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AP Psychology Unit 1.3

Total questions: 11

Worksheet time: 6mins

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Class
Date
1.

The variable manipulated by the researcher is the

a)

Dependent Variable

b)

Independent Variable

c)

Confounding Variable

d)

Correlational variable

2.

When two variables increase and decrease together.

a)

Strong Correlation

b)

Positive Correlation

c)

Negative Correlation

d)

Weak Correlation

3.

The participants in research who serve as the baseline for comparison.

a)

Variable group

b)

Control group

c)

Experimental group

d)

Neutral group

4.

As miles driven in a car increases, the gallons of gas remaining decreases.

a)

Positive correlation

b)

No correlation

c)

Negative correlation

d)

Weak correlation

5.

In testing the effects of different kinds of light on plant growth, plant growth would be the...

a)

Hypothesis

b)

Dependent variable

c)

Independent variable

d)

Control condition

6.

The participants in research who receive the experimental treatment to measure its effects.

a)

Experimental group

b)

Random Sample

c)

Control group

d)

Population

7.

The type of graph that depicts the direction and strength of a correlation

a)

Bar graph

b)

Scatterplot

c)

Histogram

d)

Pie chart

8.

A variable outside of what is being controlled in the experiment that has an unwanted effect on the results.

a)

Independent variable

b)

Control variable

c)

Confounding variable

d)

Neutral Variable

9.

This is an example of

a)

Positive Skew

b)

Negative Skew

c)

Positive Correlation

d)

Negative Correlation

10.

A sample that represents a population because each member has an equal chance of inclusion is known as

a)

Random sample

b)

Random assignment

c)

Random variable

d)

Random blind study

11.
What is a double blind procedure?
a)
Participants don't know which group they're in
b)
Researchers don't know which group the participants are in
c)
Neither participants nor researcher knows who is in which group
d)
Both researcher and participants know who is in each group