AP Psychology Mock Test Exam – 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 of the following views?

A perso wit obsessive-compulsive disorder is best described as an individual who experiences..

A research design involves two randomly assigned groups of participants. One group receives a one-time treatment, and the other does not. Later, the two groups are compared to see whether the treatment had an effect. Psychologists call this kind of research.

Egocentrism, animism, and artifialism are characteristics of which of Jean Piaget's stages of cognitive development?

Which of the following would an industrial-organizational psychologist be least likely to study?

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

Balance is influenced by the

Visual acuity is best in the...

Individuals who believe that an unpleasant experience is unavoidable and therefore do nothing to change the course of events are exhibiting

in treating a patient for depression, Dr. Pratt focuses on changing the ways in which that patient interprets events. Which type of therapy is Dr. Pratt using?

On individual intelligence tests such as the Stand-Binet and Wechsler scales, and IQ of 100 indicated that the test taker...

Which of the following is least likely to affect the immune system's ability to ward off illness?

The rationale underlying the use of projective personality tests, such as the Rorschach Test and the Thematic Apperception Test, is that they

The tendency to develop a positive attitude toward a product that has been advertised repeatedly in the media is referred to as...

Which of the following is the correct sequence of the neural chain of events set in motion by an environmental stimulus?

An advantage of group therapy over individual therapy is that group therapy...

Neurotransmitters are typically stored in which of the following parts of a neuron?

in a memory study, the experimenter reads the same list of words to two groups. She asks group A to count the letters in each word, and each word for a later memory quiz. During a recall test, participants in group B recall significantly more words than participants in group A. Memory researchers attribute this effect to differences in...

Rational-emotive behavior therapy assumes that abnormal functioning results from which of the following?

According to Freudian theory, the component of personality that is "blind, impulsive, and irrational" is the...