AP Psychology Full Review

A study is said to have _______________ if it yields consistent results each time it is repeated.

• validity

• reliability

• sample

• correlation

A statistical technique that would allow a researcher to cluster such traits as being talkative, social, and adventurous with extraversion is called...

• A case study

• Meta-analysis

• Statistical significance

• Factor analysis

• Z score

What is the primary focus of social psychology within AP Psychology?

• Individual behavior

• Group behavior

• Cognitive processes

• Biological influences

Which psychologist is best known for their work on social conformity?

• Sigmund Freud

• B.F. Skinner

• Solomon Asch

• Carl Rogers

What is the term for changing one's behavior to match the responses or actions of others?

• Conformity

• Obedience

• Compliance

• Persuasion

In the context of social psychology, what does the term 'bystander effect' refer to?

• People are more likely to help in a group

• People are less likely to help when others are present

• People help only when they are alone

• People help more when they are in a hurry

Which experiment is famous for studying obedience to authority?

• Stanford prison experiment

• Milgram experiment

• Asch conformity experiment

• Hawthorne studies

What is the term for the tendency to attribute others' behaviors to internal factors while attributing our own behaviors to external factors?

• Self-serving bias

• Fundamental attribution error

• Cognitive dissonance

• Social facilitation

Which concept explains why people perform better on simple tasks when in the presence of others?

• Social loafing

• Social facilitation

• Groupthink

• Deindividuation

What is the term for the loss of self-awareness and individual accountability in group situations?

• Deindividuation

• Group polarization

• Social loafing

• Conformity