PSYC 2301 EXAM 1 ACTUAL UPDATED
Exam Questions and CORRECT Answers
Matt's experiment was designed to find out if reading an entire chapter at once led to better test
grades than reading a section at a time over several days. The dependent variable in his
experimental research was ____ - CORRECT ANSWER - The test grade
Dr. Sardonicus is studying the effectiveness of a new medication for anxiety, and he has found
positive results. Before assuming the medication is effective, it would be best to _______ -
CORRECT ANSWER - replicate the study
Taffi believes that people who eat at Dairy Queen are overweight, so she decides to conduct a
naturalistic observation of people who eat at Dairy Queen. What should most concern us about
Taffi's observations? - CORRECT ANSWER - Observer bias
Research on animals _____ - CORRECT ANSWER - Must Minimize any discomfort
_____ is the most objective method known for acquiring knowledge. - CORRECT
ANSWER -
A case study would be the most appropriate method to investigate which of these topics? -
CORRECT ANSWER - The development of a male baby raised as a female after a
surgical error destroyed his penis
A counselor who takes the humanistic perspective would focus most on _____ - CORRECT
ANSWER -
What statement would most likely be made by Sigmund Freud? - CORRECT ANSWER -
Unconscious forces may contain conflicts that can be a detriment to psychological health and
development
, The entire group of interest to researchers and the group to which they want to generalize their
findings is called the _____ - CORRECT ANSWER - Population
What represents a replication? - CORRECT ANSWER - Hunter repeated Joshs study as
exactly as possible
When the researcher's expectations influence participant's behavior and/or the researcher's
interpretation of the experimental results, it is called ________ - CORRECT ANSWER -
Experimenter bias
The ONLY research method that can identify cause-and-effect relationships between variables is
_____ - CORRECT ANSWER - the experimental method
A detailed description of a particular individual being studied or treated is called _______ -
CORRECT ANSWER - A case study
A correlation coefficient represents two things: _____ and _____ - CORRECT
ANSWER - the strength; direction of the relationship
Dr. Cullinan is conducting research in Kenya into the ways that mothers and their toddlers
interact throughout the day. Given the purpose of her study, it is most likely that she is engaged
in ______ - CORRECT ANSWER - Naturalistic observation
Which would be true if the number of hours students spent watching TV is negatively correlated
with their grades in school? - CORRECT ANSWER - Students who watch less TV would
have the higher grades
Most experiments have a ______ group for purposes of comparison. This group is not given the
treatment or the same independent variable as the _____ group. - CORRECT ANSWER -
Control; experimental
Exam Questions and CORRECT Answers
Matt's experiment was designed to find out if reading an entire chapter at once led to better test
grades than reading a section at a time over several days. The dependent variable in his
experimental research was ____ - CORRECT ANSWER - The test grade
Dr. Sardonicus is studying the effectiveness of a new medication for anxiety, and he has found
positive results. Before assuming the medication is effective, it would be best to _______ -
CORRECT ANSWER - replicate the study
Taffi believes that people who eat at Dairy Queen are overweight, so she decides to conduct a
naturalistic observation of people who eat at Dairy Queen. What should most concern us about
Taffi's observations? - CORRECT ANSWER - Observer bias
Research on animals _____ - CORRECT ANSWER - Must Minimize any discomfort
_____ is the most objective method known for acquiring knowledge. - CORRECT
ANSWER -
A case study would be the most appropriate method to investigate which of these topics? -
CORRECT ANSWER - The development of a male baby raised as a female after a
surgical error destroyed his penis
A counselor who takes the humanistic perspective would focus most on _____ - CORRECT
ANSWER -
What statement would most likely be made by Sigmund Freud? - CORRECT ANSWER -
Unconscious forces may contain conflicts that can be a detriment to psychological health and
development
, The entire group of interest to researchers and the group to which they want to generalize their
findings is called the _____ - CORRECT ANSWER - Population
What represents a replication? - CORRECT ANSWER - Hunter repeated Joshs study as
exactly as possible
When the researcher's expectations influence participant's behavior and/or the researcher's
interpretation of the experimental results, it is called ________ - CORRECT ANSWER -
Experimenter bias
The ONLY research method that can identify cause-and-effect relationships between variables is
_____ - CORRECT ANSWER - the experimental method
A detailed description of a particular individual being studied or treated is called _______ -
CORRECT ANSWER - A case study
A correlation coefficient represents two things: _____ and _____ - CORRECT
ANSWER - the strength; direction of the relationship
Dr. Cullinan is conducting research in Kenya into the ways that mothers and their toddlers
interact throughout the day. Given the purpose of her study, it is most likely that she is engaged
in ______ - CORRECT ANSWER - Naturalistic observation
Which would be true if the number of hours students spent watching TV is negatively correlated
with their grades in school? - CORRECT ANSWER - Students who watch less TV would
have the higher grades
Most experiments have a ______ group for purposes of comparison. This group is not given the
treatment or the same independent variable as the _____ group. - CORRECT ANSWER -
Control; experimental
