AP PSYCH MIDTERM PRACTICE TEST
The sequence of shifts in the electrical charge of a neuron is called - Answers -action
potential
An instructor conducted an experiment to determine the effects of two different methods
of study on the amount students learned in introductory physics. The results showed
that the average amount learned by the group using one method was greater than the
average amount learned by the group using the other. However, the difference was not
statistically significant. Which of the following is the most appropriate conclusion to be
drawn? - Answers -There is a possibility that the difference between the two groups
occurred by chance.
Drawing a random sample of people from a town for an interview study of social
attitudes ensures that - Answers -each person in the town has the same probability of
being chosen for the study
Which of the following best describes the representativeness heuristic - Answers -An
estimate of the likelihood of an event based on how well it matches a typical example
which of the following correlation coefficients most likely represents the relationship
between length of sleep deprivation and level of alertness - Answers --.4
long-term potentiation is best described as the - Answers -the increased efficiency of
synaptic transmission between certain neurons following learning
Which of the following is a measure of central tendency that is most influenced by
extreme scores - Answers -mean
A child has learned that her grandparents ignore rather than reward her tantrums.
Which of the following operant principles add the grandparents using to control the
child's behavior? - Answers -Extinction
The human brain differs from the brains of most other animals by the relative amount of
brain mass devoted to which of the following? - Answers -cerebral cortex
Noam Chomsky hypothesized that humans learn language through - Answers -an
innate language acquisition device
A test that is labeled an achievement test is most likely to be given to - Answers -allow a
student to be exempted from a college course
Which of the following is a partial reinforcement schedule that is most resistant to
extinction? - Answers -variable ratio
The sequence of shifts in the electrical charge of a neuron is called - Answers -action
potential
An instructor conducted an experiment to determine the effects of two different methods
of study on the amount students learned in introductory physics. The results showed
that the average amount learned by the group using one method was greater than the
average amount learned by the group using the other. However, the difference was not
statistically significant. Which of the following is the most appropriate conclusion to be
drawn? - Answers -There is a possibility that the difference between the two groups
occurred by chance.
Drawing a random sample of people from a town for an interview study of social
attitudes ensures that - Answers -each person in the town has the same probability of
being chosen for the study
Which of the following best describes the representativeness heuristic - Answers -An
estimate of the likelihood of an event based on how well it matches a typical example
which of the following correlation coefficients most likely represents the relationship
between length of sleep deprivation and level of alertness - Answers --.4
long-term potentiation is best described as the - Answers -the increased efficiency of
synaptic transmission between certain neurons following learning
Which of the following is a measure of central tendency that is most influenced by
extreme scores - Answers -mean
A child has learned that her grandparents ignore rather than reward her tantrums.
Which of the following operant principles add the grandparents using to control the
child's behavior? - Answers -Extinction
The human brain differs from the brains of most other animals by the relative amount of
brain mass devoted to which of the following? - Answers -cerebral cortex
Noam Chomsky hypothesized that humans learn language through - Answers -an
innate language acquisition device
A test that is labeled an achievement test is most likely to be given to - Answers -allow a
student to be exempted from a college course
Which of the following is a partial reinforcement schedule that is most resistant to
extinction? - Answers -variable ratio
