AP Psych Unit 0

Psychodynamic Perspective

Behavioral Perspective

Humanistic Perspective

Cognitive Perspective

Biological Perspective

Evolutionary Perspective

Sociocultural Perspective

Biopsychosocial Perspective

Psychology

Mental Processes

Behavior

Confirmation Bias

Hindsight Bias

Overconfidence

Empirical Evidence

Scientific Method

Hypothesis

Falsifiable

Peer Review

Replication

Reliability

Validity

The American Psychological Association (APA)

Research Design

Methodology

Quantitative Data

Qualitative Data

Likert Scales

Structured Interviews

Survey Technique

Wording Effect

Social Desirability Bias

Naturalistic Observation

Case Study

Correlational Research

Third Variable Problem

Scatterplot

Correlation Coefficient

Experimental Method

Cofounding Variable

Operational Definitions

Random Assignment

Placebo Effect

Experimenter Bias

Single-Blind + Double-Blind Study

Placebo Condition

Sample

• Representative Sample

  • H

• Random Sample

  • H

• Sample Bias

  • h

Generalizability

Statistics

• Descriptive Stats

• Inferential Stats

Measures of Central Tendency

Regression to the Mean

Positive + Negative Skew

Bimodal Distribution

Statistical Significance

Effect Sizes

Meta Analysis

Institutional Review Boards (IRB)

Informed Consent

Informed Assent

Confidentiality

Deception

Confederates

Debriefing