PSYC 101 2026 COMPREHENSIVE SET SOLVED QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS

PSYC 101 2026 COMPREHENSIVE SET
SOLVED QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS



◉Case Study. Answer: in depth observation of a small group of
participants (useful at beginning or end of a series of quantitative
series)


◉Drawbacks to Case Studies. Answer: small sample, not very
generalizable, researcher bias


◉Naturalistic Observation. Answer: in depth observation in the
participant's natural setting, the researcher can be a covert
participant or observer


◉Drawbacks to Naturalistic Observation. Answer: researcher bias,
only descriptive so we can't know what causes what


◉Survey Research. Answer: large sample, uses interviews and
questionnaires, focused on an attitude or behavior


◉Random Sample. Answer: random people from your sample

, ◉Stratified Random Sample. Answer: decides how many people
from each subgroup of the population there should be


◉Drawbacks of Survey Research. Answer: participants have to
report truthfully and accurately


◉Hawthorne Effect. Answer: change in behavior because of the
attention of being studied


◉Mean. Answer: average of scores


◉Median. Answer: middle score


◉Mode. Answer: most common score


◉Range. Answer: lowest to highest score


◉Standard Deviation. Answer: amount that the average participant
differs from the mean