AP PSYCHOLOGY 2024 REVISED QUESTIONS

AP PSYCHOLOGY 2024 REVISED QUESTIONS Ivan Pavlov is best known for his research that involved pairing the ringing of a bell with the presentation of food. Food naturally caused the dogs to salivate, and eventually the dogs salivated to the sound of the bell alone. Pavlov named this phenomenon(A) cognitive development (B) classical conditioning (C) operant conditioning (D) humanism(E) behaviorism ANSWER = B- Classical conditioning 2. Gestalt psychologists studied how(A) people see a triangle with missing corners as a complete triangle because of the principle of closure(B) giving someone a reward after a behavior increases the likelihood that the behavior will be repeated in the future because of the principle of positive reinforcement(C) pairing a neutral stimulus with a stimulus that reflexively produces a response eventually leads to the neutral stimulus producing the response because of the principles of classical con ANSWER = A 3. One advantage of experiments over correlational studies is that experiments generally allow one to(A) study a large group of people(B) study changes in people over time(C) infer cause and effect(D) study an individual in depth(E) observe people in their natural setting ANSWER = C 4. What is the mode of the set of scores above?(A) 2 (B) 3 (C) 6 (D) 7 (E) 15 ANSWER = A 5. The sympathetic nervous system is responsible for helping(A) David become aware of his thirst while running a marathon(B) Tamara transfer sensory information into the other parts of her brain (C) Riaesha get ready to fight or flee when seeing a bear(D) Anthony calm down after watching a scary movie(E) Jamikapullherhandbackwhenshetouchesahotstove ANSWER = C 6. Many common antidepressants ease symptoms of depression by(A) inhibiting serotonin reuptake, which makes serotonin more available (B) inhibiting serotonin