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AAMC FL 2 PS E XAM QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS UPDATED (2024/2025)
(VERIFIED ANSWERS)
A patient who is experiencing severe marital problems reports having no
memory of any life events surrounding the marriage and the spouse. The
patient's memory for other life events is intact. This patient is most likely to be
diagnosed with:
A.a conversion disorder.
Schizophrenia.
Retrograde amnesia.
D.a dissociative disorder. - ANS ✓Key words: patient's memory for other life
events is intact.
B and A are wrong.
When looking at C and D
C- you would not have any recollection of old life events. This proves it wrong.
D is correct. the patient is selectively forgetting distracting elements of his/her
life, indicating a dissociative disorder.
Some studies have found that increases in dopamine activity are associated with
increased reward-seeking motivation. This finding suggests an association
between dopamine levels and which type of learning?
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A.Classical conditioning
B.Operant conditioning
C.Latent learning
D.Observational learning - ANS ✓REWARD SEEKING MOTIVATION.
Operant conditioning is all about rewards!
A- classical conditioning has no rewards
C- latent learning happens without rewards
D- this occurs without rewards
Based on the passage, findings from comparative studies of social mobility have
led some scholars to question which aspect of U.S. society?
A.Meritocracy
B.Socialization
C.Social identity
D.Cultural capital - ANS ✓the passage only leads to meritocracy, which assumes
that opportunity is based on a combination of talent and effort.
Which type of poverty is referenced in the passage?
A.Absolute poverty
B.Marginal poverty
C.Relative poverty
D.Structural poverty - ANS ✓Relative poverty refers to social disadvantage by
income or wealth as compared to the social advantages linked to income or
wealth in a society.
passage specifically discusses social disadvantage
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Which hypothesis of cultural assimilation, social support, and health outcomes is
best supported by the passage information about immigrant groups? More
assimilated groups will have:
A.lower levels of support and better overall health.
B.higher levels of support and worse overall health.
C.lower levels of support and worse overall health.
D.higher levels of support and better overall health. - ANS ✓C
Which information from the passage contradicts the socioeconomic gradient in
health?
A.The U.S. has a comparatively high median household income.
B.The U.S. health disadvantage exists for all social classes.
C.The U.S. lags behind peer countries in health indicators.
D.The U.S. health disadvantage is explained by social capital. - ANS ✓The
socioeconomic gradient in health refers to the graded relationship between
social class and health, in which each "step" up on the hierarchy of social
stratification tends to be associated with better health.
B would contradict the socioeconomic gradient in health.
A- does not discuss healthcare
B- this would indicate that all classes have trouble with healthcare access when
in reality the higher classes have better healthcare access to the other classes.
C- does not have anything to do with the SOCIO part of the definition
D- wrong
Which hypothetical result from the online questionnaire would provide evidence
of the fundamental attribution error?
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AAMC FL 2 PS E XAM QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS UPDATED (2024/2025)
(VERIFIED ANSWERS)
A patient who is experiencing severe marital problems reports having no
memory of any life events surrounding the marriage and the spouse. The
patient's memory for other life events is intact. This patient is most likely to be
diagnosed with:
A.a conversion disorder.
Schizophrenia.
Retrograde amnesia.
D.a dissociative disorder. - ANS ✓Key words: patient's memory for other life
events is intact.
B and A are wrong.
When looking at C and D
C- you would not have any recollection of old life events. This proves it wrong.
D is correct. the patient is selectively forgetting distracting elements of his/her
life, indicating a dissociative disorder.
Some studies have found that increases in dopamine activity are associated with
increased reward-seeking motivation. This finding suggests an association
between dopamine levels and which type of learning?
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A.Classical conditioning
B.Operant conditioning
C.Latent learning
D.Observational learning - ANS ✓REWARD SEEKING MOTIVATION.
Operant conditioning is all about rewards!
A- classical conditioning has no rewards
C- latent learning happens without rewards
D- this occurs without rewards
Based on the passage, findings from comparative studies of social mobility have
led some scholars to question which aspect of U.S. society?
A.Meritocracy
B.Socialization
C.Social identity
D.Cultural capital - ANS ✓the passage only leads to meritocracy, which assumes
that opportunity is based on a combination of talent and effort.
Which type of poverty is referenced in the passage?
A.Absolute poverty
B.Marginal poverty
C.Relative poverty
D.Structural poverty - ANS ✓Relative poverty refers to social disadvantage by
income or wealth as compared to the social advantages linked to income or
wealth in a society.
passage specifically discusses social disadvantage
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Which hypothesis of cultural assimilation, social support, and health outcomes is
best supported by the passage information about immigrant groups? More
assimilated groups will have:
A.lower levels of support and better overall health.
B.higher levels of support and worse overall health.
C.lower levels of support and worse overall health.
D.higher levels of support and better overall health. - ANS ✓C
Which information from the passage contradicts the socioeconomic gradient in
health?
A.The U.S. has a comparatively high median household income.
B.The U.S. health disadvantage exists for all social classes.
C.The U.S. lags behind peer countries in health indicators.
D.The U.S. health disadvantage is explained by social capital. - ANS ✓The
socioeconomic gradient in health refers to the graded relationship between
social class and health, in which each "step" up on the hierarchy of social
stratification tends to be associated with better health.
B would contradict the socioeconomic gradient in health.
A- does not discuss healthcare
B- this would indicate that all classes have trouble with healthcare access when
in reality the higher classes have better healthcare access to the other classes.
C- does not have anything to do with the SOCIO part of the definition
D- wrong
Which hypothetical result from the online questionnaire would provide evidence
of the fundamental attribution error?
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