AP Psych Midterm Units 1-5 Exam with
Questions and Correct Answers 2025
Psychology - CORRECT ANSWER-is the scientific study of thought and behavior
Biological - CORRECT ANSWER-focuses on the relationship between the body and the
mind
Behavioral - CORRECT ANSWER-concerned mainly with a person's observable
responses to stimuli
Cognitive - CORRECT ANSWER-concerned with memory, perception, thought and
other mental processes
Humanistic - CORRECT ANSWER-focuses on a person's capacity for self-fulfillment
and growth
Psychodynamic - CORRECT ANSWER-concerned with the influence of unconscious
desires and motives
Reliability - CORRECT ANSWER-the study produces consistent results when replicated
Validity - CORRECT ANSWER-the study accurately measures what it claims to
measure, there are three types of validity
Construct - CORRECT ANSWER-type of validity, the study measures the effect that it is
trying to measure
Internal - CORRECT ANSWER-type of validity, the study shows that only the
experimental factor caused an effect
External - CORRECT ANSWER-type of validity, the study results apply to other
situations
, Correlational study - CORRECT ANSWER-expresses the relationship between two
variables; does not imply causation
experiment - CORRECT ANSWER-manipulation of an independent variable in order to
understand its effect on a dependent variable. identifies cause-and-effect relationships
Sampling - CORRECT ANSWER-the process of choosing subjects to study
Sample - CORRECT ANSWER-a group of subjects selected for study; a subset of a
population
Population - CORRECT ANSWER-a group of people about whom the researcher wants
to make conclusions. A sample should be representative of the population
Random Assignment - CORRECT ANSWER-random placement of subjects into
experimental or control groups
Control group - CORRECT ANSWER-a group not subject to experimental manipulation
Variables - CORRECT ANSWER-things that can vary among subjects
independent variable - CORRECT ANSWER-manipulated by researcher; produces a
change in dependent variable
dependent variable - CORRECT ANSWER-measured by the researcher
Confounding variable - CORRECT ANSWER-any possible variable (other than the
independent variable) that may cause the observed effect
Statistical analysis - CORRECT ANSWER-describes data and quantifies relationships
between variables
Frequency distribution - CORRECT ANSWER-an arrangement of data points based on
how frequently they occur
Normal distribution - CORRECT ANSWER-a frequency distribution with a symmetrical
bell-shaped curve
Central tendency - CORRECT ANSWER-measures of the center of the frequency
distribution
Mean - CORRECT ANSWER-the arithmetic average of data points
Median - CORRECT ANSWER-the middle data point
mode - CORRECT ANSWER-the most frequent data point
Questions and Correct Answers 2025
Psychology - CORRECT ANSWER-is the scientific study of thought and behavior
Biological - CORRECT ANSWER-focuses on the relationship between the body and the
mind
Behavioral - CORRECT ANSWER-concerned mainly with a person's observable
responses to stimuli
Cognitive - CORRECT ANSWER-concerned with memory, perception, thought and
other mental processes
Humanistic - CORRECT ANSWER-focuses on a person's capacity for self-fulfillment
and growth
Psychodynamic - CORRECT ANSWER-concerned with the influence of unconscious
desires and motives
Reliability - CORRECT ANSWER-the study produces consistent results when replicated
Validity - CORRECT ANSWER-the study accurately measures what it claims to
measure, there are three types of validity
Construct - CORRECT ANSWER-type of validity, the study measures the effect that it is
trying to measure
Internal - CORRECT ANSWER-type of validity, the study shows that only the
experimental factor caused an effect
External - CORRECT ANSWER-type of validity, the study results apply to other
situations
, Correlational study - CORRECT ANSWER-expresses the relationship between two
variables; does not imply causation
experiment - CORRECT ANSWER-manipulation of an independent variable in order to
understand its effect on a dependent variable. identifies cause-and-effect relationships
Sampling - CORRECT ANSWER-the process of choosing subjects to study
Sample - CORRECT ANSWER-a group of subjects selected for study; a subset of a
population
Population - CORRECT ANSWER-a group of people about whom the researcher wants
to make conclusions. A sample should be representative of the population
Random Assignment - CORRECT ANSWER-random placement of subjects into
experimental or control groups
Control group - CORRECT ANSWER-a group not subject to experimental manipulation
Variables - CORRECT ANSWER-things that can vary among subjects
independent variable - CORRECT ANSWER-manipulated by researcher; produces a
change in dependent variable
dependent variable - CORRECT ANSWER-measured by the researcher
Confounding variable - CORRECT ANSWER-any possible variable (other than the
independent variable) that may cause the observed effect
Statistical analysis - CORRECT ANSWER-describes data and quantifies relationships
between variables
Frequency distribution - CORRECT ANSWER-an arrangement of data points based on
how frequently they occur
Normal distribution - CORRECT ANSWER-a frequency distribution with a symmetrical
bell-shaped curve
Central tendency - CORRECT ANSWER-measures of the center of the frequency
distribution
Mean - CORRECT ANSWER-the arithmetic average of data points
Median - CORRECT ANSWER-the middle data point
mode - CORRECT ANSWER-the most frequent data point
