AP PSYCHOLOGY PAST PAPER 2 SOLVED QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT
ANSWERS
✔✔The best example of a biological predisposition to learning is which of the following?
- ✔✔After Ted got sick from eating sushi from the deli, he became nauseous whenever
he thought of eating sushi.
✔✔Lynda stayed out past her curfew. As a result, her parents revoked her driving
privileges. Which of the following statements is true of Lynda's parents? - ✔✔Lynda's
parents are using negative punishment to decrease her behavior of staying out past
curfew.
✔✔negative reinforcement vs. punishment - ✔✔reinforce- increasing a behavior,
punish- decreasing
✔✔The fact that Lori finds herself thinking about dogs and other pets after seeing a cat
is evidence that human memory is organized into - ✔✔an association network
✔✔Which of the following describes the concept of schema? - ✔✔Marsha thinks the
waiter asked her whether she wanted water even though he did not, because she thinks
waiters ask patrons whether they want water.
✔✔Consolidation can be described as the process of - ✔✔long-term memories being
formed from short-term memories
✔✔Which of the following scenarios is best explained by long-term potentiation? -
✔✔The first time Colleen tries to remember Leo's name it takes her a long time, but
over time she remembers it more quickly.
✔✔For a person planning to hold a party outside, an example of the predictable-world
bias would be - ✔✔believing that nice weather is due this year because it rained a lot
the last three years
✔✔Which of the following examples is most consistent with the theory that executive
functioning provides the basis for general intelligence? - ✔✔Geoff is able to easily
remember a long list of instructions after hearing them only once and also scores higher
than average on intelligence tests.
✔✔Arthur is helping his friend set up her new phone. Arthur has never used this type of
phone, but he uses his knowledge of setting up his own phone to help figure out how to
use the new phone. According to Robert Sternberg's triarchic theory of intelligence,
Arthur is using which type of intelligence? - ✔✔Creative intelligence
, ✔✔Professor Gustafson is developing a new intelligence test and wants to ensure the
test has good inter-rater reliability. Which of the following strategies will most directly
help him achieve this goal? - ✔✔Allowing only trained researchers to grade the test, as
they will have a good understanding of the proper way to score certain things and will
be more likely to agree
✔✔Vandana, a 12-month-old infant, is listening to her father talk to her and suddenly
repeats a word that he just said. Her father praises her and gives her a cookie. After she
gets the cookie, she repeats the word again. Vandana's behavior can be best explained
by using the theory of - ✔✔behaviorism
✔✔Sometimes people who speak different languages are in a community together and
must develop a way of communicating. Similarly, their offspring must also find a way to
communicate. The main difference between the speech of the first generation and the
speech of the second generation is - ✔✔the speech of the second generation tends to
have more complex grammar rules
✔✔After surveying 100 parents, researchers concluded that 90 percent of babies can
walk by the age of 10 months. Why is this an inappropriate conclusion? - ✔✔At 10
months, ninety percent of toddlers have not reached the developmental milestones to
walk.
✔✔Studies have shown that identical twins raised together are more similar in relation
to when they meet normative physical milestones than identical twins raised apart.
Studies have also shown that identical twins are more similar in relation to when they
meet normative physical milestones than ordinary siblings. What research method and
explanation best fit the studies and their results? - ✔✔Correlational research, because
both heredity and environment are important in development.
✔✔Which of the following scenarios best describes the relationship between
temperament and child-parent relationships? - ✔✔Sammy has a difficult temperament,
but his parents love and care for him anyway.
✔✔Which of the following is an example of a key element of Jean Piaget's theory of
cognitive development? - ✔✔Catherine finally realized her grandfather is her father's
father.
✔✔Cheryl has difficulty making friends. She frequently argues with her peers and is
mean to them. Her poor peer relationships can be explained by the fact that - ✔✔She
has a tense relationship with her parents
✔✔As a teenager, Amy often changed her wardrobe, her hair color, and the decorations
in her bedroom. These actions are most strongly connected with Erik Erikson's theory of
- ✔✔identity development
ANSWERS
✔✔The best example of a biological predisposition to learning is which of the following?
