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Example AP Psychology unit 1 flashcards

Independent variableThe factor the researcher manipulates to see whether it causes a change in the dependent variable.

What does random assignment do?It places participants into groups by chance so that existing differences are spread evenly across the groups.

StructuralismWilhelm Wundt's early approach, which broke conscious experience into basic elements studied through introspection.

Operational definitionA precise description of how a variable is measured or manipulated, such as defining stress as a score on a specific scale.

Double-blind designNeither the participants nor the researchers know who receives the treatment, which reduces bias in expectations and behavior.

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Much of the unit's vocabulary is about research design: independent and dependent variables, operational definitions, random sampling versus random assignment, and the difference between correlation and causation. Cards that ask you to explain why a design controls for bias are more useful than memorizing a definition alone.

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Start with the terms your teacher emphasized, then add cards for the study designs and for pairs of ideas that are easy to confuse, such as correlation and causation. Quality matters more than volume for this unit.

What topics does AP Psychology unit 1 cover?

Unit 1, Scientific Foundations of Psychology, covers the history and approaches of the field, research methods, statistics, and ethics in research. Cards are easiest to remember when each one explains why a method works.

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