ap psych first test

Question 1

Nature Vs. Nurture

Answer 1

how genetics influence an individual’s personality, whereas nurture refers to how their environment effects them

Question 2

person vs. situation

Question 3

mind vs body

Question 4

stability vs change

Question 5

diversity vs. universality

Question 6

Biological

Answer 6

genetic influence

Question 7

humanistic

Answer 7

believing that we need others to help reach our “fullest potential”

ex. a student will not thrive if being bullied

Question 8

behavioral

Answer 8

OBSERVABLE behaviors ;

Question 9

cognitive

Answer 9

how we process, store, and interpret information in our mental processes.

ex. a person may withdraw socially if THEY believe no one likes them

Question 10

evolutionary

Answer 10

how traits/behaviors evolve over time ; ex. why are sports so popular in our country?

• because we have been inheritly valuing competition forever…?

Question 11

psychodynamic

Answer 11

relies heavily on how the past has influenced an individuals psychological state

Question 12

sociocultural

Answer 12

influence of culture into your life

Question 13

Hindsight bias

Answer 13

thinking you knew something that you didn’t

“i knew it all along”
“ i knew i shouldve put C”

Question 14

overconfidence

Answer 14

false and misleading overestimated assessment of of our skills

ex.
“it’ll only take 2 minutes”

Question 15

percieving order in random events (gamblers fallacy)

Answer 15

perceiving patterns in random data because our mind loves predictability

“that next car has gotta be red!”

Question 16

illusory correlation

Answer 16

Perception of a relationship when one does not exist

Question 17

why is random sampling important?

Answer 17

generalization/ with a random sample everyone has an equal chance of being selected

Question 18

scientific method

Answer 18

1. generate a question
2. formulate a theory
   3.develop a hypothesis
3. test hypothesis
4. replicate or revise

Question 19

case study

Answer 19

thorough study of a single person/multiple people, community, or event that relies on observations, facts, or experiments to gather info

pro: in depth view of one individual

con: tough to generalize from one person

Question 20

survey

Answer 20

quantitative research method involving a list of questions filled out by a group of people to assess attitudes or opinions.

pros: can get a vast amount of information easy

con: sampling bias

Question 21

naturalistic observation

Answer 21

a method that involves observing subjects in their natural environment. The goal is to look at behavior in a natural setting without intervention.

pros: Behavior is more likely to be genuine

cons:
- Can’t manipulate environment or “freeze” the situation to study an event in depth
- More difficult to be “systematic”

Question 22

CORRELATION DOES NOT PROVE ______

Answer 22

causation

Question 23

Third Variable problem

Answer 23

income gives access to resources books that makes u read more

Question 24

socio aspect of sociocultural can be…

Answer 24

• income
• gender
• access to stuff
• ethnicity
• religion