AP Psychology Exam Review Questions with 100% Verified Correct Answers
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AP Psychology Exam Review Questions with 100% Verified Correct Answers
psychology - Correct Answer the scientific study of behavior and mental processes
behavior - Correct Answer an observable action
monism - Correct Answer seeing mind and body as different aspects of the same thing
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AP Psychology Exam Review Questions with
100% Verified Correct Answers
psychology - Correct Answer the scientific study of behavior and mental processes
behavior - Correct Answer an observable action
monism - Correct Answer seeing mind and body as different aspects of the same thing
dualism - Correct Answer seeing mind and body as two different things that interact
eclectic - Correct Answer use of techniques and ideas from a variety of approaches
empiricism - Correct Answer the view that knowledge should be acquired through observation and
often an experiment
science - Correct Answer way of getting knowledge about the world based on observation
theory - Correct Answer a collection of interrelated ideas and facts put forward to describe, explain,
and predict behavior and mental processes
scientific method - Correct Answer in psychology, the techniques used to discover knowledge about
human behavior and mental processes
hypothesis - Correct Answer a tentative statement or idea expressing a causal relationship between
two events or variables that is to be evaluated in a research study
experiment - Correct Answer a procedure in which a researcher systematically manipulates and
observes elements of a situation in order to test a hypothesis and make a cause-and-effect statement
independent variable - Correct Answer the variable in a controlled experiment that the experimenter
directly and purposefully manipulates to see how the other variables under study will be affected
,dependent variable - Correct Answer the variable in a controlled experiment that is expected to
change due to the manipulation of the independent variable
experimental group - Correct Answer in an experiment, the group of participants to whom a
treatment is given
control group - Correct Answer subjects and not exposed to a changing variable in an experiment
variable - Correct Answer a condition or characteristic of a situation or a person that is subject to
change (it varies) within or across situations or individuals
sample - Correct Answer a group of participants who are assumed to be representative of the
population about which an inference is being made
random sample - Correct Answer selection of a part of the population without reason; participation
is by chance
operational definition - Correct Answer a definition of a variable in terms of the set of methods or
procedures used to measure or study that variable
participant - Correct Answer an individual who takes part in an experiment and whose behavior is
observed as part of the data collection process
double-blind procedure - Correct Answer technique in which neither the persons involved for those
conducting the experiment know in what group to participate is involved
debriefing - Correct Answer a procedure to inform participants about the true nature of an
experiment after its completion
ethics - Correct Answer rules of proper and acceptable conduct that investigators use to guide
psychological research
ethnocentrism - Correct Answer tendency to believe that one's own group is the standard, the
reference point by which other people and groups should be judged
,case study - Correct Answer a highly detailed description of a single individual or a vent
ex post facto study - Correct Answer describes differences between groups of participants that differ
naturally on a variable such as race or gender
naturalistic observation - Correct Answer observing and recording behavior naturally without trying
to manipulate and control the situation
correlational research - Correct Answer establish the relationship between two variables
survey research - Correct Answer the measurement of public opinion through the use of sampling
and questioning
experimenter bias - Correct Answer expectation of the person conducting an experiment which may
be affect the outcome
observer bias - Correct Answer expectations of an observer which may distort an authentic
observation
response bias - Correct Answer preconceived notions of a person answering [a survey] which may
alter the experiments purpose
informed consent - Correct Answer the agreement of participants to take part in an experiment and
their acknowledgement that they understand the nature of their participation in the research, and
have been fully informed about the general nature of the research, its goals, and methods
normal distribution - Correct Answer approximate distribution of scores expected when a sample is
taken from a large population, drawn as a frequency polygon that often takes the form of a bell-
shaped curve, called the normal curve
placebo - Correct Answer typically a pill that is used as a control in the experiment; a sugar pill
pseudoscience - Correct Answer an unscientific system which pretends to discover psychological
information that his means are unscientific or deliberately fraudulent
, representative sample - Correct Answer selection of a part of the population which mirrors the
current demographics
significant difference - Correct Answer in an experiment, a difference that is unlikely to have occurred
because of chance alone and is inferred to be most likely due to the systematic manipulations of
variables by the researcher
self-fulfilling prophecy - Correct Answer when a researcher's expectations unknowingly create a
situation that affects the results
statistics - Correct Answer branch of mathematics that deals with collecting, classifying, and
analyzing data
descriptive statistics - Correct Answer general set of procedures used to summarize, condense, and
describe sets of data
frequency distribution - Correct Answer a chart or array of scores, usually arranged from highest to
lowest, showing the number of instances for each score
frequency polygon - Correct Answer graph of a frequency distribution that shows the number of
instances of obtained scores, usually with the data points connect by straight lines
measure of central tendency - Correct Answer a descriptive statistic that tells which result or score
best represents an entire set of scores
mean - Correct Answer the arithmetic average of a set of scores
median - Correct Answer the measure of central tendency that is the data point with 50% of the
scores above it and 50% below it
mode - Correct Answer the most frequently occurring score in a set of data
range - Correct Answer the spread between the highest and the lowest scores in a distribution
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