Practice Test 2 Ap Psych

Front 1

Kim overcomes her fear of flying by watching movies about peaceful plane trips, then talking to friends who fly often, then visiting airports. What treatment technique is she likely using?

Back 1

systematic desensitization

Front 2

Kristin conditions her fish to swim to the top of the tank whenever she turns on the light in the fish tank. In this example of classical conditioning, which of the following was most likely the unconditioned stimulus?

Back 2

fish food

Front 3

Crystal teases a friend about her pet cat. The friend is hurt and stops speaking to Crystal. If Crystal stops teasing her firend after this experience, what type of conditioning has occurred?

Back 3

operant conditioning

Front 4

Matthew is assigned to complete a group project with some classmates. If one of the group memmbers lets Matt and the others do all the work, what social psychology principle is being demonstrated?

Back 4

social loafing

Front 5

A conversion disorder is a type of:

Back 5

somatoform disorder

Front 6

Which of the following is NOT part of the process of neural firing?

Back 6

synaptic jump

Front 7

Sue wakes up in the middle of the night because she suddenly realizes she forgot to feed her friends' dog yesterday while her friends were on vacation. The levels of processing theory would say Sue forgot her commitment because:

Back 7

she did not think about feeding the dog in an elaborate or complex way

Front 8

A neurotransmitter manipulated by an antidepressant medicine is most likely to be:

Back 8

serotonin

Front 9

A heuristic is used to:

Back 9

solve a problem

Front 10

If a person needs more of a psychoactive drug after the first dose in order to get the same effects, he or she has developed:

Back 10

tolerance

Front 11

Which of the following brain structures is most involved in hunger?

Back 11

hypothalamus

Front 12

The activation-synthesis model states that dreams are:

Back 12

the cortex's interpretations of brain processes

Front 13

Which of the following theorists was most concerned with social development?

Back 13

Erikson

Front 14

Professor Castelucci designs an experiment to test whether the presence or absence of facial hair in men affects the fear reactions of children. Professor Castelucci gathers a group of children ages two to seven and assigns them randomly to two groups. One group of children is shown pictures of men without beards, and the other group is shown pictures of the same men with beards. The children then fill out a questionnaire designed to measure fear responses.

In the experiment, the presence or absence of facial hair is the:

Back 14

independent variable

Front 15

Professor Castelucci designs an experiment to test whether the presence or absence of facial hair in men affects the fear reactions of children. Professor Castelucci gathers a group of children ages two to seven and assigns them randomly to two groups. One group of children is shown pictures of men without beards, and the other group is shown pictures of the same men with beards. The children then fill out a questionnaire designed to measure fear responses.

The score on the fear questionnaire is the:

Back 15

operational definition of the dependent variable

Front 16

Which of the following details of an experiment would NOT be required to be adressed by a committee, such as an institutional review board, examining the ethics of proposed psychological research on human participants?

Back 16

proof of correlational measures

Front 17

Kent goes to a concert and gets caught up in the center of the dance floor where the entire group is violently dancing and slamming against one another. Soon Kent finds himself participating and slamming into those around him. Kent's behavior is an example of:

Back 17

deindiviudation

Front 18

Which of the following scenarios is most linkely an example of classical conditioning?

Back 18

a person's fear of driving after being involved in an auto accident

Front 19

If a sleep researcher is examining an EEG readout, which of the following would REM be most similar to?

Back 19

awake state

Front 20

Alan's psychiatrist notices that his behavior indicates a manic state. Alan might be diagnosed as bipolar if his behavioral symptoms also include:

Back 20

at least one episode of major depression

Front 21

All information coming from our senses (except olfactory sensations) pass through which brain structure?

Back 21

thalamus

Front 22

Nadia takes a test to determine if she learned any carpentry skills in the class she just completed. This test is an example of what type of test?

Back 22

achievement test

Front 23

Harvinder notices that his heart is racing and then starts to feel anxiety about his date tonight. This description of emotional response fits which of the following theories best?

Back 23

the James-Lange theory

Front 24

Tests like the TAT and Rorschach inkblot rely on what psychodynamic concept?

Back 24

projection

Front 25

Mark is having a good time watching TV with his friends when he suddenly remembers a conversation he really enjoyed last month but had forgotten up to that moment. Which concept best exmpains his remembering?

Back 25

mood-congruent memory