AP Psych Practice - Research Methods

Front

The condition that exists when the probability that the findings are not due to chance

Back

statistical significance

Front

Descriptive research where one person or group is studied in depth; baby albert

Back

case study

Front

What psychological principle explains the tendency of "Monday Morning Quarterbacks" to believe they knew the outcome of weekend football games? Options: Overconfidence, Hindsight Bias, Intuition, Illusory Correlation

Back

Hindsight Bias

Front

Which of the following demonstrates the need for psychological science? Options: Psychology's methods are unlike those of any other science, Psychological experiments are less valuable without psychological science, Out intuitions about human thinking and behavior are not always accurate, Intuitions does not provide correct answers unless it is applied through the scientific method

Back

Our intuitions about human thinking and behavior are not always accurate.

Front

Which of the following is a potential problem for a case study? Options: They provide too much detail and the researcher is likely to lose track of the most important facts., They are generally  too expensive to economical, They may be misleading because they don't fairly represent other cases, The dependent variable is difficult to operationally define in a case study

Back

They may be misleading because they don't fairly represent other cases

Front

A testable prediction is called (a/an):

Back

hypothesis

Front

Mary watches several different species of birds to discover how they feed their young in their habitat, without being intrusive. This would be an example of what type of study?

Back

Naturalistic observation

Front

What is curious skepticism?

Back

Open to new ideas but still questions them

Front

All those in a group being studied is referred to as the...

Back

Population

Front

When people have the tendency to think they know more than they do

Back

Overconfidence