Practice Test 2 - AP Psychology

20 questions. Answer them in any order, then submit to see your score and every explanation.

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1. A client feels most fulfilled when creating meaningful work that expresses their talents and values. Which Maslow concept applies?
2. A student forgets the meaning of a word after years of not using it. Which forgetting mechanism best applies?
3. A study finds children prefer same-gender peers partly due to shared activities encouraged by adults. What is this called?
4. Melatonin release typically increases when environmental light decreases; which gland secretes melatonin?
5. A clinician uses a U.S. manual listing diagnostic criteria and codes for mental disorders. Which system is this?
6. A child quickly learns grammar despite limited correction and imperfect input. Which theory best explains this speed?
7. Two IQ forms correlate $r=.92$ when the same students retest two weeks later. Which test property is demonstrated?
8. A typical night's sleep progresses through repeating cycles lasting about how long, moving NREM to REM repeatedly?
9. A researcher gradually increases brightness until detection occurs on 50% of trials; what is being measured?​
10. Lena recalls a "fact" but can't remember whether she read it or heard it in a podcast. Which error?
11. After learning Spanish, Mei struggles to recall previously learned French vocabulary. Which interference best explains this?
12. A person is preoccupied with a slight perceived facial flaw and repeatedly checks mirrors, causing distress. Which diagnosis fits best?
13. A class takes frequent low-stakes quizzes and later performs better on the final. Which phenomenon explains this?
14. A loud noise makes a child startle; after pairing a toy with the noise, the toy makes the child startle. What is the loud noise?
15. During conditioning, a bell rings immediately before food is delivered, and salivation increases over trials. What process is shown?
16. Aptitude tests aim to predict future performance, while achievement tests measure learned content; what principle distinguishes them?
17. A teen persistently restricts intake, fears weight gain, and has significantly low body weight. Which disorder is most likely?
18. In a wealthy country, reading ability shows $h^2=0.80$; which inference is most accurate?
19. A person has unstable relationships, intense fear of abandonment, and recurrent self-harm. Which disorder best fits this pattern?
20. Under Yerkes-Dodson, which arousal level typically best supports performance on a simple, well-practiced task?

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