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AP Psych Unit 1

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 44mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Our behavior is a direct result of how we feel about ourselves.
a)
Humanistic perspective
b)
Psychodynamic perspective
c)
Behavioral perspective
d)
Social-cultural perspective
2.
An imbalance of hormones can contribute to aggressive behavior.
a)
Biological perspective
b)
Psychodynamic perspective
c)
Humanistic perspective
d)
Cognitive perspective
3.
Perception, attention, thinking, language, memory
a)
Behavioral perspective
b)
Cognitive perspective
c)
Humanistic perspective
d)
Psychodynamic perspective
4.
Which perspective emphasizes the idea that we learn behaviors through rewards and punishment?
a)
Behavioral
b)
Humanistic
c)
Biochemical
d)
Cognitive
5.
Which perspective would be most likely to state behavior is motivated by self-actualization and the promise of human potential?
a)
Evolutionary
b)
Humanistic
c)
Biochemical 
d)
Sociocultural
6.

Traits that helped your ancestors survive centuries ago have been been passed on to you.

a)

Behavioral

b)

Evolutionary

c)

Humanistic

d)

Psychodynamic

7.
Who is considered the "Father of Psychology" and follower of structuralism?
a)
Wilhelm Wundt
b)
William James
c)
Charles Darwin
d)
Sigmund Freud
8.
Who believed in the use of psychoanalysis to undercover patients unconscious mind?
a)
Wundt
b)
James
c)
Darwin
d)
Freud
9.

Which approach focused on the purposes of the parts of our mind? WHAT DO THE PARTS DO?

a)

Sturcturalism

b)

Functionalsim

c)

Gestalt

d)

Psychoanalysis

10.

Which approach focused on the basic elements of consciousness? WHAT ARE THE PARTS? WHAT IS THE MIND MADE OF?

a)

Structuralism

b)

Functionalism

c)

Behaviorism

d)

Psychoanalysis

11.

Psychological approach that focuses on an psychological event as a whole rather than broken down into parts

a)

Structuralism

b)

Gestalt

c)

Psychoanalysis

d)

Behaviorism

12.

The arithmetic average of a distribution, obtaining by adding the scores and then dividing by the number of score is the

a)

median

b)

mean

c)

mode

d)

dependent variable

13.

The difference between the highest and lowest scores in a distribution.

a)

standard deviation

b)

variance

c)

range

d)

dependent variable

14.

A graphed cluster of dots, each of which represents the values of two variables. The slope of the points suggests the direction of the relationship between the two variables.

a)

scatterplot

b)

postive correlation

c)

survey results

d)

inferential statistics

15.

The perception of a relationship between two factors where none exists

a)

dependent variable

b)

illusory correlation

c)

direct correllation

d)

descriptive statistic

16.

When members of the control group believe they are getting better without the trial treatment, it is called

a)

the hindsight bias

b)

the tarantula effect

c)

the placebo effect

d)

a false positive

17.
Betsy works in a human resources department.  She plans training sessions, recruits people to work for the company, and implements techniques to boost morale around the office.  Of the following, Betsy is most likely an...
a)
Personality Psychologist
b)
Counseling Psychologist
c)
Educational Psychologist
d)
Industrial-Organizational Psychologist
18.

Which correlation coeffecient expresses the strongest relationship between two variables?

a)

-.80

b)

+.20

c)

-0.35

d)

+.40

19.

What is the mean of 5, 10, 5, 20?

a)

5

b)

10

c)

15

d)

40

20.

The score that occurs most frequently

a)

mean

b)

median

c)

mode

d)

standard deviation

21.

Which of the following correlation coefficients expresses the weakest degree of relationship between two variables?

a)

-0.12

b)

+1.00

c)

-0.99

d)

+0.25

e)

-0.50

22.

What is the only form of psychological research that can determine cause and effect?

a)

Survey

b)

Longitudinal Study

c)

Correlational Study

d)

Experiment

e)

Comparative Study

23.
This is a method of research where the researcher carefully and systematically observes and records behavior without interfering
a)
Observational
b)
Correlational
c)
Experiments
d)
Case Study
e)
Survey
24.
This research method is a measure of the extent to which two variables change together, and thus of how well either variable predicts the other
a)
Correlational
b)
Experiments
c)
Case Study
d)
Survey
e)
Observational
25.

