Psychology AP Exam Practice – Flashcards

A psychotherapist who believes that deviant behavior can be traced either to genetic anomalies or to problems in the physical structure of the brain most likely subscribes to which school of psychology?

True or False: A person with obsessive compulsive disorder experiences persistent anxiety-provoking thoughts

Which part of the brain is responsible for controlling breathing?

Egocentrism, animism, and artificialism are characteristics of which of Jean Piaget's stages of cognitive development? a child uses symbols to represent objects but does not reason logically?

Which of Jean Piaget's stages of cognitive development contain the period when infants explore the world through direct sensory and motor contact?

Which of Jean Piaget's stages of cognitive development contain the period when a child can think logically about concrete objects, can add and subtract, and can understand conversation?

Which of Jean Piaget's stages of cognitive development contain the period when an adolescent can reason abstractly and think in hypothetical terms?

A generalization about a group

The perceived pitch of a tone is largely determined by its...

Which part of the ear deals with balance?

True or False: Humanistic psychologists believe that the drive toward self-actualization is innate

A stubborn individual who accuses peers of being uncooperative is exhibiting what defense mechanism?

An individual is reacting to a traumatic event by refusing to accept that the event happened at all. Which defense mechanisms is being exhibited?

An average 20 year old man began facing stress at work. He started wetting the bed. What defense mechanism is being exhibited?

An individual that loves hurting animals becomes a vet in order to inflict pain on animals in a more acceptable way. What defense mechanism is being exhibited?

A woman who is very angry at her boss and wants to quit her job may become overly kind and generous towards her boss. What defense mechanism is being exhibited?

Visual acuity is best in which part of the eye?

Which system produces, circulates, and regulates levels of hormones in the body?

Which system is involved with many emotions and motivations, particularly those associated with survival?

Brain scans of people with amnesia are most likely to show damage in which part of the brain?

Which type of therapy focuses on changing the way patients interpret events?

Understanding that things continue to exist when they are not within view is called...

As you watch a friend walk away from you, your retinal image of your friend gets smaller. Despite this, you do not perceive him to be shrinking. This is an example of...