AP Psychology - Modules 1-3

What is the most frequently occurring score in a distribution?

• Mode
• Mean
• Median
• Range

What is statistical significance?

• How important a statistic is
• How likely it is that an obtained result occurred by chance
• How likely is it that an obtained result didn't occur by chance
• The importance of the value

In order to provide a baseline against which they can evaluate the effects of a specific treatment, experimenters make use of a(n): 

• experimental condition. 
• independent variable. 
• random sample. 
• control condition. 

What value shows the strongest correlation?

• .57
• -1
• .3
• .000008

What percentage of scores falls within one standard deviation of the mean score of a normal curve?

• 98%
• 68%
• 50%
• 40%

 Which research method would be most appropriate for investigating the relationship between the religious beliefs of Americans and their attitudes toward alcohol consumption? 

• the survey 
• naturalistic observation 
• the case study 
• experimentation 

Unlike correlational studies, experiments involve: 

• Randomly selecting participants. 
• Studying observable behaviors.
• Manipulating factors of interest. 
• All the above. 

What is the arithmetic average of a distribution?

• Median
• Range
• Mean
• Normal curve

After having found out the gender of her friend's baby, Mia claimed she knew it would be a boy. What is this an example of?

• Representative Heuristic
• Confirmation Bias
• Stereotype Threat
• Hindsight Bias

A researcher would be most likely to discover a negative correlation between: 

• body height and body weight. 
• education and personal wealth. 
• intelligence and academic success. 
• self-esteem and depression.