- ✔✔After Ted got sick from eating sushi from the deli, he became nauseous whenever
he thought of eating sushi.
✔✔Lynda stayed out past her curfew. As a result, her parents revoked her driving
privileges. Which of the following statements is true of Lynda's parents? - ✔✔Lynda's
parents are using negative punishment to decrease her behavior of staying out past
curfew.
✔✔negative reinforcement vs. punishment - ✔✔reinforce- increasing a behavior,
punish- decreasing
✔✔The fact that Lori finds herself thinking about dogs and other pets after seeing a cat
is evidence that human memory is organized into - ✔✔an association network
✔✔Which of the following describes the concept of schema? - ✔✔Marsha thinks the
waiter asked her whether she wanted water even though he did not, because she thinks
waiters ask patrons whether they want water.
✔✔Consolidation can be described as the process of - ✔✔long-term memories being
formed from short-term memories
✔✔Which of the following scenarios is best explained by long-term potentiation? -
✔✔The first time Colleen tries to remember Leo's name it takes her a long time, but
over time she remembers it more quickly.
✔✔For a person planning to hold a party outside, an example of the predictable-world
bias would be - ✔✔believing that nice weather is due this year because it rained a lot
the last three years
✔✔Which of the following examples is most consistent with the theory that executive
functioning provides the basis for general intelligence? - ✔✔Geoff is able to easily
remember a long list of instructions after hearing them only once and also scores higher
than average on intelligence tests.
✔✔Arthur is helping his friend set up her new phone. Arthur has never used this type of
phone, but he uses his knowledge of setting up his own phone to help figure out how to
use the new phone. According to Robert Sternberg's triarchic theory of intelligence,
Arthur is using which type of intelligence? - ✔✔Creative intelligence
, ✔✔Professor Gustafson is developing a new intelligence test and wants to ensure the
test has good inter-rater reliability. Which of the following strategies will most directly
help him achieve this goal? - ✔✔Allowing only trained researchers to grade the test, as
they will have a good understanding of the proper way to score certain things and will
be more likely to agree
✔✔Vandana, a 12-month-old infant, is listening to her father talk to her and suddenly
repeats a word that he just said. Her father praises her and gives her a cookie. After she
gets the cookie, she repeats the word again. Vandana's behavior can be best explained
by using the theory of - ✔✔behaviorism
✔✔Sometimes people who speak different languages are in a community together and
must develop a way of communicating. Similarly, their offspring must also find a way to
communicate. The main difference between the speech of the first generation and the
speech of the second generation is - ✔✔the speech of the second generation tends to
have more complex grammar rules
✔✔After surveying 100 parents, researchers concluded that 90 percent of babies can
walk by the age of 10 months. Why is this an inappropriate conclusion? - ✔✔At 10
months, ninety percent of toddlers have not reached the developmental milestones to
walk.
✔✔Studies have shown that identical twins raised together are more similar in relation
to when they meet normative physical milestones than identical twins raised apart.
Studies have also shown that identical twins are more similar in relation to when they
meet normative physical milestones than ordinary siblings. What research method and
explanation best fit the studies and their results? - ✔✔Correlational research, because
both heredity and environment are important in development.
✔✔Which of the following scenarios best describes the relationship between
temperament and child-parent relationships? - ✔✔Sammy has a difficult temperament,
but his parents love and care for him anyway.
✔✔Which of the following is an example of a key element of Jean Piaget's theory of
cognitive development? - ✔✔Catherine finally realized her grandfather is her father's
father.
✔✔Cheryl has difficulty making friends. She frequently argues with her peers and is
mean to them. Her poor peer relationships can be explained by the fact that - ✔✔She
has a tense relationship with her parents
✔✔As a teenager, Amy often changed her wardrobe, her hair color, and the decorations
in her bedroom. These actions are most strongly connected with Erik Erikson's theory of
- ✔✔identity development
