LSU Psychology 2000 Alex Cohen
Exam 1 Questions and All Correct
Answers 2025-2026.
Which correlation coefficient best represents a moderate relationship showing fewer anxiety
symptoms in people who report higher life satisfaction?
a. -0.5
b. +0.4
c. -0.2
d. +0.7 - Answer a. -0.5
Spurling et al. investigated the effects of two vocabulary learning strategies on word retention
two weeks later. In this example, learning strategy is the ________ variable and word retention
is the ________ variable.
a. experimental; control
b. dependent; independent
c. control; experimental
d. independent; dependent - Answer d. independent; dependent
Which of the following is not a characteristic of a good hypothesis?
a. It is complex
b. It is falsiable
c. It can be tested using empirical methods
d. It is an if-then statement - Answer a. It is complex
Dr. Mattar is interested in knowing more about brain injury to the occipital cortex, and he
studies patients individually in order to gain in-depth knowledge about their behaviors. These
studies would best be described as ________.
a. case studies
b. surveys
c. cross-sectional
d. correlational - Answer a. case studies
, b. naturalistic observation
c. case study
d. experiment - Answer b. naturalistic observation
Green et al. used a ________ from their ________ of interest in order to make a ________.
a. sample; population; generalization
b. generalization; sample; hypothesis
c. population; sample; generalization
d. sample; population; hypothesis - Answer a. sample; population; generalization
A group of preschool-age children are enrolled in a study that plans to follow them over time in
order to assess behaviors and other characteristics that may predict later development of
schizophrenia. This is an example of a ________ design.
a. longitudinal
b. experimental
c. cross sectional
d. survey - Answer a. longitudinal
Which of the following research designs will allow cause-and-effect conclusions? Select one:
a. survey
b. experimental
c. quasi-experimental
d. correlational - Answer b. experimental
Stan and Jenny are in a psychology course that requires them to repeat an experiment that
researchers have conducted in the past, in order to determine whether they produce the same
results. This is called ________. Select one:
a. replication
b. inter-rater reliability
c. validity
d. reliability - Answer a. replication
Exam 1 Questions and All Correct
Answers 2025-2026.
Which correlation coefficient best represents a moderate relationship showing fewer anxiety
symptoms in people who report higher life satisfaction?
a. -0.5
b. +0.4
c. -0.2
d. +0.7 - Answer a. -0.5
Spurling et al. investigated the effects of two vocabulary learning strategies on word retention
two weeks later. In this example, learning strategy is the ________ variable and word retention
is the ________ variable.
a. experimental; control
b. dependent; independent
c. control; experimental
d. independent; dependent - Answer d. independent; dependent
Which of the following is not a characteristic of a good hypothesis?
a. It is complex
b. It is falsiable
c. It can be tested using empirical methods
d. It is an if-then statement - Answer a. It is complex
Dr. Mattar is interested in knowing more about brain injury to the occipital cortex, and he
studies patients individually in order to gain in-depth knowledge about their behaviors. These
studies would best be described as ________.
a. case studies
b. surveys
c. cross-sectional
d. correlational - Answer a. case studies
, b. naturalistic observation
c. case study
d. experiment - Answer b. naturalistic observation
Green et al. used a ________ from their ________ of interest in order to make a ________.
a. sample; population; generalization
b. generalization; sample; hypothesis
c. population; sample; generalization
d. sample; population; hypothesis - Answer a. sample; population; generalization
A group of preschool-age children are enrolled in a study that plans to follow them over time in
order to assess behaviors and other characteristics that may predict later development of
schizophrenia. This is an example of a ________ design.
a. longitudinal
b. experimental
c. cross sectional
d. survey - Answer a. longitudinal
Which of the following research designs will allow cause-and-effect conclusions? Select one:
a. survey
b. experimental
c. quasi-experimental
d. correlational - Answer b. experimental
Stan and Jenny are in a psychology course that requires them to repeat an experiment that
researchers have conducted in the past, in order to determine whether they produce the same
results. This is called ________. Select one:
a. replication
b. inter-rater reliability
c. validity
d. reliability - Answer a. replication
