AP Psych First Semester Final Review Practice Problems (found)
How would a researcher likely respond to the statement, "Science can't really prove anything, because lab experiments are so artificial and not like the real world"?
"Laboratory experiments can establish general principles that generalize to other contexts."
Dr. Karima conducts basic research on the relative effectiveness of massed practice and spaced practice on a person's ability to remember information. Dr. Karima is most likely a _________ psychologist.
Cognitive
Which of the following statements is most correct about the relationship between correlation and causation?
Correlation indicates the possibility of a casual relationship, but it does not prove causation.
American males shake hands in greeting; Japanese men bow. However, people can communicate with a smile. What does this tell us about the role of culture in understanding or psychology?
Culture shaped our behavior, but certain underlying processes guide people everywhere.
Introspection was the basic research tool used by ______ in order to study people's inner sensations and mental images.
Edward Titchener
Dr. DeVries is interested in measuring how practice in problem solving affects this ability. The population of interest is high school seniors, and the sample consists of students who attend an exclusive college preparatory school. Half of the sample receives practice in solving particular types of problems, while the other half does not. Both groups take the same problem-solving test. Which of the following might best explain why Dr. DeVries may bot be able to generalize his findings?
His sample is not representative of the population.
Who would have been most likely to ignore mental processes and to define psychology as "the scientific study of observable behavior"?
John B. Watson
The ideas that most directly helped form modern empiricism were proposed by
John Locke and Francis Bacon
The inheritance of behavioral characteristics was emphasized by
John Watson
Which psychologist was the first woman to receive a Ph.D. in psychology after Harvard University declined to give Mary Calkins the Ph.D.?
Margaret Washburn
Why is replication important to science?
Repeated research with similar results increases confidence in the reliability of the original findings.
Which of the following is true for those assigned to a control group?
The experimental treatment is absent/
Contemporary psychology is best defined as the scientific study of
behavior and mental processes
A concern with the reasoning processes that contribute to effective problem solving is most characteristic of the _______ perspective.
behavioral
Akira believes that her son has become a good student because she always praises his learning efforts. Her belief best illustrates a _______ perspective.
behavioral
Mrs. Thompson believes that her son has become an excellent student because she consistently uses praise and affection to stimulate his learning efforts. Her belief illustrates a ________ perspective.
behavioral
Natassia believes that boys learn to be more aggressive than girls primarily because boys are more frequently exposed to external pressures to fight. Natassia's belief most directly exemplifies the ______ perspective.
behavioral
Which perspective is most relevant to understanding the impact of strokes and brain diseases on memory?
biological
Which approach is most directly concerned with assessing the relative contributions of heredity and experience to personality development?
biopsychosocial
Which approach is most directly concerned with assessing the relative impact of both nature and nurture on our psychological traits?
biopsychosocial
Descartes theory of how our brain controlled our reflexes involved which of the following?
brain fluid and "animal spirits"
In 1954, the U.S Supreme Court ruled that schools must be desegregated, meaning Black and White children must attend the same schools. In its decision the Court cited the expert testimony of two psychologists, illustrating the negative impact of such separation on Black children. This example illustrates that psychology
can help people understand some of the world's great problems.
In 1953, H.M. underwent surgery to control his seizures. Doctors removed tissue form the hippocampus. As a result H.M.'s memory was severely impaired. Psychologist studied his memory function until his death in 2008. Which research method did the psychologist utilize in this situation?
case study
In explaining human behavior, psychoanalysts are likely to focus on ______, whereas humanistic psychologists concentrate on ______.
childhood experiences and unconscious thought processes; current environmental influences on potential
Which area of psychology might be best suited to investigate the following research question: what happens in our brain when we forget details about stressful life events, and how does this process affect behavior?
cognitive neuroscience
Which of the following is the correct order of structures light passes through in the eye?
cornea, iris, pupil, lens, retina
A researcher interested in proving a causal relationship between two variables should chose which research method?
correlation
Which of the following statistical measures is most helpful for indicating the extent to which high school grades predict college grades?
