PSYCHOLOGY 101 REVIEW SET FULL
SOLUTION SOLVED QUESTIONS 2026
GRADED A+.
⫸ Standardization. Answer: using uniform, consistent, procedures in
all phases of data collection
⫸ Hypothesis. Answer: tentative and testable statement about the
relationship between causes and consequences
⫸ Determinism. Answer: the idea that all events are determined by
specific casual factors (physical, mental, and behavioral)
⫸ Theory. Answer: organized set of concepts (used to formulate
research)
⫸ Sociocultural Perspective. Answer: studies how an individual's
behavior and thinking vary across situations and cultures
⫸ Ivan Pavlov. Answer: Russian Physiologist
Discovered classical conditioning behaviorism
, ⫸ Operational Definition. Answer: standardizes the meaning within
an experiment, by defining a concept in terms of the specific
operations or procedures used to measure it
⫸ Independent Variable. Answer: factor manipulated and will cause
changes (casual part of the relationship)
⫸ Dependent Variable. Answer: factor affected by independent
variable (what is being measured)
⫸ Experimental Method. Answer: research methodology that
involves the manipulation of independent variables to determine their
effects on the dependent variables
⫸ Confounding Variable. Answer: a variable that could produce
effects that are confused, or confounded with the effects of the
independent variable
⫸ Double-blind Study. Answer: a study in which both participants
and researchers are blind to the status of participants
⫸ Placebo Effect. Answer: a phenomena in which an experimental
manipulation produces an effect because participants believe it will
produce an effect
⫸ Control Group. Answer: participants in an experiment who receive
a relatively neutral condition to serve as a comparison group
SOLUTION SOLVED QUESTIONS 2026
GRADED A+.
⫸ Standardization. Answer: using uniform, consistent, procedures in
all phases of data collection
⫸ Hypothesis. Answer: tentative and testable statement about the
relationship between causes and consequences
⫸ Determinism. Answer: the idea that all events are determined by
specific casual factors (physical, mental, and behavioral)
⫸ Theory. Answer: organized set of concepts (used to formulate
research)
⫸ Sociocultural Perspective. Answer: studies how an individual's
behavior and thinking vary across situations and cultures
⫸ Ivan Pavlov. Answer: Russian Physiologist
Discovered classical conditioning behaviorism
, ⫸ Operational Definition. Answer: standardizes the meaning within
an experiment, by defining a concept in terms of the specific
operations or procedures used to measure it
⫸ Independent Variable. Answer: factor manipulated and will cause
changes (casual part of the relationship)
⫸ Dependent Variable. Answer: factor affected by independent
variable (what is being measured)
⫸ Experimental Method. Answer: research methodology that
involves the manipulation of independent variables to determine their
effects on the dependent variables
⫸ Confounding Variable. Answer: a variable that could produce
effects that are confused, or confounded with the effects of the
independent variable
⫸ Double-blind Study. Answer: a study in which both participants
and researchers are blind to the status of participants
⫸ Placebo Effect. Answer: a phenomena in which an experimental
manipulation produces an effect because participants believe it will
produce an effect
⫸ Control Group. Answer: participants in an experiment who receive
a relatively neutral condition to serve as a comparison group
