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WorksheetsAP Psychology Vocabulary List 2 2025
Total questions: 23
Worksheet time: 12mins
Enhanced memory performance that results from retrieving information through testing.
Repetition theory
Spacing effect
Testing effect
Recall bias
A study method including the steps: Survey, Question, Read, Retrieve, and Review.
SOAR
CORI
SQ3R
LEARN
The scientific study of measuring human abilities, attitudes, and traits.
Psychopathology
Psychometrics
Behaviorism
Neuropsychology
Research aimed at increasing scientific knowledge without immediate practical application.
Basic research
Clinical research
Field research
Applied research
The scientific study of how people grow and change across the lifespan.
Cognitive psychology
Humanistic psychology
Developmental psychology
Biological psychology
The branch of psychology focused on enhancing teaching and learning.
Clinical psychology
Educational psychology
Behavioral psychology
Cognitive neuroscience
The study of an individual’s unique way of thinking, feeling, and acting.
Clinical psychology
Social psychology
Personality psychology
Comparative psychology
The scientific study of how people think about, influence, and relate to one another.
Group dynamics
Social psychology
Counseling psychology
Developmental psychology
Research that addresses real-world problems and practical applications.
Applied research
Experimental research
Basic research
Observational research
The application of psychology to the workplace to improve productivity and well-being.
Human factors psychology
Industrial-Organizational (I/O) psychology
Experimental psychology
Developmental psychology
The study of how people and machines interact to improve usability and safety.
Occupational psychology
Human factors psychology
Cognitive psychology
Ergonomics
The branch of psychology that helps people cope with challenges in life and improve personal functioning.
Clinical psychology
Counseling psychology
Psychiatry
Personality psychology
The branch of psychology that diagnoses and treats psychological disorders.
Clinical psychology
Forensic psychology
Community psychology
Educational psychology
A medical specialty dealing with the diagnosis and treatment of mental disorders.
Clinical psychology
Psychiatry
Neuropsychology
Psychometrics
The branch of psychology focused on how social institutions and environments impact individuals and groups.
Community psychology
Educational psychology
Industrial psychology
Humanistic psychology
The tendency to believe, after learning an outcome, that one would have foreseen it.
Confirmation bias
Hindsight bias
Fundamental attribution error
Memory illusion
An explanation that organizes observations and predicts behaviors or events.
Theory
Hypothesis
Law
Conclusion
A testable prediction, often derived from a theory.
Conclusion
Operational definition
Hypothesis
Law
A statement of exact procedures used in a research study.
Replication
Control variable
Independent variable
Operational definition
The process of repeating a study to confirm findings.
Replication
Peer review
Retrospective study
Data mining
The evaluation of scientific work by experts in the same field before publication.
Peer review
Replication
Data validation
Hypothesis testing
The possibility that an idea, hypothesis, or theory can be disproven by observation or experiment.
Replication
Theory
Falsifiable
Peer review
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.
Theory
Replication
Operational definition
Peer review
