Unit 1 part 2 AP Psychology

In an experiment to determine the effects of exercise on motivation, exercise is the

• control condition.

• intervening variable.

• independent variable.

• dependent variable.

To determine the effects of a new drug on memory, one group of people is given a pill that contains the drug. A second group is given a sugar pill that does not contain the drug. This second group constitutes the

• randon sample.

• control group.

• experimental group.

• test group.

Theories are defined as

• testable propositions.

• factors that may change in response to manipulation.

• principles that help organize observations and predict behaviors or events.

• statistical indexes.

A psychologist studies the play behavior of young children by watching groups during recess at school. Which type of research is being used?

• correlation

• case study

• experimentation

• naturalistic observation

To ensure that other researchers can repeat their work, psychologists use

• control groups.

• operational definitions.

• double-blind procedures.

• random assignment.

The scientific attitude of skepticism is based on the belief that

• people are rarely candid in revealing their thoughts.

• mental processes can't be studied objectively.

• the scientist's intuition about behavior is usually correct.

• ideas need to be tested against observable evidence.

Which of the following is NOT a basic research technique used by psychologists?

• description

• replication

• experimentation

• correlation

If a shoe size and IQ are negatively correlated, which of the following are true?

• People with large feet tend to have high IQs.

• People with small feet tend to have high IQs.

• People with small feet tend to have low IQs.

• IQ is unpredictable based on a person's show size.

Well-done surveys measure attitudes in a representative subset, or ______________, of an entire group, or ____________.

• population; random sample

• control group; experimental group

• experimental group; control group

• random sample; population

What is the mean of the following distribution of scores: 2,3,7,6,1,4,9,5,8,2?

• 5

• 4

• 4.7

• 3.7