BGP Psych Final Exam UPDATED
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
Which of the following is the easiest way to express attitudes from a variety of respondents -
CORRECT ANSWER Surveys (wee see them everywhere) can gather data really fast from a
large number of people
Sun tan lotions sales, crime rate, and eating Ice cream are strongly correlated with one another. What
is the best description of this relationship. - CORRECT ANSWER Spurious (relationship)
Correlation
The difference between controlled experiments and a quasi experiment? - CORRECT ANSWER
The controlled experiment has random assignment where a quasi experiment does not.
Two essential things that makes it a true blue experiment is - CORRECT ANSWER Random
assignment
Having control over all other factors that might influence our results
The kind of thought process behind carrying out an experiment - CORRECT ANSWER
Rational analysis: an objective analysis and careful reasoning of the facts at hand. We are
Objectively analyzing, carefully reasoning through facts in front of us
If we want to know relationship between marital satisfaction and sexual satisfaction. What
experimental tool or process should we think about using? - CORRECT ANSWER surveys
What is the difference between validity and reliability? - CORRECT ANSWER Reliable =
consistency
Validity = accuracy
Being able to disprove means that - CORRECT ANSWER The claim is falsifiable
Which school of thought focuses on the roll of the unconscious in determining our behavior -
CORRECT ANSWER psychodynamic approach
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
Which of the following is the easiest way to express attitudes from a variety of respondents -
CORRECT ANSWER Surveys (wee see them everywhere) can gather data really fast from a
large number of people
Sun tan lotions sales, crime rate, and eating Ice cream are strongly correlated with one another. What
is the best description of this relationship. - CORRECT ANSWER Spurious (relationship)
Correlation
The difference between controlled experiments and a quasi experiment? - CORRECT ANSWER
The controlled experiment has random assignment where a quasi experiment does not.
Two essential things that makes it a true blue experiment is - CORRECT ANSWER Random
assignment
Having control over all other factors that might influence our results
The kind of thought process behind carrying out an experiment - CORRECT ANSWER
Rational analysis: an objective analysis and careful reasoning of the facts at hand. We are
Objectively analyzing, carefully reasoning through facts in front of us
If we want to know relationship between marital satisfaction and sexual satisfaction. What
experimental tool or process should we think about using? - CORRECT ANSWER surveys
What is the difference between validity and reliability? - CORRECT ANSWER Reliable =
consistency
Validity = accuracy
Being able to disprove means that - CORRECT ANSWER The claim is falsifiable
Which school of thought focuses on the roll of the unconscious in determining our behavior -
CORRECT ANSWER psychodynamic approach
