AP Psychology Study

A modern approach to psychology that considers the impact of one's culture, society, and family on how they think and interact with the world. *

Sociocultural

The relief of pain following the ingestion of an inert substance that is presumed to have medical benefits illustrates: *

placebo effect

Mr. & Mrs. Fonoti have six children aged 5, 6, 6, 7, 8, and 16. The MEAN age of the Fonoti children is *

8.

Which psychological perspective focuses on the scientific study of observable behavior and the environmental causes of that behavior. *

Behaviorism

A modern approach to psychology that explains that behaviors and mental processes are influenced by biological (brain and nervous system), psychological (behavioral and cognitive), and social (cultural) influences. *

Biopsychosocial perspective

In psychological research, which of the following is most appropriate for identifying a relationship between two variables? *

Correlational study

A subfield of psychology primarily focused on changes throughout the lifespan? (Womb to Tomb) *

Development psychology

Which method should a psychology researcher use if he/she is interested in testing whether a specific reward in a classroom situation causes students to behave better? *

Experiment

A modern approach to psychology proposed by Carl Rogers, focusing on the good and growth potential in all individuals. This approach highlights the importance of free will, unconditional positive regard, and self-esteem. *

Humanistic perspective

Which of the following subfields of psychology studies the relationship between people and their working environment? *

Industrial-Organizational Psychology

The notion that human behavior is greatly influenced by unconscious thoughts and desires is most consistent with which of the following psychological approaches? *

Psychodynamic

Which of the following is used to reduce the effects of confounding variables in experiments? *

Random Assignment

A journalism student is writing an article about her school's new cell-phone policy, and she'd like to interview a random sample of students. Which of the following is the best example of a RANDOM SAMPLE? *

The writer pulls the names of five students from a hat that contains all students' names. She interviews the five selected students.

There is a NEGATIVE CORRELATION between TV watching and grades. What can we conclude from this research finding? *

We can conclude that a student who watches a lot of TV is likely to have lower grades.

Who is the considered to be the "father of psychology" for establishing the first psychology laboratory? *

Wilhelm Wundt

When subjects in the experimental group put a puzzle piece in the wrong place, the experimenter unconsciously winced. The experimenter did not wince when subjects in the control group put a piece in the wrong place. Q. The wincing of the experimenter must be eliminated because it is *

a confounding variable

Psychology today is best defined as the scientific study of *

behavior and mental processes.

Implementing a research design in which participants don't know whether they are in the experimental group or control group eliminates *

bias

Of the following, which research method is most effective for studying unusually complex or rare phenomena? *

case study

Which of the following professions would most likely treat individuals with psychological disorders? *

clinical psychologists and psychiatrists

Which psychological approach is most concerned with the importance of encoding, storing, and retrieving information? (Thinking) *

cognitive approach

Often, a result of a psychological study seems so obvious that critics challenge why the research was ever done. This phenomenon illustrates (I knew it all along) *

hindsight bias.

According to the ethical guidelines set forth by the APA, all participants must know what their participation will involve and what risks might develop before they consent to participate in the study. This is called *

informed consent.

The longstanding controversy over the relative contributions that genes and experience make to the development of psychological traits and behaviors is known as the *

nature-nurture issue

If college graduates typically earn more money than high school graduates, this would indicate that level of education and income are *

positively correlated.

Of the following, an evolutionary psychologist would most likely investigate the *

reason why many people have an innate fear of the dark.

When subjects in the experimental group put a puzzle piece in the wrong place, the experimenter unconsciously winced. The experimenter did not wince when subjects in the control group put a piece in the wrong place. Q. One method to eliminate the wincing of the experimenter is by instituting *

the double-blind procedure

It is important for researchers to use precise OPERATIONAL DEFINITIONS when *

they want to be able to replicate the experiment

A study finds a STRONG NEGATIVE CORRELATION between the amount of junk food a child consumes and the number of absences the child has from school. Which of the following values could express that correlation? *

−0.75