CLEMSON PSYCH 2030 EXAM 1 QUESTIONS
WITH CORRECT ANSWERS 2025
Systematic - CORRECT ANSWER -an approach to evidence based on a method
empirical - CORRECT ANSWER -knowledge is acquired through observation
research-based - CORRECT ANSWER -theory, measurement, and a hypothesis
examples of psychological theories that are rejected now - CORRECT ANSWER -
id, ego, and superego
latentEhomosexuality
dream analysis
Myers-Briggs
zombie theory - CORRECT ANSWER -
we don'tEwant misconceptions toEcome back over and over again
tolerance of ambiguity - CORRECT ANSWER -
the extent to which individuals are comfortable coping with unclear situations
three activities that define science - CORRECT ANSWER -use of systematicEempiricism
examination of solvable problems
production of publicly verifiable knowledge
reasons for public resistance to psych as a science - CORRECT ANSWER -self help industry
"common sense"
violation of prior beliefs
, measurement - CORRECT ANSWER -interpreting numbers in a meaningful context
variables - CORRECT ANSWER -
measures thatEcan change (or vary) and thus have different values within a person or across grou
ps
nominal variable (categorical) - CORRECT ANSWER -
variable with values that are categories or names
ordinal variable -ECORRECT ANSWER -
a variable for which we can make universally holding ranking distinctions across the variable valu
es, but whose metric does not have equal unit differences
interval variable - CORRECT ANSWER -
numbers have to be in order and the unit differences must be equal
theory - CORRECT ANSWER -well-tested explanation that unifies a broad range of observations
Hypothesis - CORRECT ANSWER -
a specific, testable prediction, narrower than the theory it is based on
Falsifiability - CORRECT ANSWER -
a feature of a scientificEtheory, in which it is possible to collect data that will prove the theory wr
ong
Possible sources of error in the bee sting study - CORRECT ANSWER -got used to the pain
people have different pain tolerances
WITH CORRECT ANSWERS 2025
Systematic - CORRECT ANSWER -an approach to evidence based on a method
empirical - CORRECT ANSWER -knowledge is acquired through observation
research-based - CORRECT ANSWER -theory, measurement, and a hypothesis
examples of psychological theories that are rejected now - CORRECT ANSWER -
id, ego, and superego
latentEhomosexuality
dream analysis
Myers-Briggs
zombie theory - CORRECT ANSWER -
we don'tEwant misconceptions toEcome back over and over again
tolerance of ambiguity - CORRECT ANSWER -
the extent to which individuals are comfortable coping with unclear situations
three activities that define science - CORRECT ANSWER -use of systematicEempiricism
examination of solvable problems
production of publicly verifiable knowledge
reasons for public resistance to psych as a science - CORRECT ANSWER -self help industry
"common sense"
violation of prior beliefs
, measurement - CORRECT ANSWER -interpreting numbers in a meaningful context
variables - CORRECT ANSWER -
measures thatEcan change (or vary) and thus have different values within a person or across grou
ps
nominal variable (categorical) - CORRECT ANSWER -
variable with values that are categories or names
ordinal variable -ECORRECT ANSWER -
a variable for which we can make universally holding ranking distinctions across the variable valu
es, but whose metric does not have equal unit differences
interval variable - CORRECT ANSWER -
numbers have to be in order and the unit differences must be equal
theory - CORRECT ANSWER -well-tested explanation that unifies a broad range of observations
Hypothesis - CORRECT ANSWER -
a specific, testable prediction, narrower than the theory it is based on
Falsifiability - CORRECT ANSWER -
a feature of a scientificEtheory, in which it is possible to collect data that will prove the theory wr
ong
Possible sources of error in the bee sting study - CORRECT ANSWER -got used to the pain
people have different pain tolerances
