Rv Ap Psych - Unit 1&2 Study Guide Rated A+

experimental group {Ans: In an experiment, the group that is exposed to the treatment, that is, to one version of the independent variable.}hindsight bias {Ans: The tendency to believe, after learning an outcome, that one would have foreseen it.}informed consent {Ans: An ethical principle requiring that research participants be told enough to enable them to choose whether they wish to participate.}evolutionary psychology {Ans: The study of the roots of behavior and mental processes using the principles of natural selection (Darwin).}basic research {Ans: Pure science that aims to increase the scientific knowledge base.}developmental psychology {Ans: The scientific study of physical, cognitive, and social change throughout the life span.}Mary Whiton Calkins {Ans: 1st female President of the American Psychology Association.}Wilhelm Wundt {Ans: 1st Psychology Lab, structuralism.}standard deviations {Ans: A computed measure of how much scores vary around the mean score.}qualitative (research) {Ans: Aim to understand the nature or meaning of experiences, which cannot be quantified into numbers (case studies, and naturalistic observation) (observations)}double blind procedure {Ans: An experimental procedure in which both the research participants and the research staff are ignorant about whether the research participants have received the treatment or