ELITE COMPREHENSIVE ADVANCED PLACEMENT (AP) PSYCHOLOGY Modules 6–8 Comprehensive Review Guide Biological Bases of Behavior • Neuroscience • The Brain SPRING EXAMINATION MAY 2026

ELITE COMPREHENSIVE
ADVANCED PLACEMENT (AP) PSYCHOLOGY

Modules 6–8 Comprehensive Review Guide

Biological Bases of Behavior •
Neuroscience • The Brain
SPRING EXAMINATION MAY 2026




Which of the following is an example of negative correlation?



a) people who spend more time exercising tend to weigh less

b) teenage females tend to have fewer speeding tickets

c) students with low IQ scores tend to have lower grades

d) as hours studying for a test decrease, so do grades for that test

e) students' shoe sizes are not related to grades

• A




Which of the following is used only in correlation studies?



a) double blind

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, b) placebo

c) random assignment

d) scatterplot

e) random sample

• D




Researchers have discovered that individuals with lower income levels report having fewer
hours of total sleep. Therefore,



a) income and sleep levels are positively correlated

b) income and sleep levels are negatively correlated

c) income and sleep levels are inversely correlated

d) income and sleep levels are not correlated

e) lower income levels cause individuals to have fewer hours of sleep

• A




Which of the following correlation coefficients represents the strongest relationship between
two variables?



a) +0.30

b) +0.75

c) +1.3

d) -0.85

e) -1.2


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