Practice Test 6 - AP Psychology

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

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1. A student's memory of a car crash changes after being asked, "How fast were the cars when they smashed?" What is this?
2. During a panic response, sweating increases; this is primarily controlled by which system?
3. A person publicly agrees with a group decision but privately disagrees and later returns to their original view. This is what?
4. Which scenario best illustrates achievement motivation (high need for achievement)?
5. Which example best represents explicit (declarative) memory rather than implicit memory?
6. You quickly identify a blurry animal as a dog because of its context in a park; what is this?
7. Which scenario best illustrates cognitive appraisal influencing emotion?
8. Which statement about NREM-3 sleep is most accurate?
9. A researcher finds that disrupting sleep after learning reduces later recall. Which storage process is most directly affected?
10. A researcher measures cortisol repeatedly during a week of exams; cortisol is most linked to which system?
11. You group scattered stars into a "Big Dipper" pattern; which Gestalt principle is involved?
12. A persuasive talk leads to long-lasting attitude change because listeners were highly involved; which route explains this?
13. Jamal hears bad news and simultaneously feels sadness and a heavy stomach. Which theory explains this timing?
14. A person has persistent belief they are ill despite normal tests, with minimal symptoms but high anxiety. Which diagnosis fits?
15. A therapist and client agree on goals, tasks, and build trust. Which treatment principle is highlighted?
16. A student says "if someone looks different, it must be a disorder." Which diagnostic principle corrects this?
17. A child sits up screaming, appears terrified, and cannot be comforted; later has no memory. What is it?
18. A drug blocks reuptake transporters; what immediate synaptic effect is most likely?
19. A patient ignores food on the left side of a plate after right parietal damage; this illustrates which deficit?
20. Which statement best reflects modern views of localization of function in the brain?

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