
2.2 AP Psych Quiz
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10th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Darnayia has been seeing a lot of social media ads about an exciting new sports simulation game. While several of her friends say that the game is their ideal example of a video game, others who have played the game complain that it was too expensive and not as fun as they expected. Darnayia buys the game. When her mother asks her why she chose that game, Darnayia only mentions the advice she heard about the game was the best one they’ve ever played. Which of the following cognitive processes explains why Darnayia can justify her purchase of the expensive game and ignore her concerns over the cost?
Mental set
Schemas
Priming
Confirmation bias
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
A group of 25 American college students who were taking introductory psychology during the spring semester participated in a study about cognition. Participants were first asked to read a story about a Russian battle from the 19th century. Later, participants were asked to write down as many details as they could remember from the story. Twenty-two out of 25 of the students changed some of the details of the story, such as referring to a “house” instead of using the Russian word “dacha” that was used in the story.
Which of the following best describes the type of sample used in this study?
It was a study that involved a sample from a case study.
It was a study that involved random assignment.
It was a study that involved convenience sampling.
It was a study that involved random sampling.
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
A group of 25 American college students who were taking introductory psychology during the spring semester participated in a study about cognition. Participants were first asked to read a story about a Russian battle from the 19th century. Later, participants were asked to write down as many details as they could remember from the story. Twenty-two out of 25 of the students changed some of the details of the story, such as referring to a “house” instead of using the Russian word “dacha” that was used in the story.
If this study were to run as an experiment, which of the following would be necessary?
The study must examine at least 200 participants to be valid.
There must be a predictable relationship between the variables examined in the study.
The results of the study must be significant.
The participants must be randomly assigned to a control or experimental condition.
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
A group of 25 American college students who were taking introductory psychology during the spring semester participated in a study about cognition. Participants were first asked to read a story about a Russian battle from the 19th century. Later, participants were asked to write down as many details as they could remember from the story. Twenty-two out of 25 of the students changed some of the details of the story, such as referring to a “house” instead of using the Russian word “dacha” that was used in the story.
Which of the following would explain why the students changed details in their recall of the study?
Confirmation bias
Bottom-up processing
Hindsight bias
Availability heuristic
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Fatima tries out for the debate team at her school because she believes that debate team members are the smartest kids in school. She is not chosen as a team member. After failing to make the debate team, Fatima remembers that the students who made the team last school year were juniors and members of the History Club. She now decides that she knew she should not have tried out since she is a sophomore and not a member of the History Club. Which of the following cognitive processes is Fatima using to justify her failure to make the team?
Hindsight bias
The representativeness heuristic
Accommodation
Assimilation
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
A researcher evaluated over 300 studies where algorithms were used to predict the future of the stock market. This study determined that Algorithms accurately predicted the stock market within three percentage points on average. These findings were later provided to individuals who follow the market to inform them about when to sell or buy stocks. Which of the following research techniques best represents the research described?
Experiment
Case Study
Meta-analysis
Correlational Study
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