5 Steps to a 5 AP Psychology, 2010-2011 Edition (77 page)

AP Psychology Practice Exam 2

ANSWER SHEET FOR MULTIPLE-CHOICE QUESTIONS

AP Psychology Practice Exam 2

SECTION I
Time—70 minutes
100 Questions

Directions:
Each of the questions or incomplete statements below is followed by five suggested answers or completions. Select the one that is best in each case and then fill in the corresponding oval on the answer sheet.

1.
To act consistently with the group’s behavior, Etan changed what he was doing. This illustrates

(A) stereotyping

(B) conformity

(C) obedience to authority

(D) out-group homogeneity

(E) hindsight bias

2.
Which of the following approaches emphasizes the importance of people’s feelings and views human nature as naturally positive and growth seeking?

(A) biological

(B) behavioral

(C) cognitive

(D) humanistic

(E) psychodynamic

3.
Children are most likely to grow up more competent and responsible when they are raised by parents who behave in a manner considered

(A) authoritarian

(B) authoritative

(C) permissive

(D) inconsistent

(E) very strict

4.
Rather than use a shortcut to find out various possible combinations of alleles that could result from fertilization of an egg with particular genes by a sperm with particular genes, Shakira systematically lists every single possible combination to determine the probability that the baby will show a particular set of traits. Shakira is solving the problem by use of

(A) trial and error

(B) the availability heuristic

(C) the representativeness heuristic

(D) an algorithm

(E) confirmation bias

5.
Bessie could barely detect sweetness in a sip of water from a pitcher in which one quarter of a teaspoon of water was mixed into a half gallon of water. For taste, this is Bessie’s

(A) absolute threshold

(B) difference threshold

(C) subliminal stimulation

(D) distal stimulus

(E) just noticeable difference

6.
Extinction occurs when the conditioned stimulus

(A) precedes the unconditioned stimulus

(B) succeeds the unconditioned stimulus

(C) evokes the conditioned response

(D) no longer evokes the conditioned response

(E) is paired with the neutral stimulus

7.
A doctor suspects that her patient’s language processing area is in the right hemisphere. This would most likely be corroborated by the use of

(A) CAT

(B) MRI

(C) PET

(D) MMPI

(E) TAT

8.
Free association and dream interpretation frequently characterize which of the following treatments?

(A) psychoanalysis

(B) behavior therapy

(C) humanistic therapy

(D) cognitive therapy

(E) existential therapy

9.
Because Al doesn’t care how well he does at school, but does care about having enough money to pay for a car, Al’s mother gives him money for every “A” and “B” he earns on school tests and projects. For which of the following theories is the mother’s behavior an exemplary application?

(A) Cannon-Bard

(B) instinct

(C) drive reduction

(D) arousal

(E) incentive

10.
In a cartoon, an angel is perched on one shoulder and a devil is perched on the other shoulder of a character who needs to decide whether to give money to a homeless man or not. The devil says, “Don’t give him anything, you’ll make better use of the money than he will.” The angel says, “Give him the money because he needs it more than you do.” The character gives the homeless man half of his money. In a Freudian interpretation, the angel represents the character’s

(A) libido

(B) id

(C) ego

(D) superego

(E) reality principle

11.
Barry reported that in his study, the relationship between religiosity and academic grades was not statistically significant. By “not statistically significant,” he meant that the results

(A) were not important

(B) were not strong

(C) might have been due to chance

(D) were of no value to statisticians

(E) do not suggest any relationship

12.
What is the mode of the following set of scores: 70, 70, 80, 80, 60, 60, 50, 90, 90, 90?

(A) 74

(B) 75

(C) 90

(D) 40

(E) 10

13.
The AP Psychology examination given by the College Board in May exemplifies which of the following types of tests?

(A) aptitude

(B) projective

(C) achievement

(D) intelligence

(E) individualized

14.
Which of the following drugs is classified as a stimulant?

(A) alcohol

(B) nicotine

(C) heroin

(D) phencyclidine

(E) marijuana

15.
Which schedule of reinforcement is followed by Soledad, who answers every e-mail message her friend sends?

(A) fixed ratio

(B) fixed interval

(C) variable ratio

(D) variable interval

(E) continuous

16.
Before Justin could take an airplane flight, he needed to overcome his fear of flying. His therapist taught him relaxation exercises, which he practiced while first looking at pictures of airplanes, then seeing them take off at the airport, then going into an empty plane that would not take off, then finally taking a short flight. Which of the following treatments did he undergo?

(A) psychoanalysis

(B) behavior therapy

(C) humanistic therapy

(D) cognitive therapy

(E) existential therapy

17.
“Behavior is personality” best characterizes which of the following personality theories?

(A) psychodynamic

(B) behavioral

(C) biological

(D) sociocultural

(E) evolutionary

18.
Most New Yorkers remember where they were and what they were doing when they heard the World Trade Center was destroyed. Which of the following best identifies this type of memory?

