Unit 1 Scientific Foundations of Psychology AP Exam 2021

In experimental research the _______ is the variable that is being measured.

This image is an example of a ______ skew.

Who is the father of psychology?

________ approach explain behavior as a learned response due to observations, conditioning, or reinforcement.

Experiment: Are test scores impacted by the amount of sleep you get the night before? What is the independent variable?

Correlations measure the ______ between 2 variables.

Example of a ________ correlation on a scatter plot.

What type of research would be used to study the hypothesis that colors impact moods?

_____ approach is explained by Charles Darwin's theory of natural selection(adapt, survival & reproduce)

A researcher wants to know how the community feels about the new park they are adding, which would be the best method?

_________ approach explain that our behavior can be explained due to our genes, brain structure, hormones, etc.

In experimental research the _______ is the variable the researcher manipulates/changes or changes on its own.

what percentage falls 2 Standard Deviations above and 2 Standard Deviations below the mean?

________ approach looks at mental processes, thinking, problem solving, intelligence & language to explain behaviors.

Ethical guideline: explain the study to the participants before study begins

Which has the strongest correlational relationship? 0.85 , -0.23, -0.84 , 0.79

________ is the approach that implies human have the free will to want to do good and reach their highest potential

__________ psychologist study the workplace- looking out for the overall well being of all employees

If the mean on a test is 90 with a SD of 5, which score falls within 1 SD of the mean?

Experiment: Are test scores impacted by the amount of sleep you get the night before? What is the dependent variable?

This is an example of a__________ skew.

Find the median: 7 ,3 ,9 ,1 ,6 ,8 ,2

If you want to study the behaviors of children in the classroom over a period of 3 months, which is best method to use?

Just because two variables are related to each other, researchers cannot assume that one of them causes the other

_____ approach explains that human behavior can be explained because of our friends, family, religion, economic status

__________ is being assigned to either the control group or experimental group on experimental research

Randomly selected subjects that match the population(whole group you want to study & describe) is known as the:

Which has the weakest correlational relationship? 0.85 , -0.23, -0.84 , 0.79

Psychology is the study of ____________.

When neither the participants or the researcher know who is in the control group or experimental group is known as a:

________ is a procedure conducted in research with human subjects after an experiment or study has taken place.

Outliers affect the _________.

All of the following are ethical guidelines to be followed when conducting research except:

The best type of research to use if you want to study a person that has a rare disorder.

The more miles traveled, the more gas you will need. This is an example of:

what is the mean of the following 1,3,4,8

William James developed the 2nd school of thought known as:

A variable other than the independent variable than cause effects to your dependent variable is known as:

As the number of hours spent studying decreases, the scores on your test decrease. This indicates a _______ correlation

Johnny scored a 98, 75, 92, 86, & 84 on his test, what is the range for this given set of data?

__indicates whether or not the difference between groups can be attributed to chance or result of experimental influence

This is an example of a _________ correlation on a scatter plot.

Edward Titchener(Wundt's student) developed what school of thought?

Researchers must provide a(n) ___ that describes how to measure a particular variable

what percentage falls 1 SD above and 1 SD below the mean?

Human behavior is explained by our unconscious thoughts. What psychological approach explains this?

______ ensures that the participants in the study all had the same possibility to be chosen to represent the population

Low standard deviation indicates that the data points tend to be ________ the mean

Find the mode in the following set of data: 6,1,8,7,2,9,3,7,5