PSYC 2301 EXAM 1 FINAL PAPER 2026 SOLVED
QUESTIONS AND FULL SOLUTION UPDATED
◉ Cross-Sectional Research
Answer: Research done on a number of people, at different ages,
who are assessed at one point in time.
◉ Longitudinal Research
Answer: Research done on the same participants over a long period
of time.
◉ Population
Answer: The entire group about which the investigator wants to
draw conclusions from.
◉ Sample
Answer: A collection of subjects selected for observation in a
research method study.
◉ Representative Sample
Answer: A sample that reflects the characteristics of the population
from which it is drawn.
,◉ Experimental Group
Answer: The group that receives the special treatment.
◉ Control Group
Answer: Group that receives placebo.
◉ Placebo
Answer: Empty, fake treatments that provide expectations for the
control and experimental groups.
◉ Placebo Effect
Answer: Fake experimental results caused by expectations alone.
◉ APA Guidelines of Ethics
Answer: Enforced to prevent harm to subjects
>Participation should be voluntary; "informed concent"
>Subject should not be exposed to harmful procedures
>If requires deception, researcher must debrief
>Harmful procedures upon animals must be justified.
>Approval should be obtained from institutions and review
committee
, ◉ Neuron
Answer: Nerve cells/Brain cells that receive and transmit
information.
◉ Glial Cell
Answer: Mom cell; Clean up after brain cells and provide
nourishment.
◉ Dendrite
Answer: A neuron's bushy, branching extensions that receive
messages and conduct impulses toward the cell body.
◉ Synapse
Answer: A junction where information is transmitted from one
neuron to the next.
◉ Synaptic Vesicles
Answer: Tiny pouches or sacs in the axon terminals that contain
chemicals called neurotransmitters.
◉ Neurotransmitters
QUESTIONS AND FULL SOLUTION UPDATED
◉ Cross-Sectional Research
Answer: Research done on a number of people, at different ages,
who are assessed at one point in time.
◉ Longitudinal Research
Answer: Research done on the same participants over a long period
of time.
◉ Population
Answer: The entire group about which the investigator wants to
draw conclusions from.
◉ Sample
Answer: A collection of subjects selected for observation in a
research method study.
◉ Representative Sample
Answer: A sample that reflects the characteristics of the population
from which it is drawn.
,◉ Experimental Group
Answer: The group that receives the special treatment.
◉ Control Group
Answer: Group that receives placebo.
◉ Placebo
Answer: Empty, fake treatments that provide expectations for the
control and experimental groups.
◉ Placebo Effect
Answer: Fake experimental results caused by expectations alone.
◉ APA Guidelines of Ethics
Answer: Enforced to prevent harm to subjects
>Participation should be voluntary; "informed concent"
>Subject should not be exposed to harmful procedures
>If requires deception, researcher must debrief
>Harmful procedures upon animals must be justified.
>Approval should be obtained from institutions and review
committee
, ◉ Neuron
Answer: Nerve cells/Brain cells that receive and transmit
information.
◉ Glial Cell
Answer: Mom cell; Clean up after brain cells and provide
nourishment.
◉ Dendrite
Answer: A neuron's bushy, branching extensions that receive
messages and conduct impulses toward the cell body.
◉ Synapse
Answer: A junction where information is transmitted from one
neuron to the next.
◉ Synaptic Vesicles
Answer: Tiny pouches or sacs in the axon terminals that contain
chemicals called neurotransmitters.
◉ Neurotransmitters
