AP Psych mid term

A measure of the extent to which two factors vary together, and thus of how well either factor predicts the other is called a

• measure of central tendency

• coefficient

• inferential statistic

• correlation

What is the name of the technique where people would examine their own thoughts/behaviors?

• introspection

• structuralism

• functionalism

• empricism

Who is the founder of psychoanalysis?

• Sigmund Freud
• Abraham Maslow
• Ivan Pavlov
• B.F. Skinner

Which psychological perspective would be most interested in studying our brain structures & chemistry, genetics, glands, etc.?

• Biological
• Structuralism
• Functionalism
• Humanistic

What is a Hypothesis in Psychology

• Randomly assigned group that does not receive treatment.

• A set of general procedures for gathering and interpreting data

• precise, testable statement of what the researcher(s) predict will be the outcome of the study

• the tendency to believe, after learning an outcome, that one would have foreseen it

Which historical figure is known for his evolutionary theories?

• Charles Darwin

• B.F. Skinner

• Ivan Pavlov

• John Watson

John B. Watson is known for what psychological experiment?

• The Watson Effect

• Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs

• Little Albert Experiment

• The Doll Test

receiving end of a neuron

• dendrites
• synapatics

Quentin has been monitoring what his siblings do when his parents yell at them, and how their actions change. His approach is most in line with what school of psychological thought?

• Behavioral

• Cognitive

• Psychoanalytical

• Humanistic

• Structuralist

Which lobe of the brain is responsible for processing visual information?

• temporal lobe

• parietal lobe

• frontal lobe

• occipital lobe