WorksheetsAP Psychology Chapter 1
Total questions: 14
Worksheet time: 7mins
Julie appeared not to be surprised when the couple broke up. “I could have predicted that,” she said. Julie is demonstrating:
ESP
Hindsight Bias
•overestimation the extent to which others share her opinion.
correlation proves causation
To have a scientific attitude, we should not just believe something we have been told, we should examine the evidence, ask questions and come to our own conclusions. This process is called
•a hypothesis.
an experiment
logical reasoning
A hypothesis is a(n):
testable prediction that gives direction to research
•way to organize facts.
process of linking facts to deeper principles
set of principles that explains newly discovered facts
The following is an example of an operational definition
stress is defined as how well a person adjusts to his/her environment
empathy is defined as showing you can understand the other person’s feelings
intelligence is defined as a score on an intelligence test
all of the above
When everybody has an equal chance of being included in a study, this process is called
unbiased reporting
survey
random sample
reliability
Which of the following correlation coefficients reflects the strongest correlation?
•+.10
•-.64
•+.35
•-.10
A mistaken belief that two factors or events are related when they are not is called
the
rule of falsifiability.
pseudoscience.
an
illusory correlation
paranormal
phenomena
Consistently, we find low self-esteem is often related with high levels of depression. This means
low
self-esteem causes depression
depression
causes low self-esteem
low
self-esteem and depression are caused by a third factor
they
are correlated but this does not
prove causation
In
order to prove a cause-and-effect relationship, we must use
•naturalistic
observation.
the
experimental method
human
subjects
correlation
coefficients
Neither
the researcher nor the subjects knew whether or not they received the drug
studied or a placebo. This is an example
of
expectancy
effects
placebo
effects
nothing. It would be ridiculous
The best way to assure the post-treatment differences found between the experimental and control groups is due to the treatment is by
random
assignment
training
your subjects well
letting
your subjects know which group they are in
using
a placebo
Dr. Schulte wants to investigate if aggressive behavior in children is increased if they view violent videos. In this instance, the dependent variable is
violent
videos
aggressive
behavior
a
placebo
the
control condition
Which measure of central tendency is the exact middle score of a distribution of scores?
mean
coeffecient
The ____ is a measure of the degree of variation among a set of scores from each other.
mean
scatterplot
standard deviation
normal distribution