Identify the type of relationship between weight and price.

a)

The price is never 0 on the graph

b)

As weight increases, price increases

c)

There is a negative linear correlation between weight and price

d)

The price gets high at the end of the graph

26.

What kind of relationship?

a)

Positive Correlation

b)

Negative Correlation

c)

No Relationship

27.

What kind of relationship?

a)

Positive Correlation

b)

Negative Correlation

c)

No Relationship

28.

What kind of relationship?

a)

Positive Correlation

b)

Negative Correlation

c)

No Relationship

29.

Which of the following is the median for the data set: 4, 4, 5, 6, 7, 7, 7, 8, 9?

a)

4

b)

7

c)

9

30.

Which of the following is the mode for the data set: 4, 4, 5, 6, 7, 7, 7, 8, 9?

a)

4

b)

7

c)

9

31.
When experimenting with the growth of a plant, a scientist uses three (of the same type of) plants, two different fertilizers, equal light, and equal water. What type of variable is the fertilizer?
a)
Dependent
b)
Independent
c)
Control
d)
Compound
32.
Research Question: Does the type of gasoline put in a car effect how fast the car can drive. What is the independent variable?
a)
Type of gasoline
b)
which car the gas is put into
c)
how fast the car can drive
d)
how much gas is put into the car
33.
An experiment is performed on plants to see how different liquids affect plant growth. Each plant in the experiment is given a different liquid; water, apple juice, or milk. Each plant has the same amount of soil, sunlight, and listens to the same music. In this investigation, the independent variable is ...
a)
The type of plant
b)
The amount of sunlight
c)
The type of music
d)
The type of liquid
34.
The measurable factor in an experiment is known as the: 
a)
Control
b)
Independent Variable
c)
Constant
d)
Dependent Variable
35.
Khaleel is testing how the use of stress balls during testing affects a student's test score.  The students' average test scores who used the stress balls is the __ variable.
a)
dependent (measured)
b)
constant (same)
c)
independent (changes)
36.
Walker is testing which fertilizer will grow the tallest grass.  The height of the grown grass is the __ variable.
a)
constant (same)
b)
independent (changes)
c)
dependent (measured)
37.
This variable in an experiment is the one being deliberately changed by the scientist. 
a)
dependent variable
b)
independent variable
c)
data
d)
control group
38.

Number of pets a person has and number of books a person has read

a)

Positive Correlation

b)

Negative Correlation

c)

No Correlation

39.
a)
Positive, strong
b)
Positive, weak
c)
Negative, strong
d)
Negative, weak
40.
a)
Positive, strong
b)
Positive, weak
c)
Negative, strong
d)
Negative weak
41.
a)
Positive, strong
b)
Positive, weak
c)
Negative, strong
d)
Negative, weak
42.

Normal Distribution / Normal Curve

a)
b)
c)
43.

Which ones are skewed? (Select more than one)

a)
b)
c)
44.

Scatterplot

a)
b)
c)
d)
45.
This data is normally distributed.  What percent of the data is in the shaded region?
a)
68%
b)
95%
c)
99.7%
d)
50%
46.
Shape?
a)
Skewed right
b)
Skewed left
c)
Symmetric
d)
Unimodal
47.

What is the shape of this bar graph?

a)

Skew right

b)

Skew left

c)

Symmetrical

d)

uniform

48.

The average height of women in the United States is 62 inches with a standard deviation of 2 inches. What is the height of a woman who is 1 standard deviations below the mean (at a z-score of -1)?

a)

56 inches

b)

58 inches

c)

60 inches

d)

64 inches

49.

The average height of women in the United States is 62 inches with a standard deviation of 2 inches. What is the height of a woman who is 3 standard deviations above the mean? ( at a z-score of +3)

a)

58 inches

b)

56 inches

c)

66 inches

d)

68 inches

50.
This data is normally distributed.  What percent of the data is in the shaded region?
a)
68%
b)
95%
c)
99.7%
d)
50%

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