AP Psychology Units 1-5 Test Exam with Questions and Correct Answers 2025.

AP Psychology Units 1-5 Test Exam with
Questions and Correct Answers 2025




Bulloch's ,older ,dog, ,Joker, ,loves ,to ,go ,for ,walks. ,He ,has ,noticed, ,over ,time, ,that
,when ,Bulloch ,puts ,on ,a ,specific ,pair ,of ,shoes, ,that ,going ,for ,a ,walk ,soon ,follows.
,Now, ,any ,time ,that ,Bulloch ,puts ,on ,that ,one ,pair ,of ,shoes, ,Joker ,reacts ,with
,excitement, ,running ,in ,circles, ,and ,sitting ,at ,the ,door. ,Unfortunately ,for ,him, ,Bulloch
,sometimes ,wears ,those ,shoes ,for ,reasons ,other ,than ,going ,for ,walks. ,Explain ,this
,situation ,using ,the ,correct ,vocabulary ,for ,classical ,conditioning. ,Which ,set ,of ,terms
,and ,definitions ,is ,correct? ,- ,CORRECT ,ANSWER-unconditioned ,stimulus ,(walks),
,unconditioned ,response ,(excited ,running ,in ,circles), ,conditioned ,stimulus ,(shoes),
,conditioned ,response ,(excited ,running ,in ,circles)


Which ,of ,the ,following ,is ,true ,of ,the ,frequency ,distributions ,shown ,in ,the ,graphs
,above? ,- ,CORRECT ,ANSWER-Distribution ,B ,has ,more ,variation ,than ,distributions ,A
,or ,C.


A ,survey ,shows ,that ,children ,who ,have ,encyclopedias ,in ,their ,homes ,earn ,better
,grades ,in ,school ,than ,children ,whose ,homes ,lack ,encyclopedias. ,The ,researcher
,concludes ,that ,having ,encyclopedias ,at ,home ,improves ,grades. ,This ,conclusion ,is
,erroneous ,primarily ,because ,the ,researcher ,has ,incorrectly ,- ,CORRECT ,ANSWER-
inferred ,causation ,from ,correlation

The ,notion ,that ,human ,behavior ,is ,greatly ,influenced ,by ,unconscious ,thoughts ,and
,desires ,is ,most ,consistent ,with ,which ,of ,the ,following ,psychological ,approaches? ,-
,CORRECT ,ANSWER-Psychodynamic


Ethical ,principles ,developed ,by ,the ,American ,Psychological ,Association ,help ,ensure
,that ,human ,participants ,in ,psychological ,research ,- ,CORRECT ,ANSWER-are
,protected ,from ,physical ,and ,psychological ,harm


A ,researcher ,randomly ,assigned ,boys ,and ,girls ,to ,each ,of ,two ,groups. ,One ,group
,watched ,a ,violent ,television ,program ,while ,the ,other ,group ,watched ,a ,nonviolent

, ,program. ,The ,children ,were ,then ,observed ,during ,a ,period ,of ,free ,play, ,and ,the
,incidence ,of ,aggressive ,behavior ,was ,recorded ,for ,each ,group.
What ,is ,the ,dependent ,variable ,in ,this ,study? ,- ,CORRECT ,ANSWER-Incidence ,of
,aggressive ,behavior


A ,person ,with ,damage ,to ,Broca's ,area ,would ,most ,likely ,demonstrate ,which ,of ,the
,following ,symptoms? ,- ,CORRECT ,ANSWER-Difficulty ,with ,speech ,production


Damage ,to ,a ,small ,part ,of ,the ,occipital ,lobe ,would ,most ,likely ,result ,in ,a ,- ,CORRECT
,ANSWER-visual ,deficit


Damage ,to ,the ,cerebellum ,would ,most ,likely ,result ,in ,which ,of ,the ,following
,problems? ,- ,CORRECT ,ANSWER-A ,loss ,of ,motor ,coordination


Damage ,to ,the ,occipital ,lobe ,would ,most ,likely ,affect ,a ,person's ,- ,CORRECT
,ANSWER-vision


An ,individual ,with ,damage ,to ,Wernicke's ,area ,is ,most ,likely ,to ,have ,difficulty ,-
,CORRECT ,ANSWER-comprehending ,a ,spoken ,request ,for ,information


The ,hypothesis ,that ,intelligence ,is ,in ,part ,inherited ,is ,best ,supported ,by ,the ,fact ,that
,the ,IQ ,correlation ,for ,- ,CORRECT ,ANSWER-pairs ,of ,identical ,twins ,is ,greater ,than
,for ,pairs ,of ,fraternal ,twins


Which ,of ,the ,following ,terms ,refers ,to ,the ,brain's ,ability ,to ,physically ,change ,over
,time ,in ,reaction ,to ,experiences? ,- ,CORRECT ,ANSWER-Neuroplasticity


Reuptake ,of ,a ,neurotransmitter ,refers ,to ,- ,CORRECT ,ANSWER-absorption ,of ,the
,neurotransmitter ,into ,the ,terminal ,buttons ,of ,the ,sending ,neuron


Which ,of ,the ,following ,brain ,structures ,is ,most ,associated ,with ,the ,emotion ,of ,fear? ,-
,CORRECT ,ANSWER-Amygdala


Which ,of ,the ,following ,brain ,structures ,has ,the ,strongest ,influence ,on ,hunger ,and
,satiety? ,- ,CORRECT ,ANSWER-Hypothalamus


Which ,of ,the ,following ,would ,most ,likely ,result ,from ,an ,injury ,to ,the ,medulla? ,-
,CORRECT ,ANSWER-A ,life-threatening ,disruption ,of ,heartbeat ,and ,breathing


Which ,of ,the ,following ,parts ,of ,the ,brain ,is ,most ,active ,in ,decision-making? ,-
,CORRECT ,ANSWER-Cerebral ,cortex


It ,is ,well ,established ,that ,certain ,autonomic ,responses ,such ,as ,heart ,rate,
,perspiration, ,and ,respiration ,change ,under ,stress. ,In ,view ,of ,the ,fact ,that ,people
,generally ,have ,stronger ,autonomic ,responses ,when ,lying ,than ,when ,telling ,the ,truth,
,it ,follows ,that ,the ,polygraph ,would ,be ,a ,foolproof ,approach ,to ,lie ,detection. ,Which