AP Psychology Unit 3 Practice Test:
These AP Psychology Unit 3 practice questions dive into how people grow, adapt, and learn over time. In this unit, you’ll examine developmental stages across the lifespan, explore theories of cognitive and social development, and analyze key learning processes like conditioning and observational learning. Focus on connecting major theorists, real-world behaviors, and patterns that shape human development.
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Question 1 of 30
Although 3-year-old Austin happily explores the colorful toys located in the doctor’s office’s waiting room, he periodically returns to his mother’s side for brief moments. Austin is most clearly displaying what?
Question 2 of 30
“I don’t care whether you want to cut the grass, you will do so, because I said so!” This statement is most indicative of what type of parenting style?
Question 3 of 30
The process of developing a sense of identity during adolescence was highlighted by what developmental theory?
Question 4 of 30
What is the last stage of a human fertilized egg?
Question 5 of 30
Which of the following is not one of Piaget’s stages of cognitive development?
Question 6 of 30
In what level of morality might a person have an internal set of values that may conflict with societal values?
Question 7 of 30
Which of the following is most likely to be influenced by a culture’s social clock?
Question 8 of 30
A second-grader develops the idea that all teachers are female because she only encounters female teachers. This idea is an example of what psychological concept?
Question 9 of 30
Which stage is considered the critical period during prenatal development?
Question 10 of 30
Experiments show that infants register the strongest preference for which one of the following visual stimuli?
Question 11 of 30
Which play pattern is most prevalent among toddlers?
Question 12 of 30
Theories of human development have been most criticized for placing too much emphasis on what?
Question 13 of 30
In which of the following ways did Erikson’s stage theory differ from Freud’s?
Question 14 of 30
Jacqueline has no meaningful occupational goals and has switched college majors several times. Erikson would have suggested that Jacqueline lacks:
Question 15 of 30
From the perspective of Erik Erikson, why are life stages important?
Question 16 of 30
Cody, a 9-month-old, has learned that his Daddy has two legs, glasses, and is losing his hair. One day at the grocery stores, while passing a bald man with glasses, Cody says, “Daddy!” This is a case of:
Question 17 of 30
A newborn demonstrates the Babinski reflex. You would expect to see:
Question 18 of 30
Blinking in response to a puff of air directed to your eye is a(n):
Question 19 of 30
Maddie gets a speeding ticket, and as a result her parents take her car away for two weeks. This is an example of what type of consequence?
Question 20 of 30
What is an example of a secondary reinforcer?
Question 21 of 30
Leah is interested in helping her daughter learn manners. Each time her daughter says something that is close to being polite, she reinforces her. Eventually, her daughter should learn good manners. What term is explained by this process?
Question 22 of 30
Which of the following is an example of a fixed-interval reinforcement schedule?
Question 23 of 30
A laboratory rat is placed in a chamber where a warning light turns on five seconds before an electric shock is delivered. If the rat presses a lever while the light is on, the shock is prevented. This behavioral pattern is an example of:
Question 24 of 30
Rats that do not find a positive reinforcer at the end of a maze do not demonstrate better performance on the maze when compared to rats that do find a positive reinforcer at the end of a maze. However, if the first group does after many runs of the maze begin receiving a positive reinforcement at the end of a maze, their performance in the maze begins to match the second group’s performance. This is an example of what effect?
Question 25 of 30
Which is most true of punishment?
Question 26 of 30
What is the basis of Thorndike’s Law of Effect?
Question 27 of 30
In signal-detection research, occasionally a subject will report detecting a signal even in the signal’s absence. What is this called?
Question 28 of 30
The conditioned stimulus (CS) gets its meaning from its association with the:
Question 29 of 30
A gambler’s addiction is a result of what reinforcement schedule?
Question 30 of 30
When an animal receives a punishment but learns that pressing a button will eliminate the punishment, escape learning takes place. However, after repeated attempts if there is no response that will turn off the shock, the situation is best described as what?
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