Name that Perspective
This perspective emphasizes the importance of inherited traits and survival of the species
What is evolutionary psychology?
In some research studies, these people might be used as a baseline to compare other groups to.
What is a control group?
This is the most frequently occurring number in a data set
What is mode?
This research method often focuses on just one person and is not generalizable
What is a case study?
May 12th, 2026
What is the date of the AP Psych Exam ?
This psychology perspective emphasizes the role of the brain, genetics, and hormones on human behavior
What is the biological perspective?
An experiment is the only research method that allows you do prove this
What is cause and effect?
This number indicates whether or not research results are due to chance
What is statistical significance?
This method is the best option if you want to know people's opinions, beliefs and views.
What is survey research?
This writing question requires you to evaluate three psychology research studies
What is the Evidence-Based Question (EBQ)?
This perspective focuses on learning, observation, and reward/punishment
What is the behavioral perspective?
This is used in experiments to eliminate possible biases between control and experimental groups
What is random assignment?
This is a scatterplot trend where one data set (x) goes up while the other data set (y) goes down
This method involves seeing how people behave in their normal environment, without realizing they're being watched
What is naturalistic observation?
Pick another team to answer. They get it right you both get 300pts. They get it wrong YOUR team loses 300pts.
The Study of the mind and it's processes
What is Psychology ?
Rather than trying to "fix" psychological problems, this perspective focuses on helping people fulfill their potential and have a better quality of life
What is humanist (or positive) psychology?
The element that is manipulated by the experimenters
What is independent variable?
This percentage of data falls within one standard deviation (up and down) of the mean on a normal curve
What is 68%?
This method is used to prevent bias by withholding information from both the subject and the researcher in a study
What is double-blind?
-Because I am interested in how the mind works
-Because I want to psycho-analyze myself/others
-Because Mr. Nelson teaches it
What are reasons for taking AP Psych ?
Double Jeopardy! Answer right you get 1000pts. Answer wrong you lose 500pts.
Established by Sigmund Freud, this perspective focuses on the unconscious and repressed sexual urges
What is the psychoanalytic perspective?
The elements that are beyond the control of the experimenters and may skew results
What are confounding variables?
An extreme outlier in a data set will result in this
What is a skewed distribution?
Double or Nothing!!!!
This method is the closest to Peer Review, the only difference is that you are reviewing many studies to try and determine a trend ?
What is Meta- Analysis?
This writing question focuses on research design and is abbreviated as AAQ
What is the Article Analysis Question?