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AP Psychology History and Methods (Units 1 and 2) Review

Total questions: 75

Worksheet time: 59mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

After the events of 9/11, your friend suggested that the CIA and FBI should have foreseen the likelihood of this form of terrorism. According to her, all the clues were there. This perception most clearly illustrates:

a)

the false consensus effect

b)

the hindsight bias

c)

random sampling

d)

the placebo effect

2.

This technique gathers self-reported attitudes or behaviors of people by questioning them randomly and representatively.

a)

Experiment

b)

Case Study

c)

Survey

d)

Exploratory study

3.

This is a self-correcting process for asking questions and observing nature's answer.

a)

The observational method

b)

the theory method

c)

the scientific method

d)

the hypothetical method

4.

Researchers cannot generalize findings unless their samples are random. In order for a sample to be truly random, every member of the entire group has to have an equal chance of being chosen to participate. Which of the following is an example of a random sampling procedure used to pick 100 participants for a research project?

a)

Design a Web site that has an online version of a questionnaire and include the first 100 people who complete the survey.

b)

Put an ad in the newspaper and pick the first 100 people who respond.

c)

Choose participants from the entire population of interest by putting all the names in a bowl, picking names one at a time until you reach 100, and involving as many of those 100 as possible.

d)

Send questionnaires to the entire population of interest and include the first 100 people who return the questionnaire.

5.

A hypothesis is a prediction that is:

a)

Self-evident.

b)

Testable

c)

Founded in Semantics.

d)

Able to be replicated.

6.

This is an observation technique in which one person is studied in depth.

a)

Survey

b)

Case Study

c)

Exploratory study

d)

Experiment

7.

A researcher is interested in determining if infant crying and caretaker responses are different in developed and developing nations. She trains her research assistants to watch and record babies' behaviors in 3-minute increments, including variations in crying (e.g., whimpering, pain cries, etc.), as well as caregiver responses (e.g., holding, speaking, etc.). She then chooses 50 participants in four different countries to be included in her study. What type of research design is she using?

a)

Naturalistic observation

b)

Case study

c)

Survey research

d)

Correlation

8.
A description of the specific procedure used to determine the presence of a variable.  Created so that the experiment can be replicated by others.
a)
operational definition
b)
independent variable
c)
controlled group
9.
Careful observations of humans or animals in real life situations
a)
case study
b)
survey
c)
naturalistic observation
10.
Repetition of the methods used in a previous experiment to see whether the same methods will yield the same results.
a)
validity
b)
research
c)
replication
11.

What is one disadvantage of a survey?

a)

People don't tell the truth.

b)

Yields a lot of information

c)

Provides a good way to generate hypotheses

d)

Can provide information about many people since it’s cheap and easy to do

12.
A correlation coefficient of 0.8 is a _______________ and suggests that as one variable ____________, the other variable ______________.
a)
strong positive | increases | increases
b)
weak positive | increases | increases
c)
strong positive | increases | decreases
d)
weak positive | increases | decreases
13.

I believe people choose to live meaningful lives. I share many of the same beliefs as Carl Rogers. Most important, I believe many people have the ability to reach self-actualization. Who am I?

a)

Wertheimer

b)

Skinner

c)

Terman

d)

Maslow

e)

Seligman

14.

Jill wants to study the process of thinking. Which field of psychology should she choose?

a)

Cognitive

b)

Social

c)

Personality

d)

Learning

e)

Perception

15.

Of the following, who is associated with the Gestalt school of psychology?

a)

Watson

b)

James

c)

Pavlov

d)

Wertheimer

e)

Freud

16.

Psychology is considered a science mainly because it relies on direct observation. Which field of psychology supports this?

a)

Behaviorism

b)

Psychodynamic

c)

Social

d)

Cognitive

e)

Structuralism

17.

Which of the following psychologists was a structuralist?

a)

Watson

b)

Wundt

c)

James

d)

Wertheimer

e)

Freud

18.

Psychoanalytic psychology focuses mainly on:

a)

rewards and punishments

b)

self-esteem and self-actualization

c)

biology and genetics

d)

internal conflict and unconscious desires

e)

sensation and perception

19.

Which of the following psychologists was a structuralist?

a)

Watson

b)

Wundt

c)

James

d)

Wertheimer

e)

Freud

20.

Which philosopher was the first to conclude that knowledge results from our memories of our experiences?

a)

Plato

b)

Socrates

c)

Kant

d)

Descarte

e)

Aristotle

21.

Introspection was the basic research tool used by ________ in order to study people's inner sensations and mental images.

a)

Watson

b)

Darwin

c)

Titchener

d)

Skinner

e)

Calkins

22.

The early school of psychology known as functionalism was developed by

a)

Wundt

b)

James

c)

Descartes

d)

Watson

e)

Freud

23.

Who was a student of William James and the first female president of the American Psychological Association?

a)

Piaget

b)

Bacon

c)

Rayner

d)

Calkins

e)

Washburn

24.

