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AP Psychology Unit 1 Review
AP Psychology Unit 1 Review
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Review of Ch. 1 & 2
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1
If we take the grades students in Snape's class received the one that occurred the most is
median
range
mean
mode
2
If we take the grades students in Snape's class received, in order, the one in the middle is
mean
mode
median
range
3
Perspective of psychologists looking at why a stimuli causes people to behave in a certain way
functionalist
psychodynamic
humanistic
behavioral
4
Who would likely do couples counseling?
social psychologist
counseling psychologist
cognitive psychologist
clinical psychologist
5
Amount of TV watched is monitored to see the impact of it on grades. The grade is the
independent variable
correlation
control
dependent
6
Which of the following is the weakest correlation
+3.33
-0.03
+0.42
-1.03
7
My prediction that students who watch Sponge Bob will not perform on tests is an example of
an operational definition
an inferential statistic
a theory
a hypothesis
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We can only understand thought if we study it as it leads to survival
structuralism
psychoanalysis
behavioralism
functionalism
9
Stats used to tell something about an event are _____ & stats used to reach conclusions are____
inferential, descriptive
independent, dependent
experimental, control
descriptive, inferential
10
We use a sugar pill so that control group members don't know they aren't in the experimental group, the sugar pill is a
random sample
placebo
double blind
dependent variable
11
The subjects nor the person administering the experiment know who is in the control group
double blind study
independent variable
single blind study
unethical
12
Physiological psychologist want to know
how personality influences popularity
the process of problem-solving
why rewards influence behavior
how the endocrine system influences behavior
13
small variability in a data set will produce a standard deviation that is
apple
insignificant
large
small
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This gives us a sample of a persons behavior & is standardized
experiment
personality test
case study
naturalistic observation
15
Which of the following correlation coefficients indicates the strongest relationships
+0.03
-3.60
-0.19
+0.89
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The average grade on Prof. Flitwick's last test was 73%. This is referred to as the
median
mean
mode
range
17
Causation can only be determined through
case study
statistical significance
experimentation
correlation
18
We seek to follow a person's behavior without them knowing to reduce reactivity
naturalistic observation
survey
personality test
experiment
19
He had his subjects record their awareness of their present experiences
W. Wundt
B.F. Skinner
W. James
S. Freud
20
I conducted a survey & found out that students tend to prefer pizza over baked brie. I was sure I knew it all along.
Demonstrating correlation doesn't prove causation
Demonstrating experimenter bias
Demonstrating overconfidence
Demonstrating hindsight bias
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Designed to prevent a group from recognizing themselves as the control group
placebo
operational definition
statistical significance
sample
22
Recording one's thoughts so that we can understand the process of thinking
introspection
free association
functionalism
retrospection
23
Main advantage of using animals in research rather than humans
no ethical issues
more control over animals
cheaper
animals are fundamentally similar to humans
24
with high variability in a data set standard deviation will be _____
small
purple
insignificant
large
25
Studying how people solve problems or develop language is likely done by
cognitive psyhologists
evolutionary psychologists
behavioral psychologists
biological psychologists
26
Which pair do not go together?
Wilhelm Wundt & G. Stanley Hall
John Watson & B.F. Skinner
Carl Rogers & E.B. Titchner
William James & Charles Darwin
27
If we get a cookie we're going to do it again. If we don't then we won't
B.F. Skinner
S. Freud
J. Piaget
W. James
28
The conditions of an experiment that can be measured as well as controlled or observed
variables
correlations
theories
hypotheses
29
Sending home a questionnaire to determine attitudes toward school is a(n)
case study
experiment
survey
personality test
30
This allows us to isolate the effect of the independent variable on the dependent
control group
hypothesis
experimental group
scientific method
31
Studying sexuality using sensors to monitor the body during intercourse is using this technique
direct observation
naturalistic observation
psychological testing
physiological recording
32
If I repeat an earlier research study under different circumstances & use different subjects
double blind
operational definition
illusory correlation
replication
33
Amount of TV watched is monitored to see the impact of it on grades. Time spent watching TV is
dependent variable
correlation
independent variable
control
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What we bury in our unconscious does come back to influence in the future
W. Wundt
J. Piaget
W. James
S. Freud