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

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19.Which depth cue best explains that we are able to
perceive a tall building to be in front of hills
about a mile away?

(A) interposition

(B) texture gradient

(C) retinal disparity

(D) convergence

(E) the phi phenomenon

20.Alpha and beta waves are characteristic of

(A) conscious awareness

(B) stage 2 sleep

(C) stage 3 sleep

(D) stage 4 sleep

(E) REM sleep

21.Monitoring by a hidden observer provides
evidence for which theory of hypnosis?

(A) dissociation

(B) state

(C) diathesis-stress

(D) place

(E) activation-synthesis

22.Which of the following are stimulants?

(A) methamphetamine and codeine

(B) caffeine and morphine

(C) nicotine and cocaine

(D) alcohol and benzedrine

(E) marijuana and LSD

23.Which of the following is the result of learning?

(A) Salmon swim upstream in order to spawn.

(B) A neonate cries immediately after birth.

(C) A man blinks when a puff of air is blown into

his eyes.

(D) A boy cringes when he sees lightning.

(E) A girl falls asleep when she feels tired.

24.In classical conditioning, between what two factors
is a new association formed?

(A) reinforcer and unconditioned stimulus

(B) reinforcer and unconditioned response

(C) reinforcer and conditioned response

(D) unconditioned stimulus and conditioned

stimulus

(E) unconditioned stimulus and unconditioned

response

25.Although the pigeon was trained to peck at a

yellow light, it pecks at green, red, and orange

lights too. This behavior indicates the pecking

behavior has been

(A) discriminated

(B) generalized

(C) extinguished

(D) spontaneously recovered

(E) punished

26.When alarms on timers started going off in the

back of the classroom, students were distracted,

but the teacher continued lecturing. As more

alarms went off, one student got up, and the

teacher nodded. The student walked toward the

back of the room, and the teacher nodded. The

student turned the alarms off, and the teacher

thanked him. What operant conditioning process

does this best illustrate?

(A) shaping

(B) generalization

(C) discrimination

(D) extinction

(E) omission training

27.After Tom’s parents told him not to take his

father’s car to the movies, he did anyway. As a

result, his parents took away Tom’s car keys and

told him he was not permitted to drive for a

month. Taking away the car keys and not letting

Tom drive for a month exemplifies

(A) positive reinforcement

(B) positive punishment

(C) negative reinforcement

(D) omission training

(E) insight learning

28.JoBeth watched her mother cook dinner, then

went to her room, made believe she was cooking

the same dinner, and served it to her stuffed

toys. JoBeth learned to cook and serve like her

mother by

(A) insight learning

(B) classical conditioning

(C) operant conditioning

(D) observational learning

(E) maturation

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