AP Psych Unit 0 Test

Module 0.1: The Scientific Attitude, Critical Thinking, and Developing Arguments (Optional to Read)

  • Critical thinking

 

Module 0.2: The Need for Psychological Science (Optional to Read)


  • Hindsight bias

  • Overconfidence *not a vocab term, but need to know the def. 


Module 0.3: The Scientific Methods

  • Peer reviewers

  • Theory

  • Hypothesis

  • Falsifiable

  • Operational definition

  • Replication

  • Case study (should be able to identify famous case studies such as Phineas Gage, H.M.)

  • Naturalistic observation

  • Survey

  • Social desirability bias

  • Self-report bias

  • Sampling bias

  • Random Sample

  • Population

Module 0.4: Correlation and Experimentation:

  • Correlation

  • Correlation coefficient

  • Variable

  • Scatterplot

  • Illusory correlation

  • Regression towards the mean

  • Experiment

  • Experimental group

  • Control group

  • Random assignment

  • Single-blind procedure

  • Double-blind procedure

  • Placebo effect

  • Independent variable

  • Confounding variable

  • Experimenter bias

  • Dependent variable

  • Validity



Module 0.5: Research Design and Ethics in Psychology

  • Quantitative research

  • Qualitative research

  • Informed consent

  • Debriefing

  • Ethical guidelines 


Module 0.6: Statistical Reasoning in Everyday Life

  • Descriptive statistics

  • Histogram

  • Mode

  • Mean

  • Median

  • Percentile rank

  • Skewed distribution

  • Range

  • Standard deviation

  • Normal Curve

  • Inferential Statistics

  • Meta-analysis

  • Statistical Significance

  • Effect size

Other Terms not in the modules, but will need to know the definition of:

  • Psychology

  • American Psychological Association (APA) 

  • Likert Scale

  • Free Response Questions for the AP Exam (FRQs- AAQ + EBQ)


The Different Perspectives (Approaches of Psychology):


  • Psychodynamic 

  • Evolutionary

  • Behavioral 

  • Biological

  • Cognitive

  • Social-Cultural

  • Humanistic