CPSY 102 - Test 1 Practice Questions
well answered to pass
An experimenter is examining the effects of stress levels on exam performance in students. In
this study, people are assigned to one of two stress groups (low stress and high stress). It is later
discovered that age is not equal between the groups. The low stress group is mostly students
under 20 while the high stress group is mostly students over 23. The experimenter did not plan
for this age difference and is worried that it will affect the results. Here, the age of the students
would be considered a(n):
a. Independent variable
b. Dependent variable
c. Confounding variable
d. B) + C)
e. None of the above - correct answer ✔✔c. Confounding variable
The design in the above question is best defined as:
a. Between-subject
b. Within-subject
c. Mixed
d. Do not select this option
e. Do not select this option - correct answer ✔✔a. Between-subject
Which school of thought is generally regarded as the last to emerge:
, a. Psychophysics
b. Psychodynamics
c. Functionalism
d. Cognitive Psychology
e. Structuralism - correct answer ✔✔d. Cognitive Psychology
Which of the following statements is TRUE:
a. Episodic memories are all stored in the hippocampus for decades
b. Semantic memories are all stored in the hippocampus for decades
c. Procedural memories are all stored in the hippocampus for decades
d. All of the above
e. None of the above - correct answer ✔✔e. None of the above
A psychological test for bias that never returns the same result is:
a. Reliable
b. Valid
c. Both of the above
d. Neither of the above - correct answer ✔✔d. Neither of the above
A bathroom scale that is consistently inaccurate by 20 pounds is:
a. Reliable
b. Valid
c. Both of the above
well answered to pass
An experimenter is examining the effects of stress levels on exam performance in students. In
this study, people are assigned to one of two stress groups (low stress and high stress). It is later
discovered that age is not equal between the groups. The low stress group is mostly students
under 20 while the high stress group is mostly students over 23. The experimenter did not plan
for this age difference and is worried that it will affect the results. Here, the age of the students
would be considered a(n):
a. Independent variable
b. Dependent variable
c. Confounding variable
d. B) + C)
e. None of the above - correct answer ✔✔c. Confounding variable
The design in the above question is best defined as:
a. Between-subject
b. Within-subject
c. Mixed
d. Do not select this option
e. Do not select this option - correct answer ✔✔a. Between-subject
Which school of thought is generally regarded as the last to emerge:
, a. Psychophysics
b. Psychodynamics
c. Functionalism
d. Cognitive Psychology
e. Structuralism - correct answer ✔✔d. Cognitive Psychology
Which of the following statements is TRUE:
a. Episodic memories are all stored in the hippocampus for decades
b. Semantic memories are all stored in the hippocampus for decades
c. Procedural memories are all stored in the hippocampus for decades
d. All of the above
e. None of the above - correct answer ✔✔e. None of the above
A psychological test for bias that never returns the same result is:
a. Reliable
b. Valid
c. Both of the above
d. Neither of the above - correct answer ✔✔d. Neither of the above
A bathroom scale that is consistently inaccurate by 20 pounds is:
a. Reliable
b. Valid
c. Both of the above
