AP Psychology- AP Exam Review
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Questions And Answers||Graded A+
psychology -Answer the study of behavior and mental processes
psychology's biggest question -Answer Which is more important in determining
behavior, nature or nurture?
psychology's three levels of analysis -Answer biopsychosocial approach
(looks at the biological, psychological, and social-cultural approaches together)
biological approach -Answer genetics, close-relatives, body functions
evolutionary approach -Answer species - helped with survival (ancestors)
psychodynamic approach -Answer (Freud) subconscious, repressed feelings,
unfulfilled wishes
behavioral approach -Answer learning (classical and operant) observed
cognitive approach -Answer thinking affects behavior
humanistic approach -Answer becoming a better human (behavior, acceptance)
social-cultural approach -Answer cultural, family, environment
two reasons of why experiments are important -Answer hindsight bias +
overconfidence
types of research methods -Answer descriptive, correlational, and experimental
descriptive methods -Answer case study
survey
naturalistic observation
(DON'T SHOW CAUSE/EFFECT)
case study -Answer studies one person in depth
may not be typical of population
, survey -Answer studies lots of people
not in depth
naturalistic observation -Answer observe + write facts without interference
correlational method -Answer shows relation, but not cause/effect
scatterplots show research
correlation coefficient -Answer + 1.0 (both increase)
0 (no correlation
- 1.0 (one increases, other decreases)
experimental method -Answer does show cause and effect
population -Answer type of people who are going to be used in experiment
sample -Answer actual people who will be used (randomness reduces bias)
random assignment -Answer chance selection between experimental and control
groups
control group -Answer not receiving experimental treatment
receives placebo
experimental group -Answer receiving treatment/drug
independent variable -Answer drug/procedure/treatment
dependent variable -Answer outcome of using the drug/treatment
confounding variable -Answer can affect dependent variable beyond experiment's
control
scientific method -Answer theory
hypothesis
operational definition
revision
theory -Answer general idea being tested
hypothesis -Answer measurable/specific
operational definition -Answer procedures that explain components
||Newest Exam With Most Tested
Questions And Answers||Graded A+
psychology -Answer the study of behavior and mental processes
psychology's biggest question -Answer Which is more important in determining
behavior, nature or nurture?
psychology's three levels of analysis -Answer biopsychosocial approach
(looks at the biological, psychological, and social-cultural approaches together)
biological approach -Answer genetics, close-relatives, body functions
evolutionary approach -Answer species - helped with survival (ancestors)
psychodynamic approach -Answer (Freud) subconscious, repressed feelings,
unfulfilled wishes
behavioral approach -Answer learning (classical and operant) observed
cognitive approach -Answer thinking affects behavior
humanistic approach -Answer becoming a better human (behavior, acceptance)
social-cultural approach -Answer cultural, family, environment
two reasons of why experiments are important -Answer hindsight bias +
overconfidence
types of research methods -Answer descriptive, correlational, and experimental
descriptive methods -Answer case study
survey
naturalistic observation
(DON'T SHOW CAUSE/EFFECT)
case study -Answer studies one person in depth
may not be typical of population
, survey -Answer studies lots of people
not in depth
naturalistic observation -Answer observe + write facts without interference
correlational method -Answer shows relation, but not cause/effect
scatterplots show research
correlation coefficient -Answer + 1.0 (both increase)
0 (no correlation
- 1.0 (one increases, other decreases)
experimental method -Answer does show cause and effect
population -Answer type of people who are going to be used in experiment
sample -Answer actual people who will be used (randomness reduces bias)
random assignment -Answer chance selection between experimental and control
groups
control group -Answer not receiving experimental treatment
receives placebo
experimental group -Answer receiving treatment/drug
independent variable -Answer drug/procedure/treatment
dependent variable -Answer outcome of using the drug/treatment
confounding variable -Answer can affect dependent variable beyond experiment's
control
scientific method -Answer theory
hypothesis
operational definition
revision
theory -Answer general idea being tested
hypothesis -Answer measurable/specific
operational definition -Answer procedures that explain components
