AP Psychology- AP Exam Review NEWEST 2025
COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED
ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS) |ALREADY GRADED
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psychodynamic approach - CORRECT ANSWER- (Freud) subconscious, repressed feelings, unfulfilled
wishes
behavioral approach - CORRECT ANSWER- learning (classical and operant) observed
cognitive approach - CORRECT ANSWER- thinking affects behavior
humanistic approach - CORRECT ANSWER- becoming a better human (behavior, acceptance)
social-cultural approach - CORRECT ANSWER- cultural, family, environment
two reasons of why experiments are important - CORRECT ANSWER- hindsight bias + overconfidence
types of research methods - CORRECT ANSWER- descriptive, correlational, and experimental
,descriptive methods - CORRECT ANSWER- case study
survey
naturalistic observation
(DON'T SHOW CAUSE/EFFECT)
psychology - CORRECT ANSWER- the study of behavior and mental processes
psychology's biggest question - CORRECT ANSWER- Which is more important in determining
behavior, nature or nurture?
psychology's three levels of analysis - CORRECT ANSWER- biopsychosocial approach
(looks at the biological, psychological, and social-cultural approaches together)
biological approach - CORRECT ANSWER- genetics, close-relatives, body functions
evolutionary approach - CORRECT ANSWER- species - helped with survival (ancestors)
case study - CORRECT ANSWER- studies one person in depth
may not be typical of population
survey - CORRECT ANSWER- studies lots of people
not in depth
naturalistic observation - CORRECT ANSWER- observe + write facts without interference
correlational method - CORRECT ANSWER- shows relation, but not cause/effect
, scatterplots show research
correlation coefficient - CORRECT ANSWER- + 1.0 (both increase)
0 (no correlation
- 1.0 (one increases, other decreases)
experimental method - CORRECT ANSWER- does show cause and effect
population - CORRECT ANSWER- type of people who are going to be used in experiment
sample - CORRECT ANSWER- actual people who will be used (randomness reduces bias)
random assignment - CORRECT ANSWER- chance selection between experimental and control
groups
control group - CORRECT ANSWER- not receiving experimental treatment
receives placebo
experimental group - CORRECT ANSWER- receiving treatment/drug
independent variable - CORRECT ANSWER- drug/procedure/treatment
dependent variable - CORRECT ANSWER- outcome of using the drug/treatment
COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED
ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS) |ALREADY GRADED
A+||BRAND NEW VERSION!!
psychodynamic approach - CORRECT ANSWER- (Freud) subconscious, repressed feelings, unfulfilled
wishes
behavioral approach - CORRECT ANSWER- learning (classical and operant) observed
cognitive approach - CORRECT ANSWER- thinking affects behavior
humanistic approach - CORRECT ANSWER- becoming a better human (behavior, acceptance)
social-cultural approach - CORRECT ANSWER- cultural, family, environment
two reasons of why experiments are important - CORRECT ANSWER- hindsight bias + overconfidence
types of research methods - CORRECT ANSWER- descriptive, correlational, and experimental
,descriptive methods - CORRECT ANSWER- case study
survey
naturalistic observation
(DON'T SHOW CAUSE/EFFECT)
psychology - CORRECT ANSWER- the study of behavior and mental processes
psychology's biggest question - CORRECT ANSWER- Which is more important in determining
behavior, nature or nurture?
psychology's three levels of analysis - CORRECT ANSWER- biopsychosocial approach
(looks at the biological, psychological, and social-cultural approaches together)
biological approach - CORRECT ANSWER- genetics, close-relatives, body functions
evolutionary approach - CORRECT ANSWER- species - helped with survival (ancestors)
case study - CORRECT ANSWER- studies one person in depth
may not be typical of population
survey - CORRECT ANSWER- studies lots of people
not in depth
naturalistic observation - CORRECT ANSWER- observe + write facts without interference
correlational method - CORRECT ANSWER- shows relation, but not cause/effect
, scatterplots show research
correlation coefficient - CORRECT ANSWER- + 1.0 (both increase)
0 (no correlation
- 1.0 (one increases, other decreases)
experimental method - CORRECT ANSWER- does show cause and effect
population - CORRECT ANSWER- type of people who are going to be used in experiment
sample - CORRECT ANSWER- actual people who will be used (randomness reduces bias)
random assignment - CORRECT ANSWER- chance selection between experimental and control
groups
control group - CORRECT ANSWER- not receiving experimental treatment
receives placebo
experimental group - CORRECT ANSWER- receiving treatment/drug
independent variable - CORRECT ANSWER- drug/procedure/treatment
dependent variable - CORRECT ANSWER- outcome of using the drug/treatment
