Review of Units 1-2 AP Psychology

Which of the following is a measure of central tendency?

• Standard Deviation

• Mean

• Statistical Significance

• Range

What brain structure processes sensory information and then directs it to higher levels of the cerebral cortex?

• Thalamus

• Pons

• Hippocampus

• Hypothalamus

What hemisphere of the brain handles language?

• Left

• Right

• Limbic System

• Brainstem

Which type of research would allow you to determine whether students' grades accurately predict later income?

• case study

• naturalistic observation

• experimentation

• correlation

Which of the following correlation coefficients represents a Strong, Inverse relationship between variables?

• -.90

• 0.00

• +1.00

• -.02

Jana studies the potential impact of caffeine use on birth weight. In this study, her independent variable would be

• This is a correlation so there is no independent variable

• birth weight

• caffeine

• age of the pregnant woman

A neurotransmitter that triggers muscle contraction is

• Endorphins

• Glutamate

• Serotonin

• ACh

This part of a neuron is the extension that transmits information to other neurons.

(a)  

Placing subjects in your control or experimental group in order to reduce the impact of potential confounding variables is called

• Random Sampling

• Random Selection

• Random Assignment

• Hawthorne Effect

Which of Psychology's 7 main perspectives focuses on people's potential for growth?

• Humanistic

• Psychoanalytic

• Cognitive

• Behavioral