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巴朗AP心理学Barrons AP Psychology, 5th Edition-15-40

Diagnostic Test

Part I—100 Multiple-Choice Questions

TIME— 1 HOUR AND 10 MINUTES

Directions: Each of the questions or incomplete statements below is followed by five suggested answers or completions. Select the one

that is best in each case.

1. Rocco is a fun-loving, easygoing fellow. He rarely gets angry or upset and never seems to be in a

rush. Rocco would best be described as having

(A) an internal locus of control.

(B) a Type B personality.

(C) an Oedipus complex.

(D) an introverted temperament.

(E) self-actualized.

2. Tamil wants to see whether listening to Mozart will improve students’ performance on geometry

exams. It is most important that her experimental group consist of

(A) students who already listen to Mozart.

(B) students randomly assigned to listen to Mozart.

(C) students randomly assigned not to listen to Mozart.

(D) students who have already completed geometry.

(E) students who have never studied geometry.

3. The space between the dendrites of one neuron and the terminal buttons of another is the

(A) node of Ranvier.

(B) axon.

(C) medulla.

(D) synapse.

(E) myelin sheath.

4. Which of the following factors helps most to explain the increasing rate of obesity in the United

States over the last 100 years?

(A) the changing gene pool

(B) the sedentary nature of modern jobs

(C) the growth in popularity of the cities

(D) the increase in the length of the workday

(E) the lack of opportunities to exercise

5. Learned taste aversions generally result from

(A) negative reinforcement.

(B) shaping.

(C) insight learning.

(D) classical conditioning.

(E) operant conditioning.

6. Creativity is most closely associated with

(A) using algorithms.

(B) divergent thinking.

(C) functional fixedness.

(D) excellent recall ability.

(E) tele