correlation coefficient
To examine assumptions, discern values, evaluate evidence, and assess conclusions is to engage in
critical thinking
In an experiment, researchers manipulate on factor to see its effect on another factor, called the
dependent variable
Dr. Santaniello conducts basic research on how children's moral thinking changes as they grow older. It is most likely that Dr. Santaniello is a(n) ________ psychologist.
developmental
Which process allows more light to reach the periphery of the retina?
dilation of the pupil
The retina is to the eye as the _______ is to the ear.
eardrum
Mr. Kay is interested in whether individual differences affect learning. Mr. Kay is most likely a(n) _________ psychologist.
educational
The method of introspection was used by Titchener to identify
elements of sensory experience
Mr.Christian has designed a camera with buttons that are easy to reach and see. Mr.Christian is most likely
engaged in applied research?
The biological perspective in psychology would most likely to emphasize that behavior is influenced by
environmental circumstances?
Professor Crisman believes that most women prefer tall and physically strong partners because this preference enhanced the survival of our ancestors' genes. This viewpoint best illustrates the __________
evolutionary
Which perspective highlights the reproductive advantages of inherited psychological traits?
evolutionary
A floating sea vessel is to the ocean water as _____ is to ______.
figure; ground
Intensity is to brightness as wavelength is to
frequency
William James was a prominent American
functionalist
Humanistic psychologists focused on the importance of
healthy growth potential
Dr. Lipka is involved in an applied research study of customer satisfaction with a newly developed line of facial cosmetics and other beauty aids. Dr.Lipka is most likely a(n) _______ psychologist.
industrial- organizational
Which of the following defines ethical principles that should guide human experimentation
informed consent, protection from harm, confidentiality, debriefing.
Joe Wilson, age 55, has been told by experts that a hearing aid would restore his lost sense of hearing. It is likely that Joe's hearing loss involves problems within the
inner ear
Research participants were asked to monitor and report their own immediate sensory reactions to differently colored objects. This research involved techniques known as
introspection
Professional psychological associations require researchers to
obtain informed consent before using any animals as subjects in research
Political officials who have not doubt that their own economic and military predictions will come true most clearly demonstrate
overconfidence
The cognitive perspective in psychology focuses on how
people encode, process, store, and retrieve information.
Damage to the temporal lobe area of the brain essential for facial recognition produces a loss of
perception
The tendency to hear the steady drip of a leaky faucet as if it were a repeating rhythm of two or more beats best illustrates
perceptual organization
After watching a scary television movie, Julie perceived the noise of the wind rattling her front windows as the sounds of a burglar breaking into her house. Her mistaken interpretation best illustrates the influence of
perceptual set
Dr. Donelian wants to reduce his students perception that psychological experiments merely document the obvious. His best strategy would be to ask students to
predict the outcomes of experiments before they are told the actual results.
Clinical psychologist specialize in
providing therapy to troubled people
The specialist most likely to have a medical degree is a(n)
psychiatrist
If a result is statistically significant, this means that the
psychologist accepts a 5 percent likelihood that the result occurred by chance.
Unit 4
questions to from Unit 4 test
To study the effects of noise on worker productivity, researchers have on group of subjects work in a noisy room and a second group work in a quiet room. To ensure that any differences in the productivity of the two groups actually result from the different noise levels to which the groups are exposed, the researchers would use
random assignment
Knowing the difference between an experimental condition and a control condition is most relevant to understanding the nature of
random sampling
To asses reactions to a proposed tuition hike at her college, Ariana sent a questionnaire to every fifteenth person in the college registrars alphabetical listing of all currently enrolled students. Ariana employed the technique of
random sampling
Which makes finding statistical significance more likely?
random sampling
Variation is to central tendency as _______ is to _______.
range; median
Wilhelm Wundt's laboratory work involved experimental studies of
reactions to sensory stimulation
Professor Amabra was skeptical about the accuracy of recently reported research on sleep deprivation. Which process would best enable her to assess the reliability of these findings?
replication
Ohio State University pedestrians were most likely to cross streets unsafely if they were talking on a cell phone. This best illustrates the impact of
selective attention
Hearing a sequence of sounds of different pitches is to ______ as recognizing the sound sequence as s familiar melody is to ______.
