AP Psychology: Unit 1 Vocab

Researchers want to know how happiness is impacted by the color of your socks. Color of socks would be the...

• Independent Variable

• Confounding Variable

• Dependent Variable

• Control Variable

When researchers cannot ethically randomly assign people in an experiment, so they compare groups that already exist.

• Correlational study

• Case Study

• Naturalistic Observation

• Qualitative Study

The committee within an organization that approves or denies research based on ethics.

• Internal Affairs Committee

• American Psychology Association

• Ethical Dilemma Resolution Group

• Institutional Review Board

When two variables increase and decrease together.

• Strong Correlation

• Positive Correlation

• Negative Correlation

• Weak Correlation

One of the drawbacks of this type of study is that the conclusion are not very generalizable.

• Case study

• correlational study

• experiment

• survey

The participants in research who serve as the baseline for comparison.

• Variable group

• Control group

• Experimental group

• Neutral group

The school of thought based on the premise that psychological practices can only be based on what is observable.

• Behavioral perspective

• Biological perspective

• Cognitive perspective

• Psychodynamic perspective

As miles driven in a car increases, the gallons of gas remaining decreases.

• Positive correlation

• No correlation

• Negative correlation

• Weak correlation

In testing the effects of different kinds of light on plant growth, plant growth would be the...

• Hypothesis

• Dependent variable

• Independent variable

• Control condition

The research method in which the researcher does not at all interfere with or try to control any part of the research.

• Experiment

• Case study

• Correlational Study

• Naturalistic Observation