AP Psychology Exam Prep - Question List

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86. In Maslow’s hierarchy of needs, the need for love and esteem is referred to as emotional dependency. There are five levels of emotionally dependency, all necessary for children to grow into happy individuals. These levels are self-actualization, esteem, love and belonging and:
  1. External fulfillment
  2. Emotional reciprocity
  3. Psychological dependence
  4. Physiological growth
87. An example of a brain reflex that CANNOT be influenced by thoughts or emotions is the _______.
  1. a prompt to enter one’s password at an ATM
  2. the light at an intersection turning red
  3. a child reaching out to be picked up
  4. pinprick of an immunization needle
88. _________ is referred to the ‘stress hormone’ and is an essential regulator of a number of physiological processes.
  1. cortisol
  2. ACTH
  3. growth hormone
  4. oxytocin
89. Erik Erikson’s adolescent stage of psychosocial development is referred to as _________.
  1. identity vs. role confusion
  2. industry vs. inferiority
  3. trust vs. mistrust
  4. initiative vs. guilt
90. The American Psychologist who pioneered the idiographic and nomothetic views of studying human personality is __________.
  1. Sigmund Freud
  2. Meyer Friedman
  3. Gordon Allport
  4. Alfred Adler

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