AP hPsychology hUnit h1 hProgress hCheck hMCQ
Mastering hResearch hMethods h& hStatistics hin
hPsychology hYour hEssential hStudy hGuide
This hguide hbreaks hdown hkey hconcepts hin hpsychological hresearch hmethods hand
hstatistics hto hhelp hyou hace hyour hexams
1. Understanding hthe hDomains hof hPsychology
Which hof hthe hfollowing hdomains hof hpsychology his hmost happlicable hto hJulie's
hinterest hin hdeveloping ha htest hto hmeasure hachievement hlevels hof hmiddle hschool
hstudents?
a) personality hb) hcounselling hc) hbiological hd) hindustrial-organizational
he) hpsychometric
Key hTakeaway: hPsychometrics hfocuses hon hthe htheory hand htechniques hof
hpsychological hmeasurement, hincluding hthe hdesign hand hvalidation hof htests.
2. Exploring hResearch hMethods: hThe hCase hStudy
Samantha hexperienced ha htraumatic hbrain hinjury hand hafterward hbegan hto
hexhibit hbizarre hsymptoms hthat hno hone hhad hever hdocumented hbefore. hThe
hbest hresearch hmethod hto hstudy hSamantha hwould hbe:
a) an hexperiment hb) ha hcorrelational hstudy hc) ha hcase hstudy hd) ha hsurvey he)
hnaturalistic hobservation
Key hTakeaway: hCase hstudies hare hin-depth hinvestigations hof ha hsingle
hindividual, hgroup, hevent, hor hcommunity. hThey hare hparticularly huseful hfor
hstudying hunique hor hrare hphenomena.
3. The hPower hof hControl hConditions hin hExperiments
,A hresearcher hwas hinterested hin hstudying hthe heffects hof ha hnew hmedication hon
hdepression. hOne hgroup hreceived hthe hnew hmedication, hand hanother hgroup
hreceived ha hstandard hmedication hfor hdepression. hThe hresearcher hasked
hparticipants hto hanswer ha hseries hof hquestions hrating htheir hmood hlevels hbefore
hand hafter hsix hweeks hof htaking hthe hmedications. hWhich hof hthe hfollowing his hthe
hcontrol hcondition hin hthis hstudy?
a) the hgroup hreceiving hthe hnew hmedication hb) hthe hgroup hreceiving hthe
hstandard hmedication hc) hthe hrating hof hthe hparticipant's hmood hlevels hd) hthe
hseries hof hquestions
e) hthe hparticipants
Key hTakeaway: hThe hcontrol hcondition hserves has ha hbaseline hfor hcomparison. hIn
hthis hcase, hthe hgroup hreceiving hthe hstandard hmedication hhelps hdetermine hif hthe
hnew hmedication his hmore heffective.
4. Surveys: hGathering hBroad hData
What his hthe hprimary hadvantage hof hconducting ha hsurvey hrather hthan husing hother
htypes hof hresearch hmethods?
a) surveys hcan hgather hinformation hfrom ha hdiverse hrepresentation hof hand
ha hlarge hnumber hof hpeople hb) hsurveys hcan hdemonstrate hcause h& heffect hc)
hsurveys hcan hprovide han hin-depth hanalysis hof ha hunique hindividual hor hgroup hd)
hsurveys hcollect hmore hdescriptive hdata hthan hother hresearch hmethods hdo he)
hsurveys hallow hthe hresearcher hto hcontrol hthe hvariables hin ha hstudy
Study hTip: hWhen hto hUse hSurveys hSurveys hare hexcellent hfor hcollecting hdata hon
hattitudes, hopinions, hand hbehaviors hfrom ha hlarge hsample hquickly hand hefficiently.
