Memorize AAQ Prompts | AP Psychology 2024-25

Part A: Identify the research method used in the study.

What are the ONLY options? (List 5)

Case Study

Naturalistic Observation

Correlation

Experiment

Meta-analysis

Part B: State the operational definition of an identified variable.

What is an operational definition?

What are some things to remember when stating the operational definition? (Flip for answer.)

An operational definition is a specific, measurable, and observable way of defining a variable for the purpose of a research study.

1. Operational definitions state the variable in a measurable, replicable way.

2. They will give you the variable. Use what is stated in the study; do not make up your own.

Part C: Describe the meaning of the identified statistic.

What are the ONLY options? (List 10)

mean

median

mode

range

standard deviation

percentile rank

skewness

correlation coefficient

effect size

statistical significance

Part D: Identify one ethical guideline applied by the researchers.

What are the ONLY options? (List 7)

Do NOT identify an ethical guideline they should have applied, only one they did apply.

Informed Consent/Assent

Anonymity and Confidentiality

Avoid Risk and Harm

Avoid Deception

Right to Debriefing

Institutional Review Board (IRB)

Humane Animal Research

Part E: Explain the extent to which the research findings may or may not be generalizable using specific and relevant evidence from the study.

What are some things to remember? (Flip for answer.)

• Look at the population information.

• Look at the participant information. 

• Is the sample representative of the population?

  • Take a position - use evidence from the article to support your assertion.

    • do NOT use sample size as evidence

    • do NOT use random assignment as evidence (that’s reliability, not generalizability)

    • be sure to mention the population

Part F: Explain how at least one of the research findings supports or refutes the researcher’s hypothesis or main focus of the source. 

How should you structure your answer (a recommendation)?

“The [evidence] supports/refutes (pick one!) the [hypothesis or idea] because [explanation].”