AP Psychology Unit 7 Practice Test – Motivation,
Emotion, and Personality | 2025/ 2026 Exam Review
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In Freudian psychoanalytical theory the ____ is an innate
biological instinct that operates on the pleasure principle.
Conscience
Ego
Id
Superego - Answer-id
Which of the following did Freud consider to be the
"executor" or "regulator of personality?"
superego
ego
id
consciousness - Answer-Ego
Which of the following is not one of Freud's proposed
psychosexual stages?
Erogenous
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Anal
Phallic
Oral - Answer-Erogenous
Freud proposed a natural progression through five
developmental psychosexual stages. Stagnation of
development during which phase could result in pica, a
disorder characterized by the compusion to chew on non-
nutritional substances such as chalk or metal?
Oral
Genital
Latency
Anal
Phallic - Answer-Oral
Which of the following is not one of the big five personality
traits?
Openness
Conscientiousness
Self-Reliance
Neuroticism
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Extraversion - Answer-Self-Reliance
Which of the following is not one of Sigmund Freud's
stages of psychosexual development?
Possible Answers:
Latent
Tactile
Phallic
Oral
Genital - Answer-Tactile
Freud was an influential albeit controversial figure of
psychoanalysis. He came up with the idea of the ego,
superego, and the id and explored how repressed sexual
desires could potentially influence neurosis. Lacking
enough empirical research to support his claims, many of
his ideas have been strongly criticized and disproven.
Which statement is a feminist criticism of the Freudian
concept of penis envy?
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Possible Answers:
- The concept was based on the idea that it was better to
be a man
- Freud's sexist attitudes were embodied in his work
- Freud lacked the scientific research necessary to support
his conjectures
- Freud was far too focused on women's resentment as an
influence on their behavior - Answer-The concept was
based on the idea that it was better to be a man
According to Freud, which part of the mind operates on
the reality principle?
Possible Answers:
personality
superego
id
ego
unconscious - Answer-Ego