5. Schools hof hThought: hStructuralism
Dr. hSampson hfollows hthe hstructuralist hschool hof hthought. hHer htechniques hwould
hmost hlikely hinclude:
a) presenting ha hparticipant hwith han hambiguous hstimuli, hsuch has ha hpicture hof han
holder hwoman hlooking hover hthe hshoulder hof ha hyounger hwoman, hand hthen
hasking hthe hparticipant hto hmake hup ha hstory habout hwhat his hgoing hon hin hthe
hpicture hb) hasking ha hparticipant hto hdescribe hwhatever hthoughts hcome hto hmind,
hwithout hcensorship hc)
, presenting ha hparticipant hwith han hobject, hsuch has ha hcan hof hsoda, hand
hhaving hthe hsubject hreport hhis hor hher hperceptions hor hexperience hof hthe
hcan hd) hencouraging ha hclient hto hreevaluate hdistorted hor hunhelpful hthoughts hand
hwork hon hcoping hstrategies
e) hrewarding ha hstudent hwith ha hsticker hevery hday hthat hthe hstudent hdoes hnot htalk
hin hclass hand hwith han hextra hten hminutes hof hrecess hafter hthe hstudent
haccumulates hten hstickers
Key hTakeaway: hStructuralism hfocused hon hbreaking hdown hmental hprocesses hinto
htheir hbasic hcomponents hthrough hintrospection h(examining hone's hown hconscious
hthoughts hand hfeelings).
6. Improving hExperimental hDesign: hThe hImportance hof hObjectivity
Kara hrecords hthat hthe hdogs hthat hwere htrained hwith hher hold hmethods hobey hher
h80 hpercent hof hthe htime, hand hthose htrained hwith hthe hunique hmethods hobey hher
h90 hpercent hof hthe htime. hKara hconcludes hthat hthe hunique hmethods hwork hbetter.
hKara hcan hbest himprove hher hexperimental hdesign hby:
a) using hrandom hassignment hb) husing hrandom hselection hc) hhaving hsomeone
helse htest hthe hdogs hd) husing ha hcomputer hprogram hto hpick hthe hdogs' hnumbers
he) htrying ha hthird htraining hmethod has hwell
Study hTip: hMinimizing hBias hHaving han hobjective hthird hparty hadminister hthe
htests hcan hhelp hreduce hexperimenter hbias, hwhere hthe hresearcher's hexpectations
hunintentionally hinfluence hthe hresults.
7. Descriptive hStatistics: hFinding hthe hMedian
7, h5, h10, h4, h4
What his hthe hmedian hof hthe hnumbers habove?
a) 4 hb) h5 hc) h6 hd) h7 he) h10
How hto hFind hthe hMedian:
1. Arrange hthe hnumbers hin hascending horder: h4, h4, h5, h7, h10
Mastering hResearch hMethods h& hStatistics hin
hPsychology hYour hEssential hStudy hGuide
This hguide hbreaks hdown hkey hconcepts hin hpsychological hresearch hmethods hand
hstatistics hto hhelp hyou hace hyour hexams
1. Understanding hthe hDomains hof hPsychology
Which hof hthe hfollowing hdomains hof hpsychology his hmost happlicable hto hJulie's
hinterest hin hdeveloping ha htest hto hmeasure hachievement hlevels hof hmiddle hschool
hstudents?
a) personality hb) hcounselling hc) hbiological hd) hindustrial-organizational
he) hpsychometric
Key hTakeaway: hPsychometrics hfocuses hon hthe htheory hand htechniques hof
hpsychological hmeasurement, hincluding hthe hdesign hand hvalidation hof htests.
2. Exploring hResearch hMethods: hThe hCase hStudy
Samantha hexperienced ha htraumatic hbrain hinjury hand hafterward hbegan hto
hexhibit hbizarre hsymptoms hthat hno hone hhad hever hdocumented hbefore. hThe
hbest hresearch hmethod hto hstudy hSamantha hwould hbe:
a) an hexperiment hb) ha hcorrelational hstudy hc) ha hcase hstudy hd) ha hsurvey he)
hnaturalistic hobservation
Key hTakeaway: hCase hstudies hare hin-depth hinvestigations hof ha hsingle
hindividual, hgroup, hevent, hor hcommunity. hThey hare hparticularly huseful hfor
hstudying hunique hor hrare hphenomena.
