AP Psych 100 Question Test 2024
1) Which of the following methods best limits the influence of unknown variables in an experiment?
- ANS use of a control group
2) Marissa is a good tennis player whose performance seems to improve as the crowd watching her
gets larger. The best explanation for this phenomenon is - ANS Social facilitation
3) Sheila has a favorite book that she enjoys so much she has read it several times. This book is now
assigned in her literature class, and students receive gift certificates for each chapter they read. As
the class progresses through the book, Sheila finds she enjoys it less. This illustrates - ANS
overjustification
4) A patient with symptoms of depression is working with a psychologist and reports that he has no
meaningful relationships and no skills that allow him to make friends. The psychologist determines
that the patient's beliefs and lack of interpersonal skills are the primary contributors to his
depression. Which of the following treatments is the psychologist most likely to use? - ANS cognitive
therapy
5) Dr. Lee is interested in the effect of lighting on people's ability to concentrate. Dr. Lee studies this
by manipulating the amount of lighting while participants read and then measuring their scores on a
reading comprehension test. Group 1 receives dim light, and group 2 receives bright light. Which of
the following research methods is Dr. Lee using? - ANS a controlled test
6) Psychodynamic therapy has its roots in the theories of - ANS Freud
7) Which of the following is an example of a compulsion? - ANS something characterized by
persistent, and unwanted thoughts and behaviors.
8) Samuel became ill after eating pepperoni pizza and refuses to eat it now. However, he still enjoys
plain pizza. Samuel's eating behavior illustrates - ANS stimulus discrimination
9) According to social psychologists, which of the following characteristics makes two people LEAST
likely to develop a lasting romantic relationship? - ANS
, 10) Which of the following describes the correct order of information processing in vision? - ANS
Retina, Photoreceptors, rods and cones, fovea
11) In an experiment, either a sad video or a happy video was shown to participants to influence
their moods. The participants were then asked to memorize a list of words. Later, the participants
were again shown either the same video they had seen before memorizing the words or they were
shown the other video, and they were then asked to recall the words they had memorized
previously. The results of the experiment, summarized in the chart below, best illustrate which
psychological concept? - ANS state dependent memory
12) The brain's ability to adapt after it is damaged is known as - ANS plasticity
13) Which of the following measures can be precisely located on the graph of a skewed distribution
without doing any calculations? - ANS median and mode
14) Bailey and Marcus packed everything they thought they would need for a weekend camping trip.
When it rained and they realized they had not brought rain gear, Bailey said, "I knew we should have
packed raincoats!" Bailey's thinking illustrates which of the following concepts? - ANS hindsight
heuristic
15) Michael states that his friend Scott is cheap. Michael does not realize he himself is cheap. If Scott
is not cheap, which of the following defense mechanisms is Michael using? - ANS projection
16) Using a mathematical formula to find the solution to a problem is an example of - ANS an
algorithm
17) It is important for researchers to use precise operational definitions when - ANS developing a
hypothesis
18) Research participants are randomly assigned to one of three groups. One group listens to a list of
words, another group reads a list of words printed on paper, and the remaining group hears and
reads the words. The researcher then tests the participants' memories to see how many words the
members of each group can recall. The modality in which the words are presented (i.e., auditory,
visual, or both) is which type of variable? - ANS independent variable
19) The utterance "likes dog my swim to" does not sound correct because it violates the rules of -
ANS syntax
1) Which of the following methods best limits the influence of unknown variables in an experiment?
- ANS use of a control group
2) Marissa is a good tennis player whose performance seems to improve as the crowd watching her
gets larger. The best explanation for this phenomenon is - ANS Social facilitation
3) Sheila has a favorite book that she enjoys so much she has read it several times. This book is now
assigned in her literature class, and students receive gift certificates for each chapter they read. As
the class progresses through the book, Sheila finds she enjoys it less. This illustrates - ANS
overjustification
4) A patient with symptoms of depression is working with a psychologist and reports that he has no
meaningful relationships and no skills that allow him to make friends. The psychologist determines
that the patient's beliefs and lack of interpersonal skills are the primary contributors to his
depression. Which of the following treatments is the psychologist most likely to use? - ANS cognitive
therapy
5) Dr. Lee is interested in the effect of lighting on people's ability to concentrate. Dr. Lee studies this
by manipulating the amount of lighting while participants read and then measuring their scores on a
reading comprehension test. Group 1 receives dim light, and group 2 receives bright light. Which of
the following research methods is Dr. Lee using? - ANS a controlled test
6) Psychodynamic therapy has its roots in the theories of - ANS Freud
7) Which of the following is an example of a compulsion? - ANS something characterized by
persistent, and unwanted thoughts and behaviors.
8) Samuel became ill after eating pepperoni pizza and refuses to eat it now. However, he still enjoys
plain pizza. Samuel's eating behavior illustrates - ANS stimulus discrimination
9) According to social psychologists, which of the following characteristics makes two people LEAST
likely to develop a lasting romantic relationship? - ANS
, 10) Which of the following describes the correct order of information processing in vision? - ANS
Retina, Photoreceptors, rods and cones, fovea
11) In an experiment, either a sad video or a happy video was shown to participants to influence
their moods. The participants were then asked to memorize a list of words. Later, the participants
were again shown either the same video they had seen before memorizing the words or they were
shown the other video, and they were then asked to recall the words they had memorized
previously. The results of the experiment, summarized in the chart below, best illustrate which
psychological concept? - ANS state dependent memory
12) The brain's ability to adapt after it is damaged is known as - ANS plasticity
13) Which of the following measures can be precisely located on the graph of a skewed distribution
without doing any calculations? - ANS median and mode
14) Bailey and Marcus packed everything they thought they would need for a weekend camping trip.
When it rained and they realized they had not brought rain gear, Bailey said, "I knew we should have
packed raincoats!" Bailey's thinking illustrates which of the following concepts? - ANS hindsight
heuristic
15) Michael states that his friend Scott is cheap. Michael does not realize he himself is cheap. If Scott
is not cheap, which of the following defense mechanisms is Michael using? - ANS projection
16) Using a mathematical formula to find the solution to a problem is an example of - ANS an
algorithm
17) It is important for researchers to use precise operational definitions when - ANS developing a
hypothesis
18) Research participants are randomly assigned to one of three groups. One group listens to a list of
words, another group reads a list of words printed on paper, and the remaining group hears and
reads the words. The researcher then tests the participants' memories to see how many words the
members of each group can recall. The modality in which the words are presented (i.e., auditory,
visual, or both) is which type of variable? - ANS independent variable
19) The utterance "likes dog my swim to" does not sound correct because it violates the rules of -
ANS syntax
