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

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The Diagnostic/Master Exam


SECTION I

Time—49 minutes
70 Questions

Directions:Each of the questions or incomplete statements below is followed by five suggested answers or
completions. Select the one that is best in each case and then fill in the corresponding oval on the answer sheet.


  1. The evolutionary approach emphasizes changes
    in behavior


(A) resulting from cloning
(B) resulting from changes in chromosome
number
(C) on the species level
(D) within cultural groups
(E) that show how behavior of monkeys com-
pares to behavior of people


  1. Which approach emphasizes the nature of people
    to maximize their own potential?


(A) biological
(B) behavioral
(C) cognitive
(D) humanistic
(E) sociocultural


  1. Which of the following psychologists is best
    trained to treat people with schizophrenia?


(A) counseling
(B) clinical
(C) developmental
(D) psychometric
(E) health


  1. As part of a research study, Sanjay is asked to fill
    out a 30-question form about his study habits.
    Which of the following research methods does
    this characterize?


(A) controlled experiment
(B) quasi-experiment
(C) naturalistic observation
(D) survey
(E) clinical


  1. Why can’t a controlled experiment be designed to
    answer the question, “Do boys have higher
    self-esteem than girls?”


(A) Random selection is not possible.
(B) Random assignment is not possible.
(C) A population cannot be defined.
(D) Self-esteem cannot be operationalized.
(E) Informed consent cannot be obtained.


  1. Which of the following graphs would best picture
    correlational data about the relationship between
    scores on the first psychology test and final exam
    in psychology for Mr. Sochet’s third-period class?


(A) a frequency polygon
(B) a histogram
(C) a line graph
(D) a box plot
(E) a scatterplot


  1. Which of the following is the same for these two
    sets of data?
    Set 1: 1, 7, 5, 9, 3
    Set 2: 2, 5, 6, 5, 7
    I. mean
    II. median
    III. mode


(A) I only
(B) II only
(C) III only
(D) I and II only
(E) I, II, III

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