AP Psych Unit 1-History and Research

What is an illusory correlation?

• a causal relationship

• a correlation of -1.0

• a correlation of +1.0

• a perceived relationship when there isn't any

When you perform an experiment, what are you trying to accomplish?

• Find out if there is a cause/effect relationship

• Find out if there is a correlational relationship

• Find out if there is a negative correlation

• Find out if this is a longitudinal study

What is a confounding variable?

• a variable that you manipulate

• a variable that you put in the control group

• a variable that affects others and can distort the true relationship between two variables

• it is actually the dependent variable

Which perspective would say that men are more attracted to women who want a lot of children?

• biological

• evolutionary

• behavioral

• cognitive

In an experiment, what is a dependent variable?

• the placebo given to the control group

• the original theory you have about something in nature

• The variable that may change as a result of how you manipulate the independent variable

• the variable that you manipulate

What is the mode in a set of data?

• The most commonly occurring number

• The middle number

• The average of all numbers

• The average of the middle two numbers

What is a random sample?

• picking your friends to participate in a study because you will already have an idea of how they will respond

• picking participants in a way that everyone from the target population has an equal chance of being selected

• making sure to use an equal number of men and women

• Using as many participants as possible

Gestalt psychology is focused on understanding how which of the following shape our behaviors?

• learning

• perception

• motivation

• development

What does an industrial organizational psychologist focus on?

• industrialization of the United States

• cognitive development of adults

• helping students decide where they want to work

• behavior of employees in the workplace

Looking inward and reporting your personal sensations as practiced by early structuralists was called

• controlling your emotions

• introspection

• a positive correlation

• the correlation coefficient