AP Psych Unit 1 Exam Review

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The first psychological laboratory was established by

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Wilhelm Wundt

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Which approach is most directly concerned with assessing the relative impact of both nature and nurture on our psychological traits? Options: biopsychosocial, cognitive, humanistic, social-cultural, psychodynamic

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biopsychosocial

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Humanistic psychologists focused attention on the importance of people's

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potential for healthy growth.

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Behaviorists explain human thought and behavior as a result of

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past conditioning

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The most important reason to use operational definitions in psychological research is it

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helps everyone involved with the research understand and collect data in the same manner.

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All of the following are American Psychological Association ethical guidelines for researchers EXCEPT: Participants cannot be placed at significant mental or physical risk. Participation must be voluntary. Participants must be informed of potential risks. Research may not involve deception.

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Research may not involve deception.

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Experimental research differs from correlational research in that experimental research

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may reveal a causal relation

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What is the best way to ensure that results of a study are generalizable to a population?

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By using a random selection of people in that population

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The hindsight bias refers to people's tendency to

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exaggerate their ability to have foreseen the outcome of past events.

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In a well-designed research study, a ______ difference means that the results are most likely due to manipulation of the independent variable and not chance.

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statistically significant