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 **Psychology for AP Unit Two Study Questions** 
 * 1) Describe the hindsight bias, and explain how it often leads us to perceive psychological research as merely common sense.
 * 2) How can the scientific method help us draw more informed conclusions?
 * 3) List and describe all the basic elements of an experiment. (**Hint:** Hypothesis is not one of them.)
 * 4) In what ways is our confidence in our predictions often wrong?
 * 5) Why is it important to understand how randomness works?
 * 6) Why is curiosity important to a psychologist?
 * 7) Why is skepticism important to a psychologist?
 * 8) Why is humility important to a psychologist?
 * 9) Why is critical thinking important to science?
 * 10) What value does critical thinking provide to the scientific process?
 * 11) How does the popular conception of a “theory” differ from the scientific use of the term?
 * 12) Why are operational definitions important to the scientific process?
 * 13) Why is replication such an important function of science?
 * 14) Explain at least one advantage of the experiment as a research method.
 * 15) How can a descriptive research method advance knowledge of a behavior or mental process?
 * 16) What is the value of knowing that 2 variables are related?
 * 17) Why is correlation not the same as causation?
 * 18) Why is it important to know how 2 variables influence each other?
 * 19) Describe both positive and negative correlations, and explain how correlational measures can aid in the process of prediction.
 * 20) Why is randomness important to experimentation?
 * 21) Why is it important to control variables in an experiment?
 * 22) How can knowing about statistics help you make more informed decisions?
 * 23) How does the knowledge of the properties of the normal curve and central tendency help you make more informed decisions?
 * 24) What are the limits of descriptive statistics?
 * 25) Why is it important to know that a difference between variables is significant?
 * 26) Why should a sample represent the population?
 * 27) What is a case study? What are the advantages and disadvantages of a case study?
 * 28) What are the advantages of a survey? What are the disadvantages?
 * 29) What can psychological science tell us about everyday life?
 * 30) Should all psychology studies be conducted ethically?
 * 31) What are the main ethical principles that psychologists abide by in research?