UNIT I
A double-blind control is essential for which of the following?
A study comparing the IQ test scores of children from different educational systems a study of relationships among family members
An experiment to determine the effect of a food reward on the bar-pressing rate of a rat
Assessment of a treatment designed to reduce schizophrenic symptoms
A survey of drug use among teenagers
Assessment of a treatment designed to reduce schizophrenic symptoms
Where can DNA be found?
It can be found in the nucleus, mitochondria, and chloroplast.
How many MCQ's are on the AP Psych Exam?
100
Which of the following best illustrates group polarization?
Because Trisha assumed everyone in her group would not do a good job, she did very little work on the group project.
After the pep rally, the students in the school had even more school spirit.
Kima put on a mascot costume. After she did so, she began to taunt and yell at opposing fans at a hockey game.
Kendall was playing pool by himself. After a crowd began to form around him, he started playing better.
Everyone agreed to purchase a vanilla cake for the party because they did not want to go against the initial suggestion of vanilla. So everyone ended up eating the cake even though they did not like it.
After the pep rally, the students in the school had even more school spirit.
Austrian neurologist and the founder of psychoanalysis.
Sigmund Freud.
Participants must be offered alternative activities if research participation is a course requirement.
Participants must be informed of potential risks.
Participation must be voluntary.
Research may not involve deception.
Participants’ right to privacy must be protected.
Research may not involve deception
What is an allele?
It is a form of a gene that occurs through mutation.
How many FRQ's are on the AP Psych Exam?
2
Which of the following is the independent variable in Philip Zimbardo’s classic Stanford Prison Experiment?
The behaviors of the prisoners
The role of prisoner or guard
The behaviors of the guards
Male college students
The simulated prison setting
The role of prisoner or guard.
German scientist who was the first person to be referred to as a psychologist.
Wilhelm Wundt
A researcher uses debriefing when he
explains the true purpose of a study immediately after the study is complete
explains the purpose of a study before the study begins
has a study approved by the Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee
has a study approved by the Institutional Review Board
uses deception in a study
explains the true purpose of a study immediatly after the study is complete
What word means you have received two of the same alleles?
homozygous
What is the highest score for the AP Psych Exam?
5
Leila saw a man treat a passerby rudely. Shortly after that, she saw him slip and fall to the ground. She immediately thought, “What a clumsy man,” without acknowledging that he had walked onto a patch of ice. Leila is demonstrating the fundamental attribution error because
the thought was immediate
she blamed his fall on his being clumsy
the person was actually clumsy
she projected her own clumsiness onto the man
she thought he got what he deserved
She blamed his fall on his being clumsy
American psychologist, behaviorist, inventor, and social .philosopher and considered the father of Behaviorism.
B.F. Skinner
What is the best way to ensure that results of a study are generalizable to a population?
By using a random selection of people in that population
By making sure to use as many participants as possible
By making sure the results are significant
By making sure to use an equal number of men and women
By using random assignment
By using a random selection of people in that population
What is the only way a person can have a recessive phenotype?
A person can only have it if both parents give them a recessive allele.
What is the average score of the AP Psych Exam during 2022?
2.86
A researcher has a hypothesis that men are more likely to be influenced by the central route to persuasion when buying a car than women are. The researcher randomly selects thirty men and thirty women to observe while they buy a car, and the researcher finds that women pay attention to information about the reliability of the car, whereas men pay attention to available colors that the car comes in. Which conclusion can the researcher draw?
The hypothesis is supported, because the results indicate that men are influenced more by the central route to persuasion than women are.
The hypothesis is not supported, because the results indicate that women are influenced more by the central route to persuasion than men are.
The researcher has proved that men are more influenced by the central route to persuasion than women are.
The researcher has proved that women are more influenced by the central route to persuasion than men are.
The researcher cannot draw conclusions, because the sample size is so small the data is meaningless.
The hypothesis is supported, because the results indicate that men are influenced more by the central route to persuasion than women are.
American psychologist who is best known for proposing a hierarchy of human needs in motivating behavior.
Abraham Maslow
Experiment
If damaged it could increase the likelihood of schizophrenia.
What is the passing rate of the AP Psych Exam during 2022.
58.3%
What is a hypothesis?
a statement about a population that we want to verify based on information contained in the sample data.
American philosopher, psychologist, and the first educator to offer a psychology course in the United States.
William James