WGU PSYCHOLOGY C180 EXAMINATION TEST
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS STUDY GUIDE
GRADED A+
◉ Psychologists Study Change: What does that mean? Answer:
Psychologists study how individuals change mentally, emotionally,
and socially as they age, from infants to children to teens to adults to
seniors
◉ Psychologist Study Self and Others: What does that mean?
Answer: Psychologists study how individuals come to regard or
judge themselves, and how they relate to other individuals
◉ Psychologist Study Potential and Dysfunction - What does that
mean? Answer: Psychologists study variations in perception,
cognition, and emotions, to define what is normal and what is
exceptional, and what is dysfunctional
◉ What is the scientific method and how is it applied to
psychological research? Answer: The scientific method is the set of
assumptions, rules, and procedures scientists use to conduct
research. In addition to requiring that science is verifiable, the
scientific method demands that procedures are free of personal bias.
, ◉ What is the definition of a hypothesis? Answer: A specific and
falsifiable prediction about the relationship between two or more
variables.
◉ What is the definition of a theory? Answer: is based on principles
that are general and can be applied to many situations.
◉ What is the relationship of a hypothesis and theory? Answer: A
research questions must be stated in a research hypothesis which is
a precise statement of the presumed relationship among specific
parts of a theory.
◉ What is an operational definition? Provide an example. Answer:
An operational definition refers to a precise statement of how a
conceptual variable ( abstract idea that form the basis of research
hypotheses ) which is turned into a measured variable ( varialbes
consisting of numbers that represent the conceptual variables )
(Conceptual Variable) Depression - (operational definition) Number
of negative words used in a creative story; number of appointments
made with a psychotherapist
◉ Why are ethical guidelines needed within psychological research?
Answer: These are needed with psychological research is the
prevent physical and/or emotional harm to the participants.
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS STUDY GUIDE
GRADED A+
◉ Psychologists Study Change: What does that mean? Answer:
Psychologists study how individuals change mentally, emotionally,
and socially as they age, from infants to children to teens to adults to
seniors
◉ Psychologist Study Self and Others: What does that mean?
Answer: Psychologists study how individuals come to regard or
judge themselves, and how they relate to other individuals
◉ Psychologist Study Potential and Dysfunction - What does that
mean? Answer: Psychologists study variations in perception,
cognition, and emotions, to define what is normal and what is
exceptional, and what is dysfunctional
◉ What is the scientific method and how is it applied to
psychological research? Answer: The scientific method is the set of
assumptions, rules, and procedures scientists use to conduct
research. In addition to requiring that science is verifiable, the
scientific method demands that procedures are free of personal bias.
, ◉ What is the definition of a hypothesis? Answer: A specific and
falsifiable prediction about the relationship between two or more
variables.
◉ What is the definition of a theory? Answer: is based on principles
that are general and can be applied to many situations.
◉ What is the relationship of a hypothesis and theory? Answer: A
research questions must be stated in a research hypothesis which is
a precise statement of the presumed relationship among specific
parts of a theory.
◉ What is an operational definition? Provide an example. Answer:
An operational definition refers to a precise statement of how a
conceptual variable ( abstract idea that form the basis of research
hypotheses ) which is turned into a measured variable ( varialbes
consisting of numbers that represent the conceptual variables )
(Conceptual Variable) Depression - (operational definition) Number
of negative words used in a creative story; number of appointments
made with a psychotherapist
◉ Why are ethical guidelines needed within psychological research?
Answer: These are needed with psychological research is the
prevent physical and/or emotional harm to the participants.
