AP Psychology Mrs.

Dill

Chapter 1: Vocabulary and Review Questions

Define the following:

15 Psychology overt bx covert bx scientific observation stimulus introspection natural selection response unconscious repression determinism free will self image self evaluation positive psychology cultural relativity social norms basic rx applied rx hypothesis operational definition theory observer effect observer bias positive correlation negative correlation causation statistical significance meta-analysis experimenter effect self-fulfilling prophecy pseudo psychology

Answer the following questions:

1. What are the various rx specialties in psychology? 2. Briefly summarize the five main perspectives. (from table 1.2)

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3.Briefly explain the steps in the

scientific method? 4. What are the 3 variables and 2 groups from the controlled experiment? 5. What are the major advantages and disadvantages to the various types of rx in psychology? 6. What is the difference between observer effect and experimenter effect? ** Read the appendix on Behavioral Statistics **

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Possible Essay Topics:

The major perspectives of Modern Psychology Research methods of Psychology Experimental Design the controlled experiment

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fallacy of positive instances