3. The hPower hof hControl hConditions hin hExperiments
,A hresearcher hwas hinterested hin hstudying hthe heffects hof ha hnew hmedication hon
hdepression. hOne hgroup hreceived hthe hnew hmedication, hand hanother hgroup
hreceived ha hstandard hmedication hfor hdepression. hThe hresearcher hasked
hparticipants hto hanswer ha hseries hof hquestions hrating htheir hmood hlevels hbefore
hand hafter hsix hweeks hof htaking hthe hmedications. hWhich hof hthe hfollowing his hthe
hcontrol hcondition hin hthis hstudy?
a) the hgroup hreceiving hthe hnew hmedication hb) hthe hgroup hreceiving hthe
hstandard hmedication hc) hthe hrating hof hthe hparticipant's hmood hlevels hd) hthe
hseries hof hquestions
e) hthe hparticipants
Key hTakeaway: hThe hcontrol hcondition hserves has ha hbaseline hfor hcomparison. hIn
hthis hcase, hthe hgroup hreceiving hthe hstandard hmedication hhelps hdetermine hif hthe
hnew hmedication his hmore heffective.
4. Surveys: hGathering hBroad hData
What his hthe hprimary hadvantage hof hconducting ha hsurvey hrather hthan husing hother
htypes hof hresearch hmethods?
a) surveys hcan hgather hinformation hfrom ha hdiverse hrepresentation hof hand
ha hlarge hnumber hof hpeople hb) hsurveys hcan hdemonstrate hcause h& heffect hc)
hsurveys hcan hprovide han hin-depth hanalysis hof ha hunique hindividual hor hgroup hd)
hsurveys hcollect hmore hdescriptive hdata hthan hother hresearch hmethods hdo he)
hsurveys hallow hthe hresearcher hto hcontrol hthe hvariables hin ha hstudy
Study hTip: hWhen hto hUse hSurveys hSurveys hare hexcellent hfor hcollecting hdata hon
hattitudes, hopinions, hand hbehaviors hfrom ha hlarge hsample hquickly hand hefficiently.
5. Schools hof hThought: hStructuralism
Dr. hSampson hfollows hthe hstructuralist hschool hof hthought. hHer htechniques hwould
hmost hlikely hinclude:
a) presenting ha hparticipant hwith han hambiguous hstimuli, hsuch has ha hpicture hof han
holder hwoman hlooking hover hthe hshoulder hof ha hyounger hwoman, hand hthen
hasking hthe hparticipant hto hmake hup ha hstory habout hwhat his hgoing hon hin hthe
hpicture hb) hasking ha hparticipant hto hdescribe hwhatever hthoughts hcome hto hmind,
hwithout hcensorship hc)
, presenting ha hparticipant hwith han hobject, hsuch has ha hcan hof hsoda, hand
hhaving hthe hsubject hreport hhis hor hher hperceptions hor hexperience hof hthe
hcan hd) hencouraging ha hclient hto hreevaluate hdistorted hor hunhelpful hthoughts hand
hwork hon hcoping hstrategies
e) hrewarding ha hstudent hwith ha hsticker hevery hday hthat hthe hstudent hdoes hnot htalk
hin hclass hand hwith han hextra hten hminutes hof hrecess hafter hthe hstudent
haccumulates hten hstickers
Key hTakeaway: hStructuralism hfocused hon hbreaking hdown hmental hprocesses hinto
htheir hbasic hcomponents hthrough hintrospection h(examining hone's hown hconscious
hthoughts hand hfeelings).
6. Improving hExperimental hDesign: hThe hImportance hof hObjectivity
Kara hrecords hthat hthe hdogs hthat hwere htrained hwith hher hold hmethods hobey hher
h80 hpercent hof hthe htime, hand hthose htrained hwith hthe hunique hmethods hobey hher
h90 hpercent hof hthe htime. hKara hconcludes hthat hthe hunique hmethods hwork hbetter.
hKara hcan hbest himprove hher hexperimental hdesign hby:
a) using hrandom hassignment hb) husing hrandom hselection hc) hhaving hsomeone
helse htest hthe hdogs hd) husing ha hcomputer hprogram hto hpick hthe hdogs' hnumbers
he) htrying ha hthird htraining hmethod has hwell
Study hTip: hMinimizing hBias hHaving han hobjective hthird hparty hadminister hthe
htests hcan hhelp hreduce hexperimenter hbias, hwhere hthe hresearcher's hexpectations
hunintentionally hinfluence hthe hresults.
7. Descriptive hStatistics: hFinding hthe hMedian
7, h5, h10, h4, h4
What his hthe hmedian hof hthe hnumbers habove?
a) 4 hb) h5 hc) h6 hd) h7 he) h10
How hto hFind hthe hMedian:
1. Arrange hthe hnumbers hin hascending horder: h4, h4, h5, h7, h10
