AP Psychology Unit 1 Quiz

What is the focus of the biopsychosocial approach in psychology?

• Studying the physical aspects of behavior and mental processes

• Investigating how natural selection influences behavior

• Exploring the relationship between genes and environment

• Examining the influence of social and cultural factors on behavior

Which perspective in psychology emphasizes the unconscious mind?

• Psychodynamic

• Behaviorism

• Cognitive

• Humanistic

What is the main goal of behaviorism?

• Understanding how the brain and body physically create thoughts

• Investigating stages of development over the lifespan

• Exploring how perception and thinking impact behavior

• Studying how learning processes shape behavior

Which domain of psychology focuses on studying behavior in the workplace?

• Industrial-Organizational

• Clinical

• Cognitive

• Psychometric

What is the main difference between clinical psychology and psychiatry?

• Clinical psychology focuses on talk therapy, while psychiatry focuses on medication.

• Clinical psychology requires a medical degree, while psychiatry requires a doctoral degree.

• Clinical psychology is concerned with psychological disorders, while psychiatry focuses on counseling.

• Clinical psychology can prescribe medication, while psychiatry cannot.

What is the term for the phenomenon where we tend to believe that we would have foreseen an outcome after learning the outcome?

• Hindsight bias

• Confirmation bias

• Overconfidence

• Pseudoscience

Which term refers to the tendency to think we know more than we actually do?

• Hindsight bias

• Confirmation bias

• Overconfidence

• Pseudoscience

What is the term for popular beliefs that seem to be related to science but lack critical thinking?

• Hindsight bias

• Confirmation bias

• Overconfidence

• Pseudoscience

Confirmation bias refers to looking for evidence that confirms our beliefs while ignoring what?

• Evidence that supports our beliefs

• Evidence that disproves our beliefs

• Evidence that is irrelevant to our beliefs

• Evidence that is difficult to understand

What attitude or mindset is composed of curiosity, skepticism, and humility?

• Hindsight bias

• Confirmation bias

• Overconfidence

• Scientific attitude