MCAT AAMC EXAM SCRIPT 2026 UPDATED
QUESTIONS AND EXPERT EXPLANATIONS
GRADED A+
◉ Considering the research on interpersonal attraction, which variable is
LEAST likely to predict whether two participants will select each other
for a coalition in Study 2?
A.The similarity between the participants in terms of activities they
enjoy
B.The physical attractiveness of the participants
C.The number of times the participants have run into each other prior to
participating in the study
D.The participants' scores on a personality test that assesses neuroticism.
Answer: D. neuroticism would not predict interpersonal interaction.
◉ Which of the following findings would suggest that the empathy
questionnaire is NOT a valid measure?
A.A positive correlation between scores on the empathy questionnaire
and the perspective taking skills questionnaire
,B.A negative correlation between scores on the empathy questionnaire
and the personal distress questionnaire
C.A positive correlation between scores on the empathy questionnaire
and the fantasy perspective taking skills questionnaire
D.No correlation between the scores on the empathy questionnaire and
the amount of money won in the competition trials. Answer: both
positive correlations would be good.
B because experiencing psychological distress when observing someone
in pain is an element of empathy.
◉ Which of the following hypothetical findings would best support the
researchers' hypothesis?
A.Participants who have thicker cortexes show improved performance in
both studies.
B.Participants who have impairments in recognizing faces perform
poorly in Study 2, but not in Study 1.
C.Participants with damage to the language centers of the brain have
difficulty understanding the rules for the war game in Study 1, but they
perform similarly to unimpaired participants in Study 2.
,D.Participants with damage to a specific region of the cortex have
difficulty inferring others' feelings in Study 2, but they perform similarly
to unimpaired participants in Study 1.. Answer: A and B are dumb.
hypothesis states that empathy and perspective taking are separate skills
C- this is talking about language centers and understanding. this answer
choice isn't really testing empathy.
D- this would be a great way to show that empathy is controlled by a
different region of the brain than perspective taking skills.
◉ Which term is used to refer to the type of memory phenomenon
examined in studies 1 and 2?
A.Reproductive memory
B.Flashbulb memory
C.Prospective memory
D.Eidetic memory. Answer: it would be episodic memory. studies 1 and
2 are referring to information of events that are super emotional.
, ◉ The key details assessed in Study 2 were examples of which type of
memory?
A.Episodic
B.Semantic
C.Procedural
D.Iconic. Answer: Episodic memory. studies were asking specific
information about what people were doing. Personal information and
recall is episodic memory!
◉ eidetic memory. Answer: photographic memory
◉ Which statement is the most reasonable explanation for the
observation of intrusion errors in Study 2?
A.False information was encoded.
B.Memory is prospective.
C.Memory is reconstructive.
D.Repressed information was retrieved.. Answer: the reason for
intrusion errors is because memory is reconstructive.
◉ Which critique of laboratory research on memory for emotional
events is concerned with generalizability?
QUESTIONS AND EXPERT EXPLANATIONS
GRADED A+
◉ Considering the research on interpersonal attraction, which variable is
LEAST likely to predict whether two participants will select each other
for a coalition in Study 2?
A.The similarity between the participants in terms of activities they
enjoy
B.The physical attractiveness of the participants
C.The number of times the participants have run into each other prior to
participating in the study
D.The participants' scores on a personality test that assesses neuroticism.
Answer: D. neuroticism would not predict interpersonal interaction.
◉ Which of the following findings would suggest that the empathy
questionnaire is NOT a valid measure?
A.A positive correlation between scores on the empathy questionnaire
and the perspective taking skills questionnaire
,B.A negative correlation between scores on the empathy questionnaire
and the personal distress questionnaire
C.A positive correlation between scores on the empathy questionnaire
and the fantasy perspective taking skills questionnaire
D.No correlation between the scores on the empathy questionnaire and
the amount of money won in the competition trials. Answer: both
positive correlations would be good.
B because experiencing psychological distress when observing someone
in pain is an element of empathy.
◉ Which of the following hypothetical findings would best support the
researchers' hypothesis?
A.Participants who have thicker cortexes show improved performance in
both studies.
B.Participants who have impairments in recognizing faces perform
poorly in Study 2, but not in Study 1.
C.Participants with damage to the language centers of the brain have
difficulty understanding the rules for the war game in Study 1, but they
perform similarly to unimpaired participants in Study 2.
,D.Participants with damage to a specific region of the cortex have
difficulty inferring others' feelings in Study 2, but they perform similarly
to unimpaired participants in Study 1.. Answer: A and B are dumb.
hypothesis states that empathy and perspective taking are separate skills
C- this is talking about language centers and understanding. this answer
choice isn't really testing empathy.
D- this would be a great way to show that empathy is controlled by a
different region of the brain than perspective taking skills.
◉ Which term is used to refer to the type of memory phenomenon
examined in studies 1 and 2?
A.Reproductive memory
B.Flashbulb memory
C.Prospective memory
D.Eidetic memory. Answer: it would be episodic memory. studies 1 and
2 are referring to information of events that are super emotional.
, ◉ The key details assessed in Study 2 were examples of which type of
memory?
A.Episodic
B.Semantic
C.Procedural
D.Iconic. Answer: Episodic memory. studies were asking specific
information about what people were doing. Personal information and
recall is episodic memory!
◉ eidetic memory. Answer: photographic memory
◉ Which statement is the most reasonable explanation for the
observation of intrusion errors in Study 2?
A.False information was encoded.
B.Memory is prospective.
C.Memory is reconstructive.
D.Repressed information was retrieved.. Answer: the reason for
intrusion errors is because memory is reconstructive.
◉ Which critique of laboratory research on memory for emotional
events is concerned with generalizability?
