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WorksheetsAP Psychology - Modules 1-3
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What is the most frequently occurring score in a distribution?
a)
Mode
b)
Mean
c)
Median
d)
Range
2.
What is statistical significance?
a)
How important a statistic is
b)
How likely it is that an obtained result occurred by chance
c)
How likely is it that an obtained result didn't occur by chance
d)
The importance of the value
3.
In order to provide a baseline against which they can evaluate the effects of a specific treatment, experimenters make use of a(n):
a)
experimental condition.
b)
independent variable.
c)
random sample.
d)
control condition.
4.
What value shows the strongest correlation?
a)
.57
b)
-1
c)
.3
d)
.000008
5.
What percentage of scores falls within one standard deviation of the mean score of a normal curve?
a)
98%
b)
68%
c)
50%
d)
40%
6.
Which research method would be most appropriate for investigating the relationship between the religious beliefs of Americans and their attitudes toward alcohol consumption?
a)
the survey
b)
naturalistic observation
c)
the case study
d)
experimentation
7.
Unlike correlational studies, experiments involve:
a)
Randomly selecting participants.
b)
Studying observable behaviors.
c)
Manipulating factors of interest.
d)
All the above.
8.
What is the arithmetic average of a distribution?
a)
Median
b)
Range
c)
Mean
d)
Normal curve
9.
After having found out the gender of her friend's baby, Mia claimed she knew it would be a boy. What is this an example of?
a)
Representative Heuristic
b)
Confirmation Bias
c)
Stereotype Threat
d)
Hindsight Bias
10.
A researcher would be most likely to discover a negative correlation between:
a)
body height and body weight.
b)
education and personal wealth.
c)
intelligence and academic success.
d)
self-esteem and depression.
11.
Which of the following perspectives is focused on the relationship between the conscious and unconscious mind?
a)
Evolutionary
b)
Social-cultural
c)
Psychodynamic
d)
Behavior Genetics
12.
A correlation between dating frequency and academic success of -1.00 would indicate that:
a)
Less frequent dating is associated with lower levels of academic success.
b)
More frequent dating is associated with lower levels of academic success.
c)
It is impossible to predict level of academic success based on knowledge of dating frequency.
d)
Dating frequency has no causal influence on academic success.
13.
Random assignment is most likely to be utilized in ________ research.
a)
survey
b)
case study
c)
experimental
d)
correlational
14.
In a test of the effects of sleep deprivation on problem-solving skills, research participants are allowed to sleep either 4 or 8 hours on each of three consecutive nights. This research is an example of:
a)
naturalistic observation.
b)
the survey.
c)
correlational research.
d)
experimentation.
15.
Dr. Kozak has concluded that the unusually low incidence of alcoholism among citizens of a small African country can be attributed to strong fundamentalistic religious influences in that region. This belief best illustrates a _______ perspective.
a)
social-cultural
b)
biological
c)
psychoanalytic
d)
psychiatric
16.
The case study is a research method in which:
a)
a representative sample of people are questioned regarding their opinions or behaviors.
b)
an investigator manipulates one or more variables that might affect behavior.
c)
organisms are carefully observed in their natural environment.
d)
an individual is studied in great detail.
17.
In order to learn about the TV viewing habits of all the children attending Oakbridge School, Professor Devries randomly selected and interviewed 50 of the school's students. In this instance, all the children attending the school are considered to be a(n):
a)
control condition.
b)
representative sample.
c)
independent variable.
d)
population.
18.
In order to assess reactions to a proposed tuition hike at her college, Susan sent a questionnaire to every fifteenth person in the college registrar's alphabetical listing of all currently enrolled students. Susan employed the technique of:
a)
naturalistic observation.
b)
replication.
c)
correlation.
d)
random sampling.
19.
What value shows the weakest correlation?
a)
.57
b)
-1
c)
.02
d)
.000008
20.
A researcher would be most likely to discover a positive correlation between:
a)
test scores and hours watching TV
b)
junk food consumption and weight
c)
hours of piano practice and note accuracy
d)
hours of sleep and attentiveness
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