AP Psych Review Unit 1

Our adaptive behaviors are learned and maintain because they help us be more effective

The potentially causal factor manipulated by the investigator is called the _________variable

The belief that humans have capacity for self-fulfillment and can make conscious choices

"The whole is greater than the sum of its parts" describes what psychological theory

Influence of ethnicity, race, gender, and economic status have on behavior/mental processes

This perspective suggests facial expressions shown with emotions of lust and rage are inherited

Psychology is defined as the scientific study of

A hypothesis is a(n)

Psychologist personal values and goals

Which perspective has been most influenced by the use of computers?

Which of the following methods is most helpful for reviewing cause-effect relationships?

The self-reflective observation of one’s own sensations and feelings is called

People acting strangely in Medieval Times were thought to be

Points on a scatterplot in a pattern from bottom left to upper right suggest the variables

Which of the following is a measure of the degree of variation among a set of events

This perspective focuses on our environmental influences, habits, learning by observing

Which measure of central tendency is used to calculate your grade point average?

Jeff assumes everybody enjoys listening to country music as much as he does. This is called

Someone suffering from depression would probably be treated by a (n)

Two basic characteristics of the scientific attitude are

Differences between two sample averages are most likely to be statistically significant if

The idea that the mind functions by combining objective sensations and subjective feelings

Innate ability is to learned skill as ___________ is to ______________

The difference between the highest and lowest scores in that distribution is the:

A medical doctor who specializes in treating psychological problems is a

The way the mind encodes, stores, processes, and retrieves information is this______perspective

First female to earn a Ph. D. in psychology

The case study is a research method

The importance of unconscious motives and conflicts (from childhood?) in determining behavior

Using "reinforcement" was an essential concept for which psychologist

The first laboratory in the world for studying the mind was established by

His work focused on slobbering dogs

Correlation refers to the extent to which two variables

Psychological differences between genders are

Laughing is to feeling as_________is to___________

What type of psychologist works in the criminal justice system?