PSYC 101 General Psychology Exam 1 NEWEST 2025
COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED
ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS) |ALREADY GRADED
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Case Study - CORRECT ANSWER- A technique in which ONE person is studied to understand a
behavior. (key: ONE PERSON!!!)
What are some limitations to a case study? - CORRECT ANSWER- may not generalize and apply to
everyone
Naturalistic Operation - CORRECT ANSWER- Systematically observing behavior in a natural
setting. (Key: OBSERVING in a NATURAL setting. Uncontrolled environment)
What are some limitations of a naturalistic operation? - CORRECT ANSWER- Those being
observed might change their behavior based on your presence. Findings can also be difficult to
generalize.
Descriptive Methods - CORRECT ANSWER- Observing the current state of affairs (just watching!)
What are some benefits of the survey method? - CORRECT ANSWER- Quick; lots of data
, What are some limitations to the survey method? - CORRECT ANSWER- Survey's can be affected
by a bias self report, social desirability, uneven survey samples (ex. asking only wrestlers to take
a survey on nutrition)
Define Psychology - CORRECT ANSWER- The scientific study of behavior and mental processes
Hindsight Bias - CORRECT ANSWER- After learning the outcome, people say they could have
predicted the outcome. (ex. underdog football team wins, everyone says "I knew they'd win")
Overconfidence - CORRECT ANSWER- Thinking we know or are capable of more than we actually
are
Operational Definition - CORRECT ANSWER- Detailed description of a variable (ex. defining in
detail what we mean by "aggressive" and "enjoy cats" when asking "are people who enjoy cats
more aggressive?" A good operational definition of a variable helps us know what we are
looking for in a study.
Social Desirability - CORRECT ANSWER- Saying what we think wants to be heard
Correlation - CORRECT ANSWER- Related traits/behavior
Correlation Coeffecient - CORRECT ANSWER- Statistical relationship between two variables (ex.
+0.37, -0.22, +0.50)
Positive Correlation - CORRECT ANSWER- Effects move together, (ex. increase>increase,
decrease>decrease). "The more pizza I eat, the more weight I'll gain"." "The less pizza I eat, the
less weight I'll gain".
Negative Correlation - CORRECT ANSWER- Opposite effects. (ex. increase/decrease,
decrease/increase). The less ice cream I eat, the more likely I am to have a healthy weight.
COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED
ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS) |ALREADY GRADED
A+||BRAND NEW VERSION!!
Case Study - CORRECT ANSWER- A technique in which ONE person is studied to understand a
behavior. (key: ONE PERSON!!!)
What are some limitations to a case study? - CORRECT ANSWER- may not generalize and apply to
everyone
Naturalistic Operation - CORRECT ANSWER- Systematically observing behavior in a natural
setting. (Key: OBSERVING in a NATURAL setting. Uncontrolled environment)
What are some limitations of a naturalistic operation? - CORRECT ANSWER- Those being
observed might change their behavior based on your presence. Findings can also be difficult to
generalize.
Descriptive Methods - CORRECT ANSWER- Observing the current state of affairs (just watching!)
What are some benefits of the survey method? - CORRECT ANSWER- Quick; lots of data
, What are some limitations to the survey method? - CORRECT ANSWER- Survey's can be affected
by a bias self report, social desirability, uneven survey samples (ex. asking only wrestlers to take
a survey on nutrition)
Define Psychology - CORRECT ANSWER- The scientific study of behavior and mental processes
Hindsight Bias - CORRECT ANSWER- After learning the outcome, people say they could have
predicted the outcome. (ex. underdog football team wins, everyone says "I knew they'd win")
Overconfidence - CORRECT ANSWER- Thinking we know or are capable of more than we actually
are
Operational Definition - CORRECT ANSWER- Detailed description of a variable (ex. defining in
detail what we mean by "aggressive" and "enjoy cats" when asking "are people who enjoy cats
more aggressive?" A good operational definition of a variable helps us know what we are
looking for in a study.
Social Desirability - CORRECT ANSWER- Saying what we think wants to be heard
Correlation - CORRECT ANSWER- Related traits/behavior
Correlation Coeffecient - CORRECT ANSWER- Statistical relationship between two variables (ex.
+0.37, -0.22, +0.50)
Positive Correlation - CORRECT ANSWER- Effects move together, (ex. increase>increase,
decrease>decrease). "The more pizza I eat, the more weight I'll gain"." "The less pizza I eat, the
less weight I'll gain".
Negative Correlation - CORRECT ANSWER- Opposite effects. (ex. increase/decrease,
decrease/increase). The less ice cream I eat, the more likely I am to have a healthy weight.
