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AP Psychology Vocabulary List 2 2025

Total questions: 23

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Enhanced memory performance that results from retrieving information through testing.

a)

Repetition theory

b)

Spacing effect

c)

Testing effect

d)

Recall bias

2.

A study method including the steps: Survey, Question, Read, Retrieve, and Review.

a)

SOAR

b)

CORI

c)

SQ3R

d)

LEARN

3.

The scientific study of measuring human abilities, attitudes, and traits.

a)

Psychopathology

b)

Psychometrics

c)

Behaviorism

d)

Neuropsychology

4.

Research aimed at increasing scientific knowledge without immediate practical application.

a)

Basic research

b)

Clinical research

c)

Field research

d)

Applied research

5.

The scientific study of how people grow and change across the lifespan.

a)

Cognitive psychology

b)

Humanistic psychology

c)

Developmental psychology

d)

Biological psychology

6.

The branch of psychology focused on enhancing teaching and learning.

a)

Clinical psychology

b)

Educational psychology

c)

Behavioral psychology

d)

Cognitive neuroscience

7.

The study of an individual’s unique way of thinking, feeling, and acting.

a)

Clinical psychology

b)

Social psychology

c)

Personality psychology

d)

Comparative psychology

8.

The scientific study of how people think about, influence, and relate to one another.

a)

Group dynamics

b)

Social psychology

c)

Counseling psychology

d)

Developmental psychology

9.

Research that addresses real-world problems and practical applications.

a)

Applied research

b)

Experimental research

c)

Basic research

d)

Observational research

10.

The application of psychology to the workplace to improve productivity and well-being.

a)

Human factors psychology

b)

Industrial-Organizational (I/O) psychology

c)

Experimental psychology

d)

Developmental psychology

11.

The study of how people and machines interact to improve usability and safety.

a)

Occupational psychology

b)

Human factors psychology

c)

Cognitive psychology

d)

Ergonomics

12.

The branch of psychology that helps people cope with challenges in life and improve personal functioning.

a)

Clinical psychology

b)

Counseling psychology

c)

Psychiatry

d)

Personality psychology

13.

The branch of psychology that diagnoses and treats psychological disorders.

a)

Clinical psychology

b)

Forensic psychology

c)

Community psychology

d)

Educational psychology

14.

A medical specialty dealing with the diagnosis and treatment of mental disorders.

a)

Clinical psychology

b)

Psychiatry

c)

Neuropsychology

d)

Psychometrics

15.

The branch of psychology focused on how social institutions and environments impact individuals and groups.

a)

Community psychology

b)

Educational psychology

c)

Industrial psychology

d)

Humanistic psychology

16.

The tendency to believe, after learning an outcome, that one would have foreseen it.

a)

Confirmation bias

b)

Hindsight bias

c)

Fundamental attribution error

d)

Memory illusion

17.

An explanation that organizes observations and predicts behaviors or events.

a)

Theory

b)

Hypothesis

c)

Law

d)

Conclusion

18.

A testable prediction, often derived from a theory.

a)

Conclusion

b)

Operational definition

c)

Hypothesis

d)

Law

19.

A statement of exact procedures used in a research study.

a)

Replication

b)

Control variable

c)

Independent variable

d)

Operational definition

20.

The process of repeating a study to confirm findings.

a)

Replication

b)

Peer review

c)

Retrospective study

d)

Data mining

21.

The evaluation of scientific work by experts in the same field before publication.

a)

Peer review

b)

Replication

c)

Data validation

d)

Hypothesis testing

22.

The possibility that an idea, hypothesis, or theory can be disproven by observation or experiment.

a)

Replication

b)

Theory

c)

Falsifiable

d)

Peer review

23.

The evaluation of scientific or academic work, such as research or articles submitted to journals for publication, by other qualified professionals practicing in the same field.

a)

Theory

b)

Replication

c)

Operational definition

d)

Peer review