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

20  STEP 2. Determine Your Test Readiness

8.Which measure of variability provides the most

meaningful information about the following set

of scores?

Set of scores: 12, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 17, 32

(A) mean

(B) median

(C) mode

(D) range

(E) standard deviation

9.Which of the following technologies enables

psychologists to visualize brain function?

(A) EEG and EKG

(B) CAT and MRI

(C) EKG and PET

(D) PET and CAT

(E) fMRI and PET

10.Which of the following nervous systems work in
opposition to each other?

(A) central and peripheral

(B) somatic and autonomic

(C) sympathetic and parasympathetic

(D) central and sympathetic

(E) somatic and peripheral

11.The unit of structure and function of the human
nervous system is the

(A) neuron

(B) nerve

(C) axon

(D) reflex arc

(E) brain

12.Hormones most closely associated with stress are
produced by the

(A) thyroid

(B) parathyroids

(C) pineal

(D) adrenals

(E) thalamus

13.The part of the brain most closely associated with
regulation of hunger, thirst, and body temperature
is the

(A) left frontal lobe

(B) right frontal lobe

(C) amygdala

(D) cerebellum

(E) hypothalamus

14.As a result of injury to her brain, Starla no longer

can understand what people say to her, although

she hears them. The region of the cerebral cortex

most likely injured is her

(A) left temporal lobe

(B) left frontal lobe

(C) right frontal lobe

(D) right parietal lobe

(E) right occipital lobe

15.Chemical energy is transduced to the electro-

chemical energy of neural impulses at the

(A) cochlea

(B) retina

(C) olfactory mucosa

(D) semi-circular canals

(E) ganglion cells

16.Damage to the hammer, anvil, and stirrup can

result in

(A) conduction deafness

(B) sensorineural deafness

(C) blindness

(D) color blindness

(E) loss in taste sensation

17.Although Hannah could barely hear the person

on the other side of Maya whisper, Maya

couldn’t hear him at all. For hearing, compared to

Maya, Hannah has a

(A) lower absolute threshold

(B) lower difference threshold

(C) higher absolute threshold

(D) higher difference threshold

(E) lower tolerance

18.If you stand on one foot and close your eyes, which

of the following senses prevents you from falling?

(A) gustatory

(B) olfactory

(C) kinesthetic

(D) somatosensory

(E) visual

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