AP PSYCHOLOGY SEMESTER 1 FINAL
EXAM
1.hindsight bias: the "i knew it all along" phenomenon
2.overconfidence: thinking we know more then we actually know
3.theory: an explanation that integrates principles and organizes
and predicts behavior or events
4.hypothesis: testable prediction prompted by a theory that enable us
to accept reject or revise the theory
5.operational definition: a concrete way to define research variables
6.case study: study of one or more induviduals in depth in the hope of
revealing things true of us all
7.false consensus effect: the extent to which others share beliefs and
behaviors
8.naturalistic observation: observing things in their natural setting
without trying to control or manipulate them
9.independent variable: a factor manipulated by the experimenter
10.dependent variable: a factor that may change in response to the
independent variable
11.confounding variable: something you didn't consider which might be
causing or effecting the results
12.experimental condition: exposes participants to treatment
13.control condition: contrasts with experimental treatment; serves as a
compar- ison for evaluating the effect of the treatment
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, 14.mean: the arithmetic average of distribution; obtained by adding the
scores and then dividing by the number of scores
15.standard deviation: computed measure of how much scores vary
around the mean
16.illusory correlation: perceived non-existent correlation, random
coincidence
17.psychology: scientific study of behavior and mental processes
18.structuralism: used introspection to explore structural elements of
the human mind
19.functionalism: focused on how our mental and behavioral processes
function
20.experimental psychology: study of behavior and thinking using the
experimen- tal method
21.behaviorism: psychology should be 1) objective science that 2)
studies behav- ior without reference to mental processes
22.humanistic psychology: historically significant perspective that
emphasized the growth of healthy people and the potential for
personal growth
23.biological psychology: how brain and body interact
24.evolutionary psychology: how natural selection affects behavior
25.humanistic psychology: how we meet our need for love
26.psychodynamic psychology: how behavior from unconscious drives
and/or conflicts
27.behavioral psychology: how we learn from observation
28.cognitive psychology: how we encode, process, store and retrieve
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EXAM
1.hindsight bias: the "i knew it all along" phenomenon
2.overconfidence: thinking we know more then we actually know
3.theory: an explanation that integrates principles and organizes
and predicts behavior or events
4.hypothesis: testable prediction prompted by a theory that enable us
to accept reject or revise the theory
5.operational definition: a concrete way to define research variables
6.case study: study of one or more induviduals in depth in the hope of
revealing things true of us all
7.false consensus effect: the extent to which others share beliefs and
behaviors
8.naturalistic observation: observing things in their natural setting
without trying to control or manipulate them
9.independent variable: a factor manipulated by the experimenter
10.dependent variable: a factor that may change in response to the
independent variable
11.confounding variable: something you didn't consider which might be
causing or effecting the results
12.experimental condition: exposes participants to treatment
13.control condition: contrasts with experimental treatment; serves as a
compar- ison for evaluating the effect of the treatment
1/
14
, 14.mean: the arithmetic average of distribution; obtained by adding the
scores and then dividing by the number of scores
15.standard deviation: computed measure of how much scores vary
around the mean
16.illusory correlation: perceived non-existent correlation, random
coincidence
17.psychology: scientific study of behavior and mental processes
18.structuralism: used introspection to explore structural elements of
the human mind
19.functionalism: focused on how our mental and behavioral processes
function
20.experimental psychology: study of behavior and thinking using the
experimen- tal method
21.behaviorism: psychology should be 1) objective science that 2)
studies behav- ior without reference to mental processes
22.humanistic psychology: historically significant perspective that
emphasized the growth of healthy people and the potential for
personal growth
23.biological psychology: how brain and body interact
24.evolutionary psychology: how natural selection affects behavior
25.humanistic psychology: how we meet our need for love
26.psychodynamic psychology: how behavior from unconscious drives
and/or conflicts
27.behavioral psychology: how we learn from observation
28.cognitive psychology: how we encode, process, store and retrieve
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