sensation; perception
Dr. Mills conducts research on why individuals conform to the behaviors and opinions of others. Which specialty area does his research best represent?
social psychology
Dr. Wilson attributes the delinquent behaviors of many teens to the pressures associated with being members of street gangs. Her account best illustrates a(n) _______ perspective.
social-cultural
When the observed difference between the means of an experimental group and control group are not likely due to chance, researchers conclude that this difference is
statistical significant
Professor Woo noticed that the distribution of students scores on her last biology test had an extremely small standard deviation. This indicates that the
students scores tended to be similar to one anothers
Random sampling is to _____ as random assignment is to _______.
surveys; experiments
A hypothesis is a(n)
testable prediction that gives direction to research.
Abdul has volunteered to participate in an experiment evaluating the effectiveness of aspirin. Neither he nor the experimenters know whether the pills he takes during the experiment contain aspirin or are placebos. The investigators are apparently making use of
the double-blind procedure.
Unit 2
the following are questions from unit 2
Formulating testable hypotheses before conducting research is most directly useful for restraining a thinking error know as
the hindsight bias
What does the effect size of research findings tell you that statistical significant does not?
the magnitude of the finding
Wilhelm Wundt's early experiments were attempts to investigate which area of psychology?
the simplest mental processes
The semicircular canals are most directly relevant to
the vestibular sense.
Redelmeier and Tversky (1996) followed 18 patients with arthritis for 18 months. Patients were asked to record their pain and joint tenderness, while researchers documented changes in weather. Nearly all patients believed that their condition was associated with weather changes, when the actual correlation was zero. There participants need to be reminded that
we are likely to recall instances that confirm beliefs.
A majority or respondents in a national survey agreed that "classroom prayer should not be allowed in public schools". Only 33 percent of responders in a similar survey agreed that "classroom prayer in public schools should be banned." These divergent findings best illustrate the importance of
wording effects
The distributions of which of the following types of data are most likely to form a normal curve?
years of historical events
Functionalism was a school of psychology that focused attention on the
adaptive value of conscious thoughts and emotions
An experiment was designed to study the potential impact of alcohol consumption on emotional stability. A specification of the procedures used to measure emotional stability illustrates
an operational definition
If an adult develops cataracts, his or her
absolute threshold for light is likely to increase
If the just-noticeable difference for a 10-oune weight is 1 ounce, the just noticeable difference for an 80 ounce weight would be _______ ounce(s).
10
If scores on the Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale (WAIS) are normally distributed, with a mean of 100 and a standard deviation of 15, what percentage of scores will fall between 85 and 115?
68
Giulios bag of marbles is twice as heavy as Jims. If it takes 5 extra marbles to make Jim's bag feel heavier, it will take 10 extra to make Giulios bag feel heavier. This best illustrates
Weber's law.
The first psychological laboratory was established by
Wilhelm Wundt
Charles Darwin believed that behaviors, such as emotional expressions associated with human rage, could be explained by natural selection. Which early psychologist would most likely to agree with Darwin's assessment?
William James
The early school of psychology known as functionalism was developed by
William James
Who was the American philosopher who authored a textbook in 1890 for the emerging discipline of psychology?
William James
According to the gate-control theory, a back massage would most likely reduce your physical aches and pains by causing
activation of nerve fibers in your spinal cord.
Which of the following is the best definition of illusory correlation?
a perceived but nonexistent correlation
In a distribution of test scores, which measure of central tendency would likely be most affected by a couple of extremely high scores?
mean
Which measure of variation is most affected by extreme scores?
mean
The survival of organisms best suited to a particular environment is known as
natural selection
To study the development of relationships, Dr. Rajiv carefully observed and recorded patterns of verbal and nonverbal behaviors among boys and girls in the school yard. Which research method did Dr. Rajiv employ?
naturalistic observation
When you read a bar graph, it is important for you to
note the range and size of the scale values .
In the context of debated regarding the origins of knowledge, Aristotle is to _______ as Plato is to ________.
nurture; nature
