UVA PSYCHOLOGY SELECTION MOCK
EXAM(ACTUAL EXAM) WITH CORRECT
ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND CORRECTLY
WELL DEFINED ANSWERS LATEST
ALREADY GRADED A+ 2026
Observer effects occur when the observer... - ANSWERS-
...affects the situation being studied.
What is an example of an 'unobtrusive measure'? -
ANSWERS-A researcher determines the popularity of diet
potato chips by looking at how many have been eaten after
the end of a birthday party.
While a youth football team is training, a scout comes to
watch them to select highly talented children for a team of
young promising players. The presence of the scout makes
some of the children nervous to the extent that it affects the
level of their play.What is this an example of? - ANSWERS-
Observer effect.
, When people are brought into an environment created by
the researcher to determine their behaviour in this
particular situation, this is... - ANSWERS-
In a study using 'blind observers' among children at a
primary school in Amsterdam, it was found that those who
had been breast-fed had a higher IQ, on average, than those
who had not been breast-fed. On the basis of this outcome,
a journalist wrote an article with the heading:
"Breastfeeding leads to higher IQ".What is the main reason
that this conclusion stated in the newspaper headline is not
justified by the study described above? - ANSWERS-there
are other possible explanations for the results of the study.
In a stress study among a group of test subjects, the
researcher finds a correlation between variable A and
variable B that is equal to 0.6.What does this mean? -
ANSWERS-The test subjects who score higher on variable A
also score higher on variable B, on average.
What is a solution to the effect of observer bias? -
ANSWERS-A 'blind' study design.
A researcher evaluates 20 photographs of people with
different facial expressions (e.g., angry, sad, etc.). He puts
EXAM(ACTUAL EXAM) WITH CORRECT
ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND CORRECTLY
WELL DEFINED ANSWERS LATEST
ALREADY GRADED A+ 2026
Observer effects occur when the observer... - ANSWERS-
...affects the situation being studied.
What is an example of an 'unobtrusive measure'? -
ANSWERS-A researcher determines the popularity of diet
potato chips by looking at how many have been eaten after
the end of a birthday party.
While a youth football team is training, a scout comes to
watch them to select highly talented children for a team of
young promising players. The presence of the scout makes
some of the children nervous to the extent that it affects the
level of their play.What is this an example of? - ANSWERS-
Observer effect.
, When people are brought into an environment created by
the researcher to determine their behaviour in this
particular situation, this is... - ANSWERS-
In a study using 'blind observers' among children at a
primary school in Amsterdam, it was found that those who
had been breast-fed had a higher IQ, on average, than those
who had not been breast-fed. On the basis of this outcome,
a journalist wrote an article with the heading:
"Breastfeeding leads to higher IQ".What is the main reason
that this conclusion stated in the newspaper headline is not
justified by the study described above? - ANSWERS-there
are other possible explanations for the results of the study.
In a stress study among a group of test subjects, the
researcher finds a correlation between variable A and
variable B that is equal to 0.6.What does this mean? -
ANSWERS-The test subjects who score higher on variable A
also score higher on variable B, on average.
What is a solution to the effect of observer bias? -
ANSWERS-A 'blind' study design.
A researcher evaluates 20 photographs of people with
different facial expressions (e.g., angry, sad, etc.). He puts
