AP Psychology Quiz Modules 4 and 5

The tendency to believe, after learning an outcome, that one would have foreseen it. This is also. known as "I-knew-it-all-along phenomenon.)

• Overconfidence

• Critical Thinking

• Hindsight Bias

• Humility

You submit a math test, believing you received 100%. You get the test back and you score an 80%. What dynamic led you to believe that you scored 100%?

• Overconfidence

• Critical Thinking

• Illusion

• Skepticism

Critical thinking is significant in our understanding of psychology. What is not an aspect we examine within critical thinking.

• Examines assumptions

• Assesses the source

• Discerns hidden values

• Evaluates evidence

• Dismiss conclusions

An testable prediction

• Theory

• Validity

• Operation

• Hypothesis

Operational Definition is a carefully worded statement of the exact procedures used in a research study.

• True

• False

A descriptive technique in which one individual or group is studied in depth in the hope of revealing universal principles.

• Case Study

• Random Sample.

• Survey

• Naturalistic Observation

A flawed selection process that produces an unrepresentative group.

• Random Sample

• Survey

• Sampling Bias

• Population

All of those in a group being studied, from which samples can be obtained. This group is drawn from

• Population

• Survey

• Case Study

• Random Sample

A group that fairly represents a population because each member has an equal chance of inclusion.

• Validity

• Replication

• Case Study

• Random Sample

Which of the following is most important when conducting survey research?

• Choosing a representative sample

• Choosing a large sample

• Choosing a biased sample

• Choosing a sample that includes every member of the population

• Choosing a sample whose answers will likely support your hypothesis