UNIT 0 AP PSYCH VOCAB QUIZ

Question 1

the scientific study of the mind, the brain, and human behaivor

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psychology

Question 2

the intellectually disciplined process of applying, analyzing, or evaluating information gathered as a guide to belief and action

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critical thinking

Question 3

a way of looking at psychological issues by studying the physical basis for animal and human behiavor

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biological perspective

Question 4

this perspective focuses on how internal thoughts and feelings influence one’s behavior

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cognitive perspective

Question 5

this perspective focuses on survival instincts and how the human race has managed to survive or managed to become better as time goes on

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evolutionary perspective

Question 6

this perspective emphasizes the inherent goodness of people

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humanistic perspective

Question 7

this perspective suggests that we must only reference what is observable when understanding human behavior

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behavioral perspective

Question 8

this perspective emphasizes unconscious psychological processes

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psychodynamic perspective

Question 9

describes behavior so that it is observable and measurable

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operational definition

Question 10

an in depth study of one person, group, or event

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case study

Question 11

an objective examination of published data from many studies of the same research topic identified through search

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meta analysis

Question 12

a data collection method that relies on asking questions in a set order to collect data on a topic

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structured interviews

Question 12

qualitative research method recording the behaviors of your research subjects in real world settings

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naturalistic observation

Question 13

a rating scale used to measure opinions, attitudes, or behaviors

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likert scale

Question 13

tells you how meaningful the relationship between variables or difference is

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effect size

Question 14

the repetition of an original experiment to verify results

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replication

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indicate whether or not the difference between groups can be attributed

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statistical significance

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a quality control process used to help ensure high quality information is presented in publication

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peer review

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participants are selected to be included in a study

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sample

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a group that closely matches the characteristics of its population as a whole

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representative sample

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every member in a society has the same chance to be selected for the study

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random sampling

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non probability sampling method where data is collected from an easily accessible and available group of people

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convenience sampling

Question 20

a sample that accurately represents the studied population

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representation of participants

Question 21

the group in an experiment that changes their routine

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experimental group

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the group in an experiment that stays the same

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control group

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clinical trial when only one of the researchers knows which treatments the participant is receiving

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single blind study

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clinical trial when none of the researchers knows which treatments the participant is receiving

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double blind study

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characteristics of an experiment that is being manipulated or changed

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independent variable

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varaibles that change as a result of the independent variable manipulation

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dependent variable

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numerical data that can be statistically analysed

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quantitative data

Question 28

descriptive information that captures observable qualities and characteristics

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qualitative data

Question 29

a way of placing participants from your sample into different treatment groups using randomization

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random assignment

Question 30

a statistic that identifies a single value as representative of the entire distribution of data

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central tendency

Question 31

the average of a distribution, obtained by adding the scores and dividing by the number of scores

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the mean

Question 32

the most frequently occurring scores in a distribution

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mode

Question 33

the middle score distribution

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median

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the differences and diversity that exists within a population

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variation

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the percentage of scores that are lower than a given score

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percentage rank

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the difference between the highest and lowest scores in a distribution

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range

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a statistical index of the relationship between two things

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correlation coefficient

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the mean will be greater than the median

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positive skew

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data shows long tail to the right

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negative skew

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the ability for a statement or theory to be shown as false

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fallibility

Question 41

variables that the researcher failed to control or eliminate damaging the internal validity of an experiment

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third variable

Question 42

the human tendency to only seek out information that supports one position or idea

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confirmation bias

Question 43

the unintentional influence of the experiment expectations, beliefs, or preconceived notions on the outcome of the experiment

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experimenter bias

Question 44

bias that causes people to convince themselves that past event were predictable or inevitable

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hindsight bias