5 Steps to a 5 AP Psychology, 2014-2015 Edition

AP Psychology Practice Exam 2  289

18.Most New Yorkers remember where they were
and what they were doing when they heard that
the World Trade Center was destroyed. Which of
the following best identifies this type of
memory?

(A) implicit memory

(B) engrams

(C) flashbulb memory

(D) explicit memory

(E) déjà vu

19.Although a man watched in horror as his wife
and children were killed by a speeding truck as
they crossed the street, he has no memory of the
event and gets upset when people tell him he
must remember. The man is most likely suffering
from

(A) panic disorder

(B) post-traumatic stress disorder

(C) dissociative amnesia

(D) bipolar disorder

(E) deindividuation

20.According to the Law of Effect, behaviors fol-
lowed by negative consequences

(A) occur more frequently

(B) occur less frequently

(C) will never be performed again

(D) will be performed more forcefully

(E) are unpredictable

21.The pastry chef ordinarily makes 15 apple
turnovers in 15 minutes, but when culinary arts
students are watching him, he makes 20 apple
turnovers in 15 minutes. This exemplifies

(A) foot-in-the-door phenomenon

(B) social loafing

(C) social facilitation

(D) the bystander effect

(E) Type B behavior

22.The part of the neuron that directs synthesis of
neurotransmitters and proteins is the

(A) cell body

(B) dendrite

(C) axon

(D) axon terminal

(E) myelin sheath

23.According to Erikson, those who look back at

the end of their lives with regrets and the feeling

that their lives have lacked fulfillment evidence

unsuccessful resolution of the challenge of

(A) intimacy versus isolation

(B) identity versus role confusion

(C) integrity versus despair

(D) generativity versus stagnation

(E) industry versus inferiority

24.Which of the following is the most reliable indi-

cator of emotions across all cultures?

(A) hand gestures

(B) facial expressions

(C) voice intonation

(D) body posture

(E) smoothness of movements

25.The more difference shown by the behavior of

identical twins raised apart, the more the differ-

ences in their behavior can be attributed to their

(A) heritability

(B) genetic traits

(C) mutations

(D) coincidence

(E) environments

26.All public institutions subscribe to all of the fol-

lowing ethical guidelines EXCEPT

(A) avoiding unnecessary deception to humans

(B) avoiding unnecessary pain to humans and

other animals

(C) avoiding use of animals when computers are

available

(D) protecting confidentiality

(E) having Institutional Review Boards approve all

research conducted within their institutions

27.Madison is a fifth grader who tries to listen to the

teacher, but has difficulty focusing. She looks

around the classroom while the teacher is talking

and then does not know what to do when others

are starting their assignments. Her symptoms are

characteristic of which of the following?

(A) panic disorder

(B) post-traumatic stress disorder

(C) attention deficit hyperactivity disorder

(D) bipolar disorder

(E) antisocial personality

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