Ap Psychology Ch1 Practice Test

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Psychology is best defined as the study of: | a. | abnormality. | | | b. | consciousness. | | | c. | social influences. | | | d. | behavior and experience. | | | | 2 | The philosophical position that every behavior has a cause is known as: | a. | hereditarianism. | | | b. | free will. | | | c. | environmentalism. | | | d. | determinism. | | | | 3 | Someone who believes that all behaviors have a physical cause is an adherent of which philosophical position? | a. | free will | | | b. | determinism | | | c. | hereditarianism | | | d. | environmentalism | | | | 4 | The adherents of free will disagree with the adherents of determinism with regard to whether behavior is: | a. | persistent. | | | b. | useful. | | | c. | inherited. | | | d. | predictable. | | | 5 | The mind-brain (or mind-body) problem refers to the question: | a. | What causes the mind to undergo "out-of-body" experiences? | | | b. | Which part of the mind controls the body? | | | c. | Which is more important in controlling behavior, the mind or the brain? | | | d. | How is the mind related to the brain and does one control the other? | | | 6 | Positron-emission tomography (PET) is used to measure the: | a. | changes in a child's brain from one year to the next. | | | b. | similarity in behavior emitted by people with various genetic makeups. | | | c. | amount of activity in various portions of the brain. | | | d. | effects of radiation on behavior. | | | 7 | Which of the following research questions is most directly related to the nature-nurture issue? | a. | Are some areas of the brain more active than others during a given behavior? | | | b. | Is personality consistent from one situation to another? | | | c. | Are

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