AP Psych CB Unit 1

Which procedure controls the preexisting differences between groups of participants in an experiment?

• A double-blind design

• random sampling

• random assignment

• employing a confederate

• running one participant at a time

The notion that human behavior is greatly influenced by unconscious thoughts and desires consists with which approach?

• cognitive

• biological

• behavioral

• socicultural

• psychodynamic

Professor Reed attempts to assess the relative contributions of heredity and home environment on children's susceptibility to depression. Her research best illustrates the concerns of the ____ approach

• psychodynamic
• cognitive
• humanistic
• biopsychosocial

Which perspective thinks the unconscious mind influences everything we do?

• Biological

• Behavioral

• Cognitive

• Psychodynamic

If a child is behaving poorly, it is likely because this behavior has been rewarded somehow.

• Sociocultural

• Behavioral

• Biological

• Psychodynamic

Which perspective would agree with the following: "Change your thoughts, change your life"?

• Behavioral

• Cognitive

• Biological

• Psychodynamic

Which perspective would agree that eating disorders are more prevalent in the West because people are constantly bombarded with images of thin, perfect bodies.

• Sociocultural

• Behavioral

• Biological

• Psychodynamic

Which perspective believed psychology should emphasize the potential for growth of each human being and an individual’s freedom to make their own decisions?

• Biological
• Humanistic
• Psychodynamic
• Behavioral

Which psychological perspective focuses on how we think about information?

• Cognitive
• Behavioral
• Evolutionary
• Psychodynamic

Which psychological perspective would be most interested in studying our brain structures & chemistry, genetics, glands, etc.?

• Biological
• Structuralism
• Functionalism
• Humanistic