ap psych questions I got wrong
Which of these is an example of a type of implicit memory?
Procedural
Which of the following is not one of the big five personality traits?
Self-reliance
What is the average age of onset for schizophrenia?
18-25
The presence of testosterone in the first weeks of pregnancy prevents female organs from developing in the embryo. If testosterone is not received, female organs will develop even if a Y chromosome is present. What receptor is necessary for testosterone to be received in the body?
5-alpha reductase
By definition, what percentage of the population has an IQ of less than 100?
50%
Around what age does object permanence develop?
6 months old
What is a control group?
A group of subjects in an experiment that receives no treatment or a placebo treatment
What is the term used to describe the idea that dreams are the result of the cerebral cortex interpreting and organizing random flashes of brain activity?
Activation synthesis
Which of the following is true of a woman that is red-green color blind if her husband has normal vision?
All of her male children will be red-green color blind
What area of the brain is known as the emotional center, and is responsible for emotional reactions such as fear?
Amygdala
Damage to Wernicke's area will result in which of the following?
An aphasia in which language comprehension is limited, and so speech thereafter will be nonsensical and difficult to follow
Which of the following is not a common symptom of obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD)?
Anxiety stemming from a traumatic injury
Which of the following is NOT an axis of the DSM used for diagnosis?
Axis 1: assessment of insanity
Which DSM-IV axis includes all personality disorders?
Axis II
Which psychologist is most commonly associated with humanistic psychology?
Carl Rodgers
Who proposed the law of effect?
Edward Thorndike
Which one of these is not one of Erik Erikson's stages in his theory of psychosocial development?
Generativity vs. despair
Which personality disorder is characterized by attention-seeking behavior and extreme emotionality?
Histrionic personality disorder
What is context-dependent memory?
Information is best remembered if it is encoded and recalled in the same location
Who is responsible for approving research conducted on humans?
Institutional Review Board (IRB)
People with this type of control tend to respond to internal states and desires and tend to view success as a result of personal efforts. Which of the following terms is being described?
Internal locus of control
Which one of the following children is displaying preconventional thought?
Kevin decides not to skip class because he will get in trouble with the principal
Which of the following scenarios best illustrates an approach-approach motivational conflict?
Kevin wants to enroll in Woodshop and Drama next semester, but only has room in his schedule for one
Which of the following is an example of semantic memory?
Knowing the capital of New York
Who developed the theory that the concept of morality is established in three stages?
Lawrence Kohlberg
"Preconventional" is a stage in __________ theory of __________ development.
Lawrence Kohlberg's . . . moral
Which of the following is an example of the fundamental attribution error?
Mark is tripped in the hallway and assumes the other person deliberately tried to trip him
Which of the following is NOT an example of a projective test?
Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory (MMPI)
What compound surrounds the axons of white matter neurons?
Myelin
How does prosopagnosia affect the intake of information?
One's ability to recognize faces is impaired
What kind of statistical test would be used to determine if there is a linear relationship between two variables?
Pearson correlation
Which one of these teaching strategies was not a method employed by Skinner for his box experiment?
Placebo
What does a delta wave on an EEG scan signify?
Slow wave sleep, or non-rapid-eye-movement sleep
Albert Bandura was famous for championing which learning theory?
Social learning
Which pioneer of social psychology conducted a famous conformity experiment requiring subjects to match lines?
Solomon Asch
The James-Lange theory refers to which of the following?
The hypothesis that in response to environmental changes, a physiological change happens first, which then prompts an emotion
Milgram's famous shock experiment demanded obedience from its participants and demonstrated the existence of what psychological phenomena?
The power of authority
Which of the following is not one of the four stages of Martin Hoffman's theory of empathy development?
Theory of Mind
Do people change or stay the same throughout the different developmental stages of life?
They change, though their most basic dispositions do not change
You are reading a sign. Only half of the letters are present, yet you are still able to guess what the sign should say if it were complete. What is this called?
Top-down processing
What is the name of the theory in linguistics that suggests that some rules of grammar are hard-wired into the brain, and manifest without being taught?
Universal theory
When do action potentials occur?
When sodium ions enter the neuron to make the membrane potential more positive
Stereotypes related to gender and women's capabilities could cause __________ in their career advancement.
a glass ceiling effect
Kevin correctly identifies a blue jay, a cardinal, and an oriole as birds, as they are all small and can fly. However, he is surprised to learn that an ostrich is also a bird. This can be explained by Kevin's use of __________.
a representativeness heuristic
What types of disorders have salts of lithium been used to treat?
bipolar disorders
Which is not a type of anxiety disorder?
depression
Elizabeth Loftus' "Lost in the Mall" Study aimed to examine the creation of __________.
false memories
John's parents give him $5 for allowance every time he finishes doing 2 loads of laundry. This is an example of which kind of reinforcement schedule?
fixed ratio
Which treatment modality advocates unconditional positive regard for the client?
humanistic
Is insanity a medical or legal term?
legal
Which one of these concepts is not a part of Maslow's hierarchy of needs?
motivation
Leptin is a hormone released by fat cells that functions to __________.
regulate appetite
Molly identifies as bisexual. This is an expression of Molly's __________.
sexual orientation
Body dysmorphic disorder and pain disorders are both examples of __________.
somatoform diseases
