AP Unit 1 & 2 (CDL) Exam

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AP Unit 1 & 2 (CDL) Exam

Last updated over 5 years ago

29 questions

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Draggable item		Corresponding Item

Empiricism...

A. suggests our psychological fate is fixed & unchangeable from birth

B. is a field of psychology less than 50 years old

C. was a philosophy developed by Thomas Hobbes

D. viewed knowledge as originating in experience

E. none of the above

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:

A. effects beyond the tested condition 

B. deception

C. increased validity 

D. subject confusion

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

A. the control group 

B. the null hypothesis 

C. the sample pool

D. the independent variable

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.

True

False

The Zimbardo experiment suggested that there was extreme
resistance on the part of subjects to engage in role play.

True

False

The idea that the mind and human behavior can be explained by
understanding component parts is called structuralism.

True

False

The humanistic perspective receives high marks for its ability to
be easily tested using scientific methodology.

True

False

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

True

False

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

True

False

Evolution has become an important principle for psychology.

True

False

Freud is credited with starting the first modern psychology laboratory.

True

False

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.

True

False

The placebo effect has been consistently shown to be unreliable,
weak and not applicable to scientific experimentation.

True

False

The normal (or “bell”) curve of graphic distribution is one in which
the mean, median and mode are the same.

True

False

Standard deviation tells us how different, on average, scores are
from the overall group average.

True

False

Statistical significance implies that there is a strong chance that
observed differences are due to chance variation between groups.

True

False

Hindsight bias refers to people’s tendency to:

A. dismiss the value of replication

B. reject ideas that can’t be scientifically tested

C. exaggerate their ability to have forseen the outcome of past events

D. predict the the future

E. none of these

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

A hypothesis is a(n):

A. testable prediction that gives direction to research

B. unprovable assumption about processes that underlie psychology

C. fact which undergoes testing to prove it’s correctness

D. the end result of the research process

E. none of the above

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.

Draggable item		Corresponding Item
evolutionary		how we encode, process and retrieve information
behavioral		how we meet our needs for love and acceptance and achieve self-fulfillment
cognitive		how we learn observable responses
humanistic		how behavior springs from unconscious drives and conflicts
psychodynamic		how the natural selection of traits has promoted the survival of genes

Empiricism...

A. suggests our psychological fate is fixed & unchangeable from birth

B. is a field of psychology less than 50 years old

C. was a philosophy developed by Thomas Hobbes

D. viewed knowledge as originating in experience

E. none of the above

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

A. survey 

B. quota 

C. read 

D. rehearse 

E. review

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

A. developmental 

B. biological 

C. social 

D. cognitive 

E. personality

A confounding variable is one that causes:

A. effects beyond the tested condition 

B. deception

C. increased validity 

D. subject confusion

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

A. the control group 

B. the null hypothesis 

C. the sample pool

D. the independent variable

An experimental set-up in which neither the subjects nor the experi-
menters know which group is the test or control is called:

A. artificial

B. single-blind 

C. double-blind 

D. random

E. none of the above

The process of examining one’s inner psychological workings is
known as:

A.introspection 

B. introversion 

C. inertia 

D. inviolability

E. none of the above

A correlation of -0.78 would be considered “stronger” than one of
0.65.

True

False

The Zimbardo experiment suggested that there was extreme
resistance on the part of subjects to engage in role play.

True

False

The idea that the mind and human behavior can be explained by
understanding component parts is called structuralism.

True

False

The humanistic perspective receives high marks for its ability to
be easily tested using scientific methodology.

True

False

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

True

False

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

True

False

Evolution has become an important principle for psychology.

True

False

Freud is credited with starting the first modern psychology laboratory.

True

False

The process of examining one’s inner psychological workings is
known as:

A.introspection 

B. introversion 

C. inertia 

D. inviolability

E. none of the above

Which of the following professionals is also a medical doctor?

A. psychologist 

B. psychiatrist 

C. biologist 

D. counselor

E. clinician

The branch of psychology concerned with the measurement
of human abilities, attitudes and traits is:

A. meritocracy 

B. metric psychology 

C. psychodynamism

D. psychometrics 

E. personality psychology

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

A. levels of analysis or perspectives 

B. dialectical materialism 

C. ambiguity apex

D. applied psychology 

E. structural analysis

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

True

False

The placebo effect has been consistently shown to be unreliable,
weak and not applicable to scientific experimentation.

True

False

The normal (or “bell”) curve of graphic distribution is one in which
the mean, median and mode are the same.

True

False

Standard deviation tells us how different, on average, scores are
from the overall group average.

True

False

Statistical significance implies that there is a strong chance that
observed differences are due to chance variation between groups.

True

False

Hindsight bias refers to people’s tendency to:

A. dismiss the value of replication

B. reject ideas that can’t be scientifically tested

C. exaggerate their ability to have forseen the outcome of past events

D. predict the the future

E. none of these

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

A. standard deviation 

B. control 

C. replication 

D. operational definition

E. schema

A hypothesis is a(n):

A. testable prediction that gives direction to research

B. unprovable assumption about processes that underlie psychology

C. fact which undergoes testing to prove it’s correctness

D. the end result of the research process

E. none of the above

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

A. experimental

B. dependent

C. control

D. dependent

E. independent

Match the following perspectives with their correct definition.

evolutionary

how we encode, process and retrieve information

behavioral

how we meet our needs for love and acceptance and achieve self-fulfillment

cognitive

how we learn observable responses

humanistic

how behavior springs from unconscious drives and conflicts

psychodynamic

how the natural selection of traits has promoted the survival of genes

AP Unit 1 & 2 (CDL) Exam

AP Unit 1 & 2 (CDL) Exam

Empiricism...

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

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 isknown as:

A correlation of -0.78 would be considered “stronger” than one of0.65.

The Zimbardo experiment suggested that there was extremeresistance on the part of subjects to engage in role play.

The idea that the mind and human behavior can be explained byunderstanding component parts is called structuralism.

The humanistic perspective receives high marks for its ability tobe 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 isknown as:

Which of the following professionals is also a medical doctor?

The branch of psychology concerned with the measurementof 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 whichthe mean, median and mode are the same.

Standard deviation tells us how different, on average, scores arefrom the overall group average.

Statistical significance implies that there is a strong chance thatobserved 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 knownas 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.

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

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.

The process of examining one’s inner psychological workings is
known as:

The branch of psychology concerned with the measurement
of human abilities, attitudes and traits is:

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.

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