Mr. Lopez believes that severe depression results primarily from an imbalanced diet and abnormal brain chemistry. Mr. Lopez favors a ________ perspective on depression.

a)

biological

b)

pyschodynamic

c)

behavioral

d)

cognitive

e)

psychoanalytic

25.

Akira believes that her son has become a good student because she always praises his learning efforts. Her belief best illustrates a ________ perspective.

a)

biopsychosocial

b)

biological

c)

psychodynamic

d)

behavioral

e)

structural

26.

Which psychological perspective highlights the manner in which people encode, process, store, and retrieve information?

a)

cognitive

b)

psychodynamic

c)

behavioral

d)

evolutionary

27.

The psychologist most likely to help an attorney make selections of jury members is a(n) ____ psychologist.

a)

counseling

b)

community

c)

educational

d)

forensic

28.

When a professional golfer continued to struggle with her swing, she consulted Dr. Ozak, who helped her learn new strategies to help her improve her performance. Dr. Ozak is a(n) _______ psychologist.

a)

counseling

b)

sports

c)

social

d)

psychometric

29.

The specialist most likely to have a medical degree is a(n)

a)

psychiatrist

b)

I/O psychologist

c)

clinical psychologist

d)

biological psychologist

30.

Which of the following best describes the view of the mind held by Plato and Socrates?

a)

The mind is made up of knowledge that is a result of our experiences.

b)

The mind should be studied through careful, empirical observations.

c)

The mind is an illusion produced by the brain.

d)

The mind is separate from the body and continues after the body dies.

31.

Which philosopher is most well known for theorizing that the mind at birth is tabula rasa or a “blank slate”?

a)

Plato

b)

Aristotle

c)

Immanuel Kant

d)

John Locke

32.

According to the text, the SQ3R study method is effective because it

a)

engages the whole brain, not just a small percentage.

b)

increases the investment you are making in studying psychology.

c)

utilizes active processing of the text information.

d)

demonstrates the power of unconscious processing.

33.

Mr. Kay is interested in whether individual differences affect learning. Mr. Kay is most likely a(n) ________ psychologist.

a)

social

b)

human factors

c)

clinical

d)

educational

34.
Which approach to psychology focuses on how behavior and thinking vary across situations and cultures?
a)
humanistic
b)
psychodynamic
c)
social-cultural
d)
cognitive
35.
Contemporary psychology is defined as the
a)
science of mental phenomena.
b)
science of conscious and unconscious activity.
c)
science of behavior.
d)
science of behavior and mental processes.
36.
The first psychology laboratory was established by
a)
Wilhelm Wundt.
b)
William James.
c)
Sigmund Freud.
d)
John B. Watson.
37.
The biopsychosocial approach emphasizes the importance of
a)
different levels of analysis in exploring behavior and mental processes.
b)
basic research over pure research.
c)
pure research over basic research.
d)
having a single academic perspective to guide research.
38.
Which subfield of psychology is the scientific study of how we think about, influence, and relate to one another?
a)
educational
b)
social
c)
human factors
d)
counseling
39.
Charles Darwin proposed that natural selection leads to the development of characteristics most suited to the survival and reproduction of a species.
His theory has most influenced which branch of Psychology? 
a)
Humanism
b)
Evolutionary psychology. 
c)
Cognitive psychology. 
d)
Behaviorism.
40.
Roger is a freshman in college and is having trouble adjusting to the changes in his life.
What type of psychologist should he be referred to? 
a)
Developmental.
b)
Psychiatrist. 
c)
Clinical. 
d)
Counseling
41.
Who had the first psychology laboratory in Leipzig, Germany?
a)
William James
b)
Edward Titchner
c)
Wilhelm Wundt
d)
G. Stanley Hall
42.
The study of the importance of satisfying love and acceptance needs best describes which school of psychology. 
a)
Behavioral 
b)
Functionalist 
c)
Humanistic 
d)
Structuralist 
43.

If a researcher is studying different approaches to dieting to determine which is the most effective for weight loss, the experimenter's manipulation of dieting is the:

a)

Control condition

b)

Independent variable

c)

Dependent variable

d)

Placebo

44.

If you choose a sample of the population that gives each person an equal chance of participating, this would be:

a)

A biased sample

b)

A random sample

c)

An optimal sample

d)

An atypical sample

45.

You are fascinated by an eccentric neighbor, who is well-known for having taken in numerous stray animals. You are also interested in studying how to get more people to adopt pets from the animal shelter. Which of the following is the best approach for studying this type of altruistic behavior?

a)

Conduct an experiment, using your neighbor as the sole participant, subjecting her to PET and MRI scans to determine if there is a biological component to her altruism.

b)

Conduct a correlational study, using your neighbor as the sole participant, administering several questionnaires on altruistic behavior.

c)

Conduct a case study by intensely interviewing your neighbor over the course of a year, but remembering that anything you learn about her altruistic behaviors might not be relevant to the rest of the population.

d)

There is no point to conducting an experiment, because altruism cannot be measured or observed.

46.

In an experiment, researchers manipulate one or more _______________ and then determine whether this manipulation had an effect on the _______________.

a)

independent variables; dependent variable

b)

dependent variables; independent variable

c)

correlations; association

d)

personality characteristics; outcome

47.

