AP Psychology Multiple Choice Questions
1. By Seeking to measure "atoms of the mind" who established the first
psychology laboratory?
a. Edward Bradford Titchener
b. Margaret Floy Washburn
c. Wilhelm Wundt
d. G. Stanley Hall
e. William James: c. Wilhelm Wundt
2. Which philosopher proposed that nerve pathways allowed for reflexes?
a. Socrates
b. René Descartes
c. John Locke
d. Aristotle
e. Plato: B. Rene Descartes
3. Who coined the term tabula rasa (blank slate) to help explain the
impact experience has on shaping an individual? a. Francis Bacon
b. René Descartes
c. Edward Bradford Titchener
d. Mary Whiton Calkins
e. John Locke: e. John Locke
4. Which of the following best describes research typical of Wilhelm Wundt's
first psychology laboratory?
a. Testing ESP using a wall to observe auras above participants' head
b. Using a brain-scanning device to determine the impact events have on
brain function
c. Measuring the reaction time between hearing a sound and pressing a
button
d. Studying helping behavior, based on the premise that people are good
e. Making careful observations of animal spirits: C. Measuring the reaction
time between hearing a sound and pressing a button
5. With which of the following statements would John B. Watson most likely
agree?
a. Psychology should study the growth potential in all people.
b. Psychology should study the unconscious mind.
c. Psychology should focus on observable behavior.
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d. Psychology should study mental thought processes.
e. Psychology should study how culture and beliefs impact an
individual.: C.
Psychology should focus on observable behavior
6. Which of the following is a major issue in modern-day psychology? a.
Evolutionary-biological
b. Social-cultural-biopsychosocial
c. Nature-nurture
d. Psychodynamic-cognitive
e. Social-cultural-behavioral: c. Nature-nurture
7. Which of the following perspectives is most likely to address how the
encoding, storing, and retrieval of information might alter our thoughts?
a. Evolutionary
b. Psychodynamic
c. Humanistic
d. Cognitive
e. Biological: d. Cognitive
8. Which of the following perspectives would be most likely to examine the
unconscious motives of a person who is overly aggressive on the basketball
court?
a. Psychodynamic
b. Social-cultural
c. Behavioral
d. Evolutionary
e. Humanistic: a. Psychodynamic
9. Positive psychology, which studies the ideas behind human flourishing,
is connected to which psychologist? a. John Locke
b. Martin Seligman
c. Charles Darwin
d. Sigmund Freud
e. John Watson: b. Martin Seligman
10. Who among the following would most likely study the interaction of
people, machines, and physical environments?
a. Human factors psychologist
b. Personality psychologist
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c. Industrial-organizational psychologist
d. Counseling psychologist
e. Educational psychologist: a. Human Factors psychologists
11. Psychiatrists differ from clinical psychologists in that they
a. help people cope with challenges and crises.
b. conduct research.
c. explore how we view and affect one another.
d. experiment with how people perceive, think, and solve problems.
e. are medical doctors licensed to prescribe medication.: e. are medical
doctors licensed to prescribe medication
12. Which of the following psychologists most strongly emphasize that
human behavior is powerfully influenced by the interaction between people
and their physical, social, political, and economic environments?
a. Community
b. Evolutionary
c. Educational
d. Industrial-organizational
e. Rehabilitation: a. community
13. Which of the following psychologists would be most likely to investigate
biological, psychological, cognitive, and social changes over a lifetime? a.
Educational
b. Experimental
c. Social
d. Cognitive
e. Developmental: e. Developmental
14. A psychologist investigates the methods teachers use to enhance student
learning. In which of the following subfield is the psychologist most likely
working?
a. Educational psychology
b. Experimental psychology
c. School psychology
d. Social psychology
e. Forensic psychology: a. Educational psychology
15. A psychologist works with children whose parents are divorcing. She
helps them develop skills they need to cope with the situation. Which of the
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following psychologists is most likely to be helping these children? a.
Industrial-organizational
b. Social
c. Research
d. Counseling
e. Community: d. Counseling
16. Dwayne is interested in helping people make good decisions
regarding their physical well-being. Dwayne should consider a career as
a(n) a. community psychologist.
b. social psychologist.
c. forensic psychologist.
d. industrial-organizational psychologist.
e. health psychologist.: e. health psychologist
17. The debate about the relative contributions of biology and experience
to human development is most often referred to as what? a. Evolutionary
analysis
b. Behaviorism
c. The cognitive revolution
d. The nature-nurture issue
e. Natural selection: D. nature-nurture issue
18. Which of the following professionals focuses on the study of
human flourishing and the attainment of a happy, meaningful life? a.
