FREE PSYCHOLOGY AND STUDY GAMES ABOUT AP PSYCH

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FREE PSYCHOLOGY AND STUDY GAMES ABOUT AP PSYCH

MODULE 6-8 EXAM QUESTIONS

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Question 1: confounding variable (6)

Answer:

a factor other than the independent variable that might produce an effect in an experiment

Question 2: skewed distribution (7)

Answer:

a representation of scores that lack symmetry around their average value

Question 3: median (7)

Answer:

the middle score in a distribution; half the scores are above it and half are below it

Question 4: independent variable (6)

Answer:

`the experimental factor that is manipulated; the variable whose effect is being studied

Question 5: placebo effect (6)

Answer:

experimental results caused by expectations alone; any effect on behavior caused by the administration of an inert substance or condition, which the recipient assumes is an active agent

Question 6: culture (8)

Answer:

the enduring behaviors, ideas, attitudes, values, and traditions shared by a group of people and transmitted from one generation to the next

Question 7: protect from physical harm (8)

Answer:

a basic ethical principle developed by APA, protect from...

Question 8: informed consent (8)

Answer:

a basic ethical principle developed by APA (a principle that research participants be told enough to enable them to choose whether they wish to participate)

Question 9: experimental group (6)

Answer:

in an experiment, the group that is exposed to the treatment, that is, to one version of the independent variable

Question 10: inferential statistics (7)

Answer:

numerical data that allows one to generalize- to infer from sample data the probability of something being true of a population

Question 11: experiment (6)

Answer:

a research method in which an investigator manipulates one or more factors to observe the effect on some behavior or mental process

Question 12: histogram (7)

Answer:

a bar graph depicting a frequency distribution

Question 13: normal curve (normal distribution) (7)

Answer:

asymmetrical, bell-shaped curve that describes the distribution of many types of data; most scores fall near the mean (about 68% fall within one standard deviation of it) and fewer and fewer near the extremes

Question 14: correlation (6)

Answer:

a measure of the extent to which two variables change together, and thus of how well either variable, predicts the other

Question 15: illusory correlation (6)

Answer:

the perception of a relationship where none exists

Question 16: double-blind procedure (6)

Answer:

an experimental procedure in which both the research participants and the research staff are ignorant (blind) about whether the research participants have received the treatment or a placebo. Commonly used in drug-evaluation studies.

Question 17: random assignment (6)

Answer:

assigning participants to experimental and control groups by chance, thus minimizing preexisting differences between different groups

Question 18: positive correlation (6)

Answer:

a correlation where as one variable increases, the other also increases, or as one decreases so does the other; both variables move in the same direction

Question 19: ex-post facto study (8)

Answer:

a type of design that contrasts groups of people who differ on some variable of interest to the researcher

Question 20: cross-sectional study (8)

Answer:

a study in which people of different ages are compared with one another

Question 21: mode (7)

Answer:

the most frequently occurring score in a distribution

Question 22: mean (7)

Answer:

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

Question 23: range (7)

Answer:

the difference between the highest and lowest scores in a distribution

Question 24: descriptive statistics (7)

Answer:

numerical data used to measure and describe characteristics of groups; includes measures of central tendency and measures of variation

Question 25: standard deviation (7)

Answer:

a computed measure of how much scores vary around the mean score

Question 26: longitudinal study (8)

Answer:

a study that observes the same participants on many occasions over a long period of time