AP Psychology Questions

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Describe mean, median, and mode.

Mean - mathematical average

Median - exact midpoint value

Mode - most common value in the data set

  • bimodal: means that two values are tied for most common

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What is the difference between evolutionary psychology and behavior genetics?

evolutionary psychology - human similarities that developed due to natural selection

behavior genetics - finding differences in the human genome to determine the function of genes

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What is epigenetics?

the study of how molecular mechanisms react and change gene expression in response to environmental factors

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What is evolutionary psychology?

the study of evolution and natural selection on our behavior

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What is behavior genetics?

The study of the influence and relative power of genetics on behavior