AP Practice Test Psychology

Question 1

Milgram's famous shock experiment required participants' obedience and demonstrated the existence of what psychological phenomenon?

Accepted Answer

The power of authority

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The power of reinforcement

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The power of peer pressure

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The power of social learning

Question 2

Which of the following is an illustration of the fundamental attribution error?

Accepted Answer

Jensen is tripped in the hallway and believes the other person did it on purpose.

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Mr. Hudson is unsure whether Kath's misbehavior is the result of poor parenting or of her psychiatric illness.

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Claire sees people as generally good people with good intentions.

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Irish attributes her good grades to her dedication to her studies.

Question 3

What exactly is a stereotype threat?

Accepted Answer

Fear of confirming negative stereotypes about one's race, ethnicity, or sexual orientation

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The reaction felt during a discriminatory episode

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Using discrimination to advance one's social standing

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One's first encounter with prejudice

Question 4

What exactly is a morpheme?

Accepted Answer

The smallest unit of language capable of carrying meaning.

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A type of medication used to treat people who are in a lot of pain.

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How children explore the world through sensorimotor skills

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The smallest distinguishable unit of sound

Question 5

Which social psychology pioneer conducted a famous conformity experiment in which subjects were required to match lines?

Accepted Answer

Solomon Asch

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Sigmund Freud

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Ancel Keys

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William James

Question 6

Who is considered to be the father of cognitive therapy?

Accepted Answer

Aaron Beck

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Sigmund Freud

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William James

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William James

Question 7

Paul Ekman did not discover a universal facial expression for which of the following emotions?

Accepted Answer

Envy

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Disgust

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Joy

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Fear

Question 8

A psychologist from which of the following schools of psychotherapy would most likely administer a Rorschach inkblot test?

Accepted Answer

Psychoanalysis

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Behavioralism

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Humanism

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Existential psychology

Question 9

What kinds of disorders have lithium salts been used to treat?

Accepted Answer

Bipolar disorders

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Sleeping disorders

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Dissociative disorders

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Eating disorders

Question 10

What is the abbreviation for CBT?

Accepted Answer

Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy

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Chronic Brain Trauma

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Cranial Brain Trauma

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Child Bereavement Therapy