AAMC FL 3 PS EXAM QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS GRADED A+ 2025/2026
A researcher attempts to replicate studies 1 and 2 with a group of 5-year-olds by using
simplified versions of the games. Which cognitive limitation is most likely to inhibit the
participants' performance on the dependent variables?
A.Lack of object permanence
B.Limited understanding of conservation
C.Centration
D.Egocentrism - ANS egocentrism. the study requires the participants to consider other
people and egocentrism would stop that.
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 - ANS D.
neuroticism would not predict interpersonal interaction.
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,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 - ANS 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.
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, 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. - ANS 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 - ANS 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 - ANS Episodic memory. studies were asking specific information about what people
were doing. Personal information and recall is episodic memory!
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ANSWERS GRADED A+ 2025/2026
A researcher attempts to replicate studies 1 and 2 with a group of 5-year-olds by using
simplified versions of the games. Which cognitive limitation is most likely to inhibit the
participants' performance on the dependent variables?
A.Lack of object permanence
B.Limited understanding of conservation
C.Centration
D.Egocentrism - ANS egocentrism. the study requires the participants to consider other
people and egocentrism would stop that.
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 - ANS D.
neuroticism would not predict interpersonal interaction.
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,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 - ANS 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.
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, 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. - ANS 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 - ANS 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 - ANS Episodic memory. studies were asking specific information about what people
were doing. Personal information and recall is episodic memory!
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