation emphasizes the urge for an optimal level of stimulation?a.Instinctb.Frustration-aggressionc.Arousald.Incentivee.EvolutionaryQuestion-PersonalityWhich of the following did Alfred Adler suggest is the primary driving force in the development of personality?a.Resolving the Electra complexb.Overcoming the inferiority complexc.Extinguishing reinforcement historyd.Analyzing the collective unconsciouse.Repressing the libidoQuestion-StatisticsWhich of the following correlation coefficients most likely represents the relationship between length of sleep deprivation and level of alertness?a.1.35b.0.85c.0.01d.-0.4e.-1.25Question-LanguageNoam Chomsky hypothesized that humans learn language through:a.Conditioning and reinforcementb.An innate language acquisition devicec.General cognitive developmentd.Interpersonal communicatione.Trial-and-error Question-NeuroscienceComputer-generated color images of the brain that provide information about glucose metabolism are produced by which of the following techniques?a.Electroencephalography(EEG)b.Electromyography(EMG)c.Magnetic Resonance Imaging(MRI)d.Positron-Emission Tomography(PET)e.Computerized Axial Tomography(CAT)Question Social PsychologyMost professionals from the United States rate themselves better in performance and competence than their average peer.This is an example ofa.self-actualizationb.Objective self-awarenessc.Enlightened self-schemasd.Self-serving biase.Fundamental attribution errorQuestion-SensationThe gate control theory attempts to explain howa.The brain analyzes patterns by analyzing changes in brightness over broad areasb.Filtering of excess information results in reduced response to constant stimulationc.The nervous system blocks or allows pain signals to pass to the braind.Differing regions of the tongue are more sensitive to different tastese.Chemicals released by one animal can shape the behavior Question-PersonalityThe five-factor theory of personality(The Big Five)does NOT include which of the following characteristics?a.Intelligenceb.Conscientiousnessc.Extraversiond.Agreeablenesse.Neuroticism/StabilityQuestion-DevelopmentA researcher asks a young child what she did yesterday.The child replies,“I goed to the park.”This is best described as an example of:a.Overregularization of grammar rulesb.Contradictory morphemesc.The deep structure of languaged.Incorrect pragmaticse.Semantic errorQuestion-StatisticsIn a normal distribution,approximately what percent of the scores occur within one standard deviation above and below the mean?a.5%b.16%c.33%d.68%e.97%Question-ApproachesJanet believes her brother Ralph is depressed because he has a distorted view of reality;he has unrealistically negative thoughts.Which of the following theories comes closest to describing Janets orientation to abnormal behavior?a.Biologicalb.Psychodynamicc.Behaviorald.Systemse.Cognitive