PSYC 304 FINAL RESEARCH METHODS EXAM
SCRIPT 2026 COMPREHENSIVE QUESTIONS
AND SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
◉ logic. Answer: - based on reason
◉ intuition. Answer: - a way of knowing spontaneous instinctive
processes rather than on logic or reasoning
- spontaneous perception or judgment not based on reasoned
mental steps
◉ Variable. Answer: - A factor that can change in an experiment with
different conditions
◉ dependent variable. Answer: The measurable effect, outcome, or
response in which the research is interested.
◉ Frequency. Answer: The number of times a behaviour is
performed
◉ rate. Answer: The number of times that a behaviour is performed
relative to time
, ◉ duration. Answer: length of time something lasts
◉ Latency. Answer: - The amount of time b/w the instruction and
when the behaviour is actually performed
◉ Topography. Answer: - The shape or style of the behaviour
◉ Force. Answer: The intensity or strength of a behaviour
◉ locus. Answer: - Where the behaviour occurs in the environment
◉ variable of interest. Answer: a variable for which its role in the
cause and effect of an observed relationship is not clear
◉ subject variable. Answer: - Independent variables that the
researcher does not manipulate
- Ex: age, sex, iQ
◉ Confounded Variables. Answer: Two variables are _______ if the
investigator cannot separately identify their effects on the response
variable.
◉ quantitative variable. Answer: - ones that varies in amount
SCRIPT 2026 COMPREHENSIVE QUESTIONS
AND SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
◉ logic. Answer: - based on reason
◉ intuition. Answer: - a way of knowing spontaneous instinctive
processes rather than on logic or reasoning
- spontaneous perception or judgment not based on reasoned
mental steps
◉ Variable. Answer: - A factor that can change in an experiment with
different conditions
◉ dependent variable. Answer: The measurable effect, outcome, or
response in which the research is interested.
◉ Frequency. Answer: The number of times a behaviour is
performed
◉ rate. Answer: The number of times that a behaviour is performed
relative to time
, ◉ duration. Answer: length of time something lasts
◉ Latency. Answer: - The amount of time b/w the instruction and
when the behaviour is actually performed
◉ Topography. Answer: - The shape or style of the behaviour
◉ Force. Answer: The intensity or strength of a behaviour
◉ locus. Answer: - Where the behaviour occurs in the environment
◉ variable of interest. Answer: a variable for which its role in the
cause and effect of an observed relationship is not clear
◉ subject variable. Answer: - Independent variables that the
researcher does not manipulate
- Ex: age, sex, iQ
◉ Confounded Variables. Answer: Two variables are _______ if the
investigator cannot separately identify their effects on the response
variable.
◉ quantitative variable. Answer: - ones that varies in amount
