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WorksheetsAP Psychology Unit 2
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 15mins
After the student council election, a friend tells you he has known for weeks who would be elected president. What does this seem to illustrate?
Overconfidence
Hindsight bias
Critical thinking
Perceiving order in random events
Which research method involves an in-depth study of one individual or group to reveal universal principles?
Case study
Survey
Experiment
Naturalistic observation
What is the term for a statistical measure that indicates the extent to which two factors vary together?
Correlation
Causation
Standard deviation
Mean
In an experiment, what is the factor that is manipulated to determine its effect?
Dependent variable
Independent variable
Control variable
Confounding variable
Which of the following is a measure of central tendency that is calculated by adding all the scores and then dividing by the number of scores?
Median
Mode
Mean
Range
What is the term for the tendency to believe, after learning an outcome, that one would have foreseen it?
Overconfidence
Hindsight bias
Confirmation bias
Illusory correlation
Which ethical principle requires that participants be told enough to enable them to choose whether they wish to participate?
Confidentiality
Debriefing
Informed consent
Protection from harm
What is the term for a computed measure of how much scores vary around the mean score?
Range
Standard deviation
Variance
Correlation coefficient
Which of the following is a research method in which an investigator manipulates one or more factors to observe the effect on some behavior or mental process?
Case study
Survey
Experiment
Naturalistic observation
What is the term for the perception of a relationship where none exists?
Illusory correlation
Hindsight bias
Overconfidence
Placebo effect
Which of the following refers to the extent to which a test measures or predicts what it is supposed to?
Reliability
Validity
Standardization
Bias
What is the term for the enduring behaviors, ideas, attitudes, and traditions shared by a large group of people and transmitted from one generation to the next?
Culture
Norms
Values
Beliefs
Which of the following is a statistical index of the relationship between two things (from -1 to +1)?
Correlation coefficient
Standard deviation
Mean
Median
What is the term for the experimental factor that is being measured?
Independent variable
Dependent variable
Control variable
Confounding variable
Which of the following is a descriptive technique of observing and recording behavior in naturally occurring situations without trying to manipulate and control the situation?
Case study
Survey
Experiment
Naturalistic observation
