AP Psychology Semester Exam
Which of the following correlation coefficients most likely represents the relationship between length of sleep deprivation and level of alertness?
-0.4
Selective Mutism is a considered a disorder in what specific category in the DSMV
Anxiety Disorder
A double-blind control is essential for which of the following?
Assessment of a new drug treatment designed to reduce schizophrenic symptoms
In order to yield info that is generalizable to the population from which it was drawn, a sample must be
Representative of the population
Prozac has been shown to reduce depression primarily by
Blocking reuptake and increasing the level of serotonin in the synapses
Difficulty in typing smoothly on a keyboard would most likely result from damage to the
Cerebellum
What is the major nerve fiber pathway connecting the right and left hemisphere of the brain?
Corpus Callosum
Pat has just finished participating in an experiment that a pro. has conducted. The prof. gives Pat a summary that describes the study and explains to him if he was part of the experimental group or the control group. He offers to answer any questions that Pat may have about the study before he leaves. What is this process called that must be done at the end of every experiment?
Debriefing
What is reduced during a fight or flight reaction?
Digestion
A psychologist designed a study to test the effects of cell phone use on driving safety. Participants were randomly assigned either to drive an automobile simulator while talking to a friend on a cell phone or to drive a simulator without talking on a phone. Which type of research does the scenario describe?
Experimental
William James, a prominent American psychologist and philosopher, focused on human interactions with the outside world, the ability to adapt to change, and the purpose of thoughts. What were his views?
Functionalism
The study of the importance of satisfying the need for love, belongingness, and acceptance best describes which school of psychology?
Humanistic
Brain structure that controls hunger and satiety
Hypothalamus
Which of the following research findings supports a strong biological basis for behavior?
Identical twins who are reared apart have similar levels of intelligence
The primary effect of the myelin sheath us to
Increase the velocity of conduction of the action potential along the axon
What field of psychology is most appropriate to analyze the efficiency of businesses in their hiring, basic training, and management leadership skills training?
Industrial/Organizational
A study of an individual or group of people over an extended period of time is called
Longitudinal Study
Professor Jones carefully watches and records the behavior of children on the playground in order to track the development of their physical skills. He makes sure that he is being as unobtrusive as possible. The prof. is engaged in
Naturalistic Observation
The debate about the relative contribution of biology and experience to human development is most often referred to as what ?
Nature- Nurture issue
What provides information regarding brain function by monitoring the brain at work through metabolism of glucose?
Positron emission tomography (PET)
Eva is a 5 year old girl who has been brought to Dr. Frost for therapy because she has suddenly stopped speaking. She will not answer any questions and communicates with no one. Dr. Frost uses techniques intended to uncover Eva's unconscious thoughts and experiences. He believes that the answer lies within her unconscious mind. What is Dr. Frost's approach to psychology?
Psychodynamic
A psychologist develops a new assessment instrument for depression. She gives it to a sample of clients and then, some time late, gives it to the same sample again. What aspect of the assessment is she evaluating?
Reliability
Which of the following most accurately described a dependent variable?
Some aspect of a participant's response that is measured in an experiment
Which is the correct chronological order of the following perspectives of psychology, from past to present?
Structuralism, Psychoanalysis, Behaviorism, and Humanism
Self Reflective introspection about the elements of sensation and perception best describes a techniques used by which school of psychology?
Structuralists
While reviewing scores from a chapter test, a teacher discovered that the mean score was higher statements. Which of the following statements is most likely correct?
The distribution of scores for the test is positively skewed
Which of the following is most likely to be the focus of study for a behavioral psychologist?
The effect of rewards and punishments on a child's behavior
A person will most likely develop aphasia as a result of damage to which of the following parts of the brain?
Wernicke's area
What is the mode of function of synaptic transmission?
a chemical messenger
What would most likely result to the medulla?
a life-threatening disruption of heartbeat and breathing
A research group conducted a study investigating the connection between self-reported number of hours slept in a given week and scores on a happiness measure. Base on the scatterplot above, the group can report that there is
a positive correlation
A basic assumption underlying the evolutionary approach to sexual attraction is that men seek potential mates who?
appear fertile
part of the brain most active in decision making
cerebral cortex
Uncontrolled variable that were not taken into consideration at the beginning of an experiment but that may have effects on the dependent variable (instead of just the independent variable causing the end result) are described as
confounding variables
Rochelle is anxious because she believes that nearly everyone must approve of everything she does. Which of the following is a cognitive therapist most likely to do to help Rochelle overcome her anxiety?
desensitize her to people's reactions
In experimental psychology, a significant difference( statistically significant) refers to
difference not likely due to chance
Which of the following philosophies holds that knowledge is best gained through observation and experiences?
empiricism
In a research study, informed consent is a concern of
ethics
The pituitary gland is controlled by the
hypothalamus
In the study, cell phone use can be described as
independent variable
The variable that the experimenter manipulates in a study to see what it will lead to is called
independent variable
Statements that describe in detail the exact methods used to manipulate and/or measure the variables in research experiments and are helpful for the replication process by other scientists are known as...
operational definitions
Which of the following procedures is intended to control for preexisting difference between the groups of participants in an experiment?
random assignment
Of the following, an evolutionary psychologist will most likely investigate the
reason why many people have an innate fear of the dark
The correlation between two measure obtained on a group of individuals is graphically represented as a
scatterplot
The most distinctive characteristic of the experimental method is that it...
seeks to establish a cause/effect relationship
An evolutionary psychologist would explain that humans desire social interactions, social acceptance, and social affiliation due to a need for
survival
After an electrode implanted in a cat's brain stimulating the amygdala
the cat will immediately withdraw in fear
A research group involved with advertising is conducting a study to investigate whether shoppers are more likely to engage in impulse buying at the checkout than at any other place in the store. For results of the study to be generalizable, the researchers should?
use a representative sample