(A) implicit memory

(B) engrams

(C) flashbulb memory

(D) explicit memory

(E) déjà vu

19.
Although a man watched in horror as his wife and children were killed by a speeding truck as they crossed the street, he has no memory of the event and gets upset when people tell him he must remember. The man is most likely suffering from

(A) panic disorder

(B) post-traumatic stress disorder

(C) dissociative amnesia

(D) bipolar disorder

(E) deindividuation

20.
According to the Law of Effect, behaviors followed by negative consequences

(A) occur more frequently

(B) occur less frequently

(C) will never be performed again

(D) will be performed more forcefully

(E) are unpredictable

21.
The pastry chef ordinarily makes 15 apple turnovers in 15 minutes, but when culinary arts students are watching him, he makes 20 apple turnovers in 15 minutes. This exemplifies

(A) foot-in-the-door phenomenon

(B) social loafing

(C) social facilitation

(D) the bystander effect

(E) Type B behavior

22.
The part of the neuron that directs synthesis of neurotransmitters and proteins is the

(A) cell body

(B) dendrite

(C) axon

(D) axon terminal

(E) myelin sheath

23.
According to Erikson, those who look back at the end of their lives with regrets and the feeling that their lives have lacked fulfillment evidence unsuccessful resolution of the challenge of

(A) intimacy versus isolation

(B) identity versus role confusion

(C) integrity versus despair

(D) generativity versus stagnation

(E) industry versus inferiority

24.
Which of the following is the most reliable indicator of emotions across all cultures?

(A) hand gestures

(B) facial expressions

(C) voice intonation

(D) body posture

(E) smoothness of movements

25.
The more difference shown by the behavior of identical twins raised apart, the more the differences in their behavior can be attributed to their

(A) heritability

(B) genetic traits

(C) mutations

(D) coincidence

(E) environments

26.
All public institutions subscribe to all of the following ethical guidelines EXCEPT

(A) avoiding unnecessary deception to humans

(B) avoiding unnecessary pain to humans and other animals

(C) avoiding use of animals when computers are available

(D) protecting confidentiality

(E) having Institutional Review Boards approve all research conducted within their institutions

27.
Madison is a fifth grader who tries to listen to the teacher, but has difficulty focusing. She looks around the classroom while the teacher is talking and then does not know what to do when others are starting their assignments. Her symptoms are characteristic of which of the following?

(A) panic disorder

(B) post-traumatic stress disorder

(C) attention deficit disorder

(D) bipolar disorder

(E) antisocial personality

28.
Joan strongly believes in capital punishment. After discussing capital punishment with only other people who believe in capital punishment in a chat room, Joan is most likely to

(A) believe more strongly in capital punishment

(B) believe less strongly in capital punishment

(C) not have changed her views at all

(D) want more information about capital punishment before deciding how strongly she supports capital punishment

(E) not want to discuss capital punishment any more

29.
Answering multiple-choice questions is often easier than answering fill-in or completion questions, because multiple choice questions

(A) provide more retrieval cues

(B) enhance retention of information

(C) check memorization rather than critical thinking

(D) are definitional rather than conceptual

(E) are easier to encode than completion questions

30.
A neutral stimulus that signals an unconditioned stimulus begins to produce a response that anticipates and prepares for the unconditioned stimulus during

(A) acquisition trials

(B) generalization

(C) extinction trials

(D) spontaneous recovery

(E) operant conditioning

31.
According to Jean Piaget, egocentrism, animism, and trial-and-error learning are characteristic of the stage of development known as

(A) preoperational

(B) sensorimotor

(C) concrete operational

(D) adolescence

(E) formal operational

32.
Blinking, sneezing, flinching, and coughing are examples of the type of behavior called the

(A) instinct

(B) reflex

(C) habit

(D) thought

(E) arc

33.
Stephen is going through his second divorce. He thinks that no woman will ever love him again. His therapist points out to Stephen that his thinking is irrational and faulty. Which of the following therapies is the therapist employing?

(A) psychoanalysis

(B) systematic desensitization

(C) flooding

(D) rational emotive

(E) client-centered

34.
Delia was accepted to both Harvard University and Yale University and is having difficulty choosing which school to attend. With which of the following conflicts is she faced?

(A) frustration–aggression

(B) intrinsic–extrinsic

(C) approach–avoidance

(D) approach–approach

(E) avoidance–avoidance

35.
EEGs that consist primarily of alpha and beta waves are characteristic of

(A) consciousness

(B) stage 1 sleep

(C) stage 2 sleep

(D) stage 3 sleep

(E) stage 4 sleep

36.
A psychologist focusing on whether development occurs in stages is most interested in which of the following controversies?

(A) nature versus nurture

(B) continuity versus discontinuity

(C) stability versus change

(D) subjectivity versus objectivity

(E) individualism versus collectivism

37.
Collective unconscious, archetypes, and individuation are personality concepts most closely associated with