AP (Advanced Placement) Psychology: Questions 1237 - 1241 of 1650
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Question number: 1237
» History, Approaches & Research Methods » Logic, Philosophy, & History of Science
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Characteristics of the scientific method include
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| a. | adherence to inductive thinking or common sense reasoning. |
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| b. | anecdotal definition. |
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| c. | controlled observation. |
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| d. | analysis formulation. |
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| e. | naturalistic observation. |
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Question number: 1238
» History, Approaches & Research Methods » Statistics, Research Methods & Ethics » Making Inferences
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To prevent ethical abuse in psychological research, the APA has suggested that
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| a. | all data collected from a person must be made public. |
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| b. | all psychological harm to subjects must be corrected by counseling. |
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| c. | psychologists must avoid deception with using human subjects. |
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| d. | psychologists must not treat all subjects with respect and concern for the subject’s dignity. |
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| e. | psychologists must treat all subjects with respect and concern for the subject’s dignity. |
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Question number: 1239
» Personality » Personality Theories & Approaches » Trait Perspective
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Characteristics that are shared by most members of a culture are termed
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| a. | common traits. |
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| b. | ethnic traits. |
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| c. | absolute traits. |
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| d. | cardinal traits. |
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| e. | general traits. |
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Question number: 1240
» History, Approaches & Research Methods » Experimental, Correlation, & Clinical Research
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An educated guess about what is controlling some behavior is called
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| Choice (5) | Response | |
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| a. | experimental control. |
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| b. | an experimental variable. |
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| c. | a theory. |
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| d. | an experimental design. |
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| e. | a hypothesis. |
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Question number: 1241
» Sensation & Perception » Perceptual Processes » Interpretation
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Which of the following illustrates the principle of contiguity?
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| a. | a person “lip-syncing” to a record |
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| b. | a darker balloon seen as farther away than a lighter one |
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| c. | the “false dawn” before a sunrise |
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| d. | the shadows cast on a cloudy day |
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| e. | All of the above |
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