VirtualSC Psychology Final Exam 2026
Questions and Answers
the scientific study of behavior and mental processes - Correct answer-Psychology
Austrian physician whose work focused on the unconscious causes of behavior and
personality formation; founded psychoanalysis. - Correct answer-Sigmund Freud
A research method in which an investigator manipulates one or more factors to
observe the effect on some behavior or mental process - Correct answer-
experiment
variable that is manipulated - Correct answer-independent variable
The measurable effect, outcome, or response in which the research is interested. -
Correct answer-dependent variable
A measure of the relationship between two variables - Correct answer-Correlation
An educated guess - Correct answer-Hypothesis
a sample that fairly represents a population because each member has an equal
chance of inclusion - Correct answer-random sample
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, A research technique that questions a large sample of people to assess their
behaviors and mental processes. You collect a lot of data but people may not be
honest. - Correct answer-survey interview
a written set of questions to be answered by a research participant. May collect a
lot of data but people may not be honest - Correct answer-questionnaire
Area of the brain responsible for all voluntary activities of the body - Correct
answer-Cerebrum
the large band of neural fibers connecting the two brain hemispheres and carrying
messages between them - Correct answer-corpus callosum
the brain's sensory control center, located on top of the brainstem; it directs
messages to the sensory receiving areas in the cortex and transmits replies to the
cerebellum and medulla - Correct answer-Thalamus
a neural structure lying below the thalamus; directs eating, drinking, body
temperature; helps govern the endocrine system via the pituitary gland, and is
linked to emotion - Correct answer-Hypothalamus
a pair of endocrine glands that sit just above the kidneys and secrete hormones
(epinephrine and norepinephrine) that help arouse the body in times of stress. -
Correct answer-adrenal glands
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Questions and Answers
the scientific study of behavior and mental processes - Correct answer-Psychology
Austrian physician whose work focused on the unconscious causes of behavior and
personality formation; founded psychoanalysis. - Correct answer-Sigmund Freud
A research method in which an investigator manipulates one or more factors to
observe the effect on some behavior or mental process - Correct answer-
experiment
variable that is manipulated - Correct answer-independent variable
The measurable effect, outcome, or response in which the research is interested. -
Correct answer-dependent variable
A measure of the relationship between two variables - Correct answer-Correlation
An educated guess - Correct answer-Hypothesis
a sample that fairly represents a population because each member has an equal
chance of inclusion - Correct answer-random sample
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, A research technique that questions a large sample of people to assess their
behaviors and mental processes. You collect a lot of data but people may not be
honest. - Correct answer-survey interview
a written set of questions to be answered by a research participant. May collect a
lot of data but people may not be honest - Correct answer-questionnaire
Area of the brain responsible for all voluntary activities of the body - Correct
answer-Cerebrum
the large band of neural fibers connecting the two brain hemispheres and carrying
messages between them - Correct answer-corpus callosum
the brain's sensory control center, located on top of the brainstem; it directs
messages to the sensory receiving areas in the cortex and transmits replies to the
cerebellum and medulla - Correct answer-Thalamus
a neural structure lying below the thalamus; directs eating, drinking, body
temperature; helps govern the endocrine system via the pituitary gland, and is
linked to emotion - Correct answer-Hypothalamus
a pair of endocrine glands that sit just above the kidneys and secrete hormones
(epinephrine and norepinephrine) that help arouse the body in times of stress. -
Correct answer-adrenal glands
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