We tend to overestimate the extent to which other people share our attitudes and opinions. This is because we spend most of our time with people who represent:

a)

A biased sample.

b)

A random sample.

c)

A sampling technique

d)

Atypical individual cases.

48.

In order to control for experimenter bias as well as extraneous variables such as severity of condition, attitudes, age, etc., researchers assign subjects to groups by:

a)

Random assignment

b)

Replication

c)

Naturalistic observation

d)

Operational definitions

49.

Professor Garcia would like to study parental spanking and aggressive behavior in children. Which of the following research methods would NOT be feasible due to ethical problems associated with trying to manipulate the spanking variable?

a)

Naturalistic observation

b)

Case study

c)

Experimental method

d)

correlational study

50.
Which descriptive statistic would a researcher use to describe how close a student's SAT score is to a school's average SAT score?
a)
Correlation coefficient 
b)
Mean
c)
Median 
d)
Standard deviation 
51.
Which statistical measure of central tendency is most affected by extreme scores?
a)
Mean
b)
Median 
c)
Mode
d)
Skew
52.
In a normal distribution, what percentage of the scores in the distribution falls within on standard deviation on either side of the mean?
a)
34 %
b)
40 %
c)
50 %
d)
68 %
53.
Which of the following correlation coefficients represents the strongest relationship between two variables?
a)
+ .30
b)
+ .75
c)
+ 1.3
d)
- .85
54.
Which of the following is an example of negative correlation?
a)
People who spend more time exercising tend to weigh less
b)
Teenage females tend to have fewer speeding tickets than teenage males.
c)
Students with low IQ scores tend to have lower grades.
d)
Students'' shoe sizes are not related to their grades.
55.
In a double-blind procedure, who is unaware of the experimental group assignment?
a)
The experimenter
b)
The participants
c)
Neither the experimenter nor the participants are aware
d)
Both the experimenter and participants are aware
56.
Mary watches several different species of birds to discover how they feed their young in their habitat, without being intrusive. This would be an example of what type of study?
a)
Case study
b)
Naturalistic observation
c)
Survey
d)
Experiment
57.
In an experiment the ____ group is NOT exposed to the independent variable.
a)
experimental
b)
control
c)
double blind
d)
single blind
58.
An experiment is performed to see if background music improves learning.  Two groups study the same material, one while listening to music and another without music. The independent variable is
a)
learning
b)
size of group
c)
material studied
d)
presence of music
59.
In an experiment to test the effects of hunger on aggressive behavior, aggressive behavior would be the
a)
placebo
b)
control
c)
dependent variable
d)
independent variable
60.
In a study of effects of alcohol on driving ability, the control group should be given
a)
a high dosage of alcohol
b)
one-half the dosage given the experimental group
c)
a driving test before and after drinking alcohol
d)
no alcohol at all
61.
If a researcher wants to be able to predict if two variables are related to each other they would use
a)
experimental research
b)
correlational research
c)
case study
d)
illusory research
62.
The condition that exists when the probability that the findings are not due to chance
a)
statistical significance
b)
experimenter bias
c)
confounding variables
63.
each time a study is repeated, the results are consistent.
a)
validity
b)
reliability
c)
sample
64.
Factors that cause differences between the experimental group and control group other than the independent variable. 
a)
control group
b)
population
c)
confounding variables
65.
The factor the researcher manipulates in a controlled experiment
a)
dependent variable
b)
independent variable
c)
confounding variable
66.
The subgroup of the population that participates in the study
a)
sample
b)
assignment
c)
group
67.
A phenomenon that occurs when a researcher's expectations or preferences about the outcome of a study influence the results. 
a)
placebo
b)
case study
c)
experimenter bias
68.
The subgroup of the sample that receives the independent variable.
a)
experimental group
b)
control group
c)
population
69.
A description of the specific procedure used to determine the presence of a variable.  Created so that the experiment can be replicated by others.
a)
operational definition
b)
independent variable
c)
controlled group
70.
Research design in which neither the experimenter nor the participants know who is in the experimental group and who is in control group.
a)
single blind study
b)
case study
c)
double blind study
71.
Suggested rules for acting responsible and morally when conducting research.
a)
ethics
b)
guidelines
c)
rules
72.
Which ethical principle requires that at the end of the study participants be told about the true purpose of the research?
a)
Institutional Review Board Approval
b)
Informed Consent
c)
Confidentiality
d)
Debriefing
73.
Scores pile up at the low end of the scale in 
a)
a negatively skewed distribution
b)
a positively skewed distribution
c)
any skewed distribution
d)
a normal distribution
74.
The symmetric, bell shaped curve that represents the pattern in which many human characteristics are dispersed in the population is known as
a)
scatter plot
b)
normal distribution
c)
frequency polygon
d)
histogram
75.
Julia has an IQ of 130.  If the mean for IQ is 100 with a standard deviation of 15, what percentage of the population has an IQ greater that Julia's (assume a normal distribution)?
a)
0 percent
b)
2.5 percent
c)
32 percent
d)
50 percent