Positive psychologist
b. Evolutionary psychologist
c. Behavioral psychologist
d. Cognitive psychologist
e. Psychotherapist: A. positive psychologist
19. Which psychological principle best explains why studying an hour per day
for a week is more effective than one 7-hour study session? a. Testing effect
b. Distributed practice
c. SQ3R
d. Retrieval practice effect
e. Psychometrics: a. testing effect
1. By Seeking to measure "atoms of the mind" who established the first
psychology laboratory?
a. Edward Bradford Titchener
b. Margaret Floy Washburn
c. Wilhelm Wundt
d. G. Stanley Hall
e. William James: c. Wilhelm Wundt
2. Which philosopher proposed that nerve pathways allowed for reflexes?
a. Socrates
b. René Descartes
c. John Locke
d. Aristotle
e. Plato: B. Rene Descartes
3. Who coined the term tabula rasa (blank slate) to help explain the
impact experience has on shaping an individual? a. Francis Bacon
b. René Descartes
c. Edward Bradford Titchener
d. Mary Whiton Calkins
e. John Locke: e. John Locke
4. Which of the following best describes research typical of Wilhelm Wundt's
first psychology laboratory?
a. Testing ESP using a wall to observe auras above participants' head
b. Using a brain-scanning device to determine the impact events have on
brain function
c. Measuring the reaction time between hearing a sound and pressing a
button
d. Studying helping behavior, based on the premise that people are good
e. Making careful observations of animal spirits: C. Measuring the reaction
time between hearing a sound and pressing a button
5. With which of the following statements would John B. Watson most likely
agree?
a. Psychology should study the growth potential in all people.
b. Psychology should study the unconscious mind.
c. Psychology should focus on observable behavior.
, AP Psychology Multiple Choice Questions
d. Psychology should study mental thought processes.
e. Psychology should study how culture and beliefs impact an
individual.: C.
Psychology should focus on observable behavior
6. Which of the following is a major issue in modern-day psychology? a.
Evolutionary-biological
b. Social-cultural-biopsychosocial
c. Nature-nurture
d. Psychodynamic-cognitive
e. Social-cultural-behavioral: c. Nature-nurture
7. Which of the following perspectives is most likely to address how the
encoding, storing, and retrieval of information might alter our thoughts?
a. Evolutionary
b. Psychodynamic
c. Humanistic
d. Cognitive
e. Biological: d. Cognitive
8. Which of the following perspectives would be most likely to examine the
unconscious motives of a person who is overly aggressive on the basketball
court?
a. Psychodynamic
b. Social-cultural
c. Behavioral
d. Evolutionary
e. Humanistic: a. Psychodynamic
9. Positive psychology, which studies the ideas behind human flourishing,
is connected to which psychologist? a. John Locke
b. Martin Seligman
c. Charles Darwin
d. Sigmund Freud
e. John Watson: b. Martin Seligman
10. Who among the following would most likely study the interaction of
people, machines, and physical environments?
a. Human factors psychologist
b. Personality psychologist
, AP Psychology Multiple Choice Questions
c. Industrial-organizational psychologist
d. Counseling psychologist
e. Educational psychologist: a. Human Factors psychologists
11. Psychiatrists differ from clinical psychologists in that they
a. help people cope with challenges and crises.
b. conduct research.
c. explore how we view and affect one another.
d. experiment with how people perceive, think, and solve problems.
e. are medical doctors licensed to prescribe medication.: e. are medical
doctors licensed to prescribe medication
12. Which of the following psychologists most strongly emphasize that
human behavior is powerfully influenced by the interaction between people
and their physical, social, political, and economic environments?
a. Community
b. Evolutionary
c. Educational
d. Industrial-organizational
e. Rehabilitation: a. community
13. Which of the following psychologists would be most likely to investigate
biological, psychological, cognitive, and social changes over a lifetime? a.
Educational
b. Experimental
c. Social
d. Cognitive
e. Developmental: e. Developmental
14. A psychologist investigates the methods teachers use to enhance student
learning. In which of the following subfield is the psychologist most likely
working?
a. Educational psychology
b. Experimental psychology
c. School psychology
d. Social psychology
e. Forensic psychology: a. Educational psychology
15. A psychologist works with children whose parents are divorcing. She
helps them develop skills they need to cope with the situation. Which of the
, AP Psychology Multiple Choice Questions
following psychologists is most likely to be helping these children? a.
Industrial-organizational
b. Social
c. Research
d. Counseling
e. Community: d. Counseling
16. Dwayne is interested in helping people make good decisions
regarding their physical well-being. Dwayne should consider a career as
a(n) a. community psychologist.
b. social psychologist.
c. forensic psychologist.
d. industrial-organizational psychologist.
e. health psychologist.: e. health psychologist
17. The debate about the relative contributions of biology and experience
to human development is most often referred to as what? a. Evolutionary
analysis
b. Behaviorism
c. The cognitive revolution
d. The nature-nurture issue
e. Natural selection: D. nature-nurture issue
18. Which of the following professionals focuses on the study of
human flourishing and the attainment of a happy, meaningful life? a.
Positive psychologist
b. Evolutionary psychologist
c. Behavioral psychologist
d. Cognitive psychologist
e. Psychotherapist: A. positive psychologist
19. Which psychological principle best explains why studying an hour per day
for a week is more effective than one 7-hour study session? a. Testing effect
b. Distributed practice
c. SQ3R
d. Retrieval practice effect
e. Psychometrics: a. testing effect
