AP Psychology MIdTerm Quiz 1

With which of the following statements would John B. Watson most likely agree? 

• Psychology should study the growth potential in all people 
• Psychology should study the unconscious 
• Psychology should focus on observable behavior
• Psychology should study mental thought processes

Which perspective would be most useful when explaining how people from different countries express anger? 

•  Social-cultural 
• Psychodynamic
•  Behavioral
• Biological

 Which of the following kinds of psychologists would most likely explore how we process and remember information? 

• Developmental 
• Biological
• Social 
• Cognitive

A humanistic psychologist working with some poets might ask which of the following questions?

• How can we get them to reach their highest potential?
• How did their childhood experiences impact their current behavior? 
• How have rewards and punishments shaped their behavior?
• How do their brains differ from those of other successful people?

Betsy works in a human resources department. She plans training sessions, recruits, people to work for the company, and implements techniques to boost morale around the office. Of the following, Betsy is most likely  

• Developmental psychologist 
• Personality psychologist 
• Industrial-organized psychologist
• Educational psychologist

Which of the following psychologists would most likely conduct psychotherapy? 

• Biological
• Clinical 
•  Industrial-organizational 
• Cognitive

Which of the following psychologist would be most likely to investigate biological,psychological, cognitive, and social changes over time?

• Educational
• Experimental
• Social
• Developmental

After the student council election, a friend tells you he has known for weeks who would be elected president. What does this seem to illustrate?

• Critical thinking
• Hindsight Bias
• Overconfidence
• Skepticism

What do we call the tendency to exaggerate the correctness or accuracy of our beliefs and predictions prior to testing?

• Hindsight Bias
• Overconfidence
• Critical Thinking
• Reliability

Why is an operational definition necessary when reporting research findings?

• An operational definition allows others to replicate the procedure
• An operational definiton provides more context and includes many examples of the same concept described.
• An operational definition is easier to translate into muliple languages than a dictionary definition
• An operational definition is not necessary since a dictionary definitoin will work as well for replication.