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AP PSYCHOLOGY ALL TERMS 2026
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS | A+
GRADED | WITH EXPERT SOLUTIONS
psychology - correct answer-the science of behavior and mental
processes
nature-nurture issue - correct answer-the long-standing
controversy over the relative contributions that genes and
experience make to the development of psychological traits and
behaviors
natural selection - correct answer-the principle that, among the
range of inherited trait variations, those contributing to
reproduction and survival will most likely be passed on to
succeeding generations
neuroscience - correct answer-the perspective of psychological
science that deals with how the body and brain create emotions,
memories, and sensory experiences
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evolutionary - correct answer-the perspective of psychological
science that deals with how nature selects traits that promote the
perpetuation of one's genes
behavior genetics - correct answer-the perspective of
psychological science that deals with how much our genes, and
our environment, influence our individual differences
psychodynamic - correct answer-the perspective of psychological
science that deals with how behavior springs from unconscious
drives and conflicts
behavioral - correct answer-the perspective of psychological
science that deals with how we learn observable responses
cognitive - correct answer-the perspective of psychological
science that deals with how we encode, process, store, and
retrieve information
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social-cultural - correct answer-the perspective of psychological
science that deals with how behavior and thinking vary across
situations and cultures
basic research - correct answer-pure science that aims to
increase the scientific knowledge base
applied research - correct answer-scientific study that aims to
solve practical problems
clinical psychology - correct answer-a branch of psychology that
studies, assesses, and treats people with psychological disorders
psychiatry - correct answer-a branch of medicine dealing with
psychological disorders, practiced by physicians who sometimes
provide medical (for example, drug) treatments as well as
psychological therapy
hindsight bias (I-knew-it-all-along phenomenon) - correct answer-
the tendency to believe, after learning an outcome, that one would
have foreseen it
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critical thinking - correct answer-thinking that does not blindly
accept arguments and conclusions. Rather, it examines
assumptions, discerns hidden values, evaluates evidence, and
assesses conclusions
theory - correct answer-an explanation using an integrated set of
principles that organizes and predicts observations
hypothesis - correct answer-a testable prediction, often implied by
a theory
operational definition - correct answer-a statement of the
procedures (operations) used to define research variables. For
example, intelligence may be operationally defined as what an
intelligence test measures
replication - correct answer-repeating the essence of a research
study, usually with different participants in different situations, to
see whether the basic finding generalizes to other participants
and circumstances
AP PSYCHOLOGY ALL TERMS 2026
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS | A+
GRADED | WITH EXPERT SOLUTIONS
psychology - correct answer-the science of behavior and mental
processes
nature-nurture issue - correct answer-the long-standing
controversy over the relative contributions that genes and
experience make to the development of psychological traits and
behaviors
natural selection - correct answer-the principle that, among the
range of inherited trait variations, those contributing to
reproduction and survival will most likely be passed on to
succeeding generations
neuroscience - correct answer-the perspective of psychological
science that deals with how the body and brain create emotions,
memories, and sensory experiences
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evolutionary - correct answer-the perspective of psychological
science that deals with how nature selects traits that promote the
perpetuation of one's genes
behavior genetics - correct answer-the perspective of
psychological science that deals with how much our genes, and
our environment, influence our individual differences
psychodynamic - correct answer-the perspective of psychological
science that deals with how behavior springs from unconscious
drives and conflicts
behavioral - correct answer-the perspective of psychological
science that deals with how we learn observable responses
cognitive - correct answer-the perspective of psychological
science that deals with how we encode, process, store, and
retrieve information
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social-cultural - correct answer-the perspective of psychological
science that deals with how behavior and thinking vary across
situations and cultures
basic research - correct answer-pure science that aims to
increase the scientific knowledge base
applied research - correct answer-scientific study that aims to
solve practical problems
clinical psychology - correct answer-a branch of psychology that
studies, assesses, and treats people with psychological disorders
psychiatry - correct answer-a branch of medicine dealing with
psychological disorders, practiced by physicians who sometimes
provide medical (for example, drug) treatments as well as
psychological therapy
hindsight bias (I-knew-it-all-along phenomenon) - correct answer-
the tendency to believe, after learning an outcome, that one would
have foreseen it
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critical thinking - correct answer-thinking that does not blindly
accept arguments and conclusions. Rather, it examines
assumptions, discerns hidden values, evaluates evidence, and
assesses conclusions
theory - correct answer-an explanation using an integrated set of
principles that organizes and predicts observations
hypothesis - correct answer-a testable prediction, often implied by
a theory
operational definition - correct answer-a statement of the
procedures (operations) used to define research variables. For
example, intelligence may be operationally defined as what an
intelligence test measures
replication - correct answer-repeating the essence of a research
study, usually with different participants in different situations, to
see whether the basic finding generalizes to other participants
and circumstances
