AP Psychology Research Vocabulary

What is the tendency to believe, after learning an outcome, that one would have foreseen it; also known as the "I-knew-it-all-along" phenomenon.

• Hypothesis 
• Median 
• Experiment 
• Hindsight Bias 

What is a testable prediction, often implied by a theory?

• Operational Definition 
• Random Assignment 
• Hypothesis 
• Culture 

What is the pure science that aims to increase the scientific knowledge base?

• applied research

• correlational study

• empiricism

• basic research

What is a statement of the procedures used to define research variables? 

• Operational Definition 
• Independent variable
• Standard deviation
• double-blind procedure

What is an observation technique in which one person is studied in depth in the hope of revealing universal principles?

• Placebo effect
• Double-blind procedure
• Operational definition
• Case Study 

What is a study, generally in the form of an interview or questionnaire, that provides researchers with information about how people think and act?

• Culture
• Survey
• Theory
• Mode 

What is the whole group that you want to study and describe? 

• Culture
• Hypothesis
• Population 
• Range

Who was the first female to receive her PhD in Psychology from Harvard University?

• Dorothea Dix

• Rosalie Rayner

• Mary Calkins

• Margaret Floy Washburn

What is a sample that fairly represents a population because each member has an equal chance of inclusion? 

• Random Sample 
• Operational Definition
• Correlation Coefficient
• Illusory correlation

What is observing and recording behavior in naturally occurring situations without trying to manipulate and control the situation? 

• Operational Definition
• Naturalistic Observation
• Illusory Correlation
• Experimental Group