AP Psych Unit 0 Review

The post-experimental explanation of a study, including its purpose, and any deceptions, to its participants

• debriefing

• hypothesis

• IRB

• informed consent

A flawed sampling process that produces an unrepresentative sample

• confidence bias

• sampling bias

• generalizability

• inferential bias

A sample that fairly represents a population because each member has an equal chance of inclusion

• random sample

• reciprocity

• generalizability

• control group

A statistical index of the relationship between 2 things (from -1.00 to +1.00)

• third variable

• correlation coefficient

• statistical significance

• independent variable

A non-experimental technique of observing and recording behavior in naturally occurring situations without trying to manipulate or control the situation

• experimentation

• naturalistic observation

• case study

• structured interview

The tendency to be overestimate the accuracy of our beliefs and judgments

• overconfidence

• hindsight bias

• confirmation bias

• null hypothesis

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

• placebo

• confirmation bias

• overconfidence

• hindsight bias

Which distribution has a larger standard deviation?

• A

• B

• Neither

A distribution of test scores is normal, with a mean of 75 and a standard deviation of 5. Approximately what percentage of scores would be expected to fall between 70 and 80?

• 50%

• 68%

• 95%

• 99%

A distribution of test scores is normal, with a mean of 100 and a standard deviation of 15. Which of the following scores would be within one standard deviation?

• 75

• 88

• 117

• 80