AICE Psychology AS Final Exam

Which of the following is a key feature of the cognitive approach in psychology?

• Focus on unconscious drives

• Emphasis on mental processes

• Study of observable behavior only

• Use of animal models exclusively

Who is considered the founder of psychoanalysis?

• B.F. Skinner

• Sigmund Freud

• John Watson

• Albert Bandura

Which research method involves an in-depth study of a single individual or small group?

• Survey

• Case study

• Experiment

• Correlational study

What is the dependent variable in an experiment?

• The variable that is manipulated

• The variable that is measured

• The variable that stays constant

• The variable that is random

Which of the following is an example of a biological approach to psychology?

• Studying neurotransmitter effects on behavior

• Analyzing unconscious motives

• Observing social interactions

• Examining cultural influences

Who conducted the famous obedience experiments in the 1960s?

• Philip Zimbardo

• Stanley Milgram

• Solomon Asch

• Albert Bandura

Which term describes the process by which a neutral stimulus becomes associated with a response?

• Operant conditioning

• Classical conditioning

• Social learning

• Cognitive dissonance

What is the main ethical principle of “informed consent” in psychological research?

• Participants must be paid

• Participants must be told about the study and agree to participate

• Participants must be deceived

• Participants must be observed secretly

Which psychologist is associated with the Bobo doll experiment?

• John Watson

• Albert Bandura

• Ivan Pavlov

• Carl Rogers

Which of the following best defines “operationalization” in research?

• Making a hypothesis

• Defining variables in measurable terms

• Randomly assigning participants

• Publishing results