AP Unit 1 & 2 (CDL) Exam

Empiricism...

Which of the following is not part of the "SQ3R" method of

studying?

Which of the following psychologists would most likely explore how we view and affect one another?

A confounding variable is one that causes:

In experimental setup, the condition which is purposefully altered between subject groups is:

An experimental set-up in which neither the subjects nor the experi-

menters know which group is the test or control is called:

The process of examining one’s inner psychological workings is

known as:

A correlation of -0.78 would be considered “stronger” than one of

0.65.

The Zimbardo experiment suggested that there was extreme

resistance on the part of subjects to engage in role play.

The idea that the mind and human behavior can be explained by

understanding component parts is called structuralism.

The humanistic perspective receives high marks for its ability to

be easily tested using scientific methodology.

In contrast to sociology and anthropology, contemporary psychology has little interest in how behavior varies across cultures.

The science of psychology borrowed and developed from the more established fields of biology and philosophy, as well as physics.

Evolution has become an important principle for psychology.

Freud is credited with starting the first modern psychology laboratory.

The process of examining one’s inner psychological workings is

known as:

Which of the following professionals is also a medical doctor?

The branch of psychology concerned with the measurement

of human abilities, attitudes and traits is:

The varied, complementary views of psychological processes used to analyze any given phenomenon, are called:

Pavlov’s work centered primarily on analyzing the dream content of dogs.

The placebo effect has been consistently shown to be unreliable,

weak and not applicable to scientific experimentation.

The normal (or “bell”) curve of graphic distribution is one in which

the mean, median and mode are the same.

Standard deviation tells us how different, on average, scores are

from the overall group average.

Statistical significance implies that there is a strong chance that

observed differences are due to chance variation between groups.

Hindsight bias refers to people’s tendency to:

A specification of how a researcher measures a research variable is known

as a:

A hypothesis is a(n):

In an experiment to determine the effects of alcohol consumption on impulsive behavior, alcohol would be the ________________ variable

Match the following perspectives with their correct definition.