308 ❯ STEP 5. Build Your Test-Taking Confidence
- Which of the following disorders is most likely
related to the amount of light to which a suscep-
tible person is exposed?
(A) seasonal affective disorder
(B) claustrophobia
(C) Alzheimer’s disease
(D) catatonia
(E) schizophrenia
- Mr. Gordon suffered damage to the back of his
right frontal lobe. As a result, he is unable to
(A) understand information he hears
(B) understand information he reads
(C) speak intelligibly
(D) move his left hand
(E) lift his right foot
- A comprehensive final examination in AP
Psychology that consists of questions dealing
solely with motivation and emotion, social psy-
chology, and the biological basis of behavior
units lacks
(A) content validity
(B) predictive validity
(C) test–retest reliability
(D) alternate-forms reliability
(E) standardization
- In a team tug-of-war, Ty did not pull as hard as
he would have if he were pulling alone against
one competitor. His behavior exemplifies
(A) deindividuation
(B) groupthink
(C) social loafing
(D) bystander effect
(E) self-serving bias
- Functionalists such as William James were
mainly interested in
(A) the purpose of behavioral acts
(B) identifying the smallest unit of behavior
(C) the basic elements of consciousness
(D) teaching introspection
(E) studying the whole conscious experience
- Mayella believes that getting a good grade on an
AP exam is a matter of luck. She most likely has
(A) high academic self-efficacy
(B) an internal locus of control
(C) an external locus of control
(D) high achievement motivation
(E) achieved self-actualization
- Which of the following is an anxiety disorder
according to DSM-5?
(A) panic disorder
(B) illness anxiety disorder
(C) anorexia nervosa
(D) post-traumatic stress disorder
(E) obsessive-compulsive disorder
- Which of the following is NOT considered a
primary facial expression?
(A) surprise
(B) disgust
(C) anger
(D) love
(E) fear
- The most common form of Down syndrome
results during sex cell formation and fertilization
from
(A) three copies of chromosome 19
(B) three copies of chromosome 21
(C) loss of a chromosome
(D) failure of the separation of XX
(E) failure of the separation of XY
- In time-out, a disruptive child who wants to stay
with his or her class is removed from the class-
room. This exemplifies
(A) positive reinforcement
(B) negative reinforcement
(C) positive punishment
(D) omission training
(E) classical conditioning
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