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.

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