RESEARCH METHODS EXAM 1 ACTUAL
EXAMINATION TEST 2026 COMPLETE
QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
◉ Scientific Method
Answer: How scientists conduct research; consists of five basic
processes: observe, predict, test, interpret, and communicate
◉ Theory
Answer: A set of related assumptions from which testable
predictions can be made
◉ Hypothesis
Answer: A specific, informed, and testable prediction of what kind of
outcome should occur under a particular condition
◉ Replication
Answer: The repetition of a study to confirm the results; it is
essential to the scientific process
◉ Pseudoscience
, Answer: Claims presented as scientific that are not supported by
evidence obtained with the scientific method
◉ Research Designs
Answer: Plans of action for how to conduct a scientific study
◉ Variable
Answer: A characteristic that changes or "varies", such as age,
gender, weight, intelligence, anxiety, and extraversion
◉ Population
Answer: The entire group a researcher is interested in
◉ Samples
Answer: Subsets of the population studied in a research project
◉ Descriptive Designs
Answer: Study designs in which the researcher defines a problem
and variable of interest but makes no prediction and does not
control or manipulate anything
◉ Case Study
EXAMINATION TEST 2026 COMPLETE
QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
◉ Scientific Method
Answer: How scientists conduct research; consists of five basic
processes: observe, predict, test, interpret, and communicate
◉ Theory
Answer: A set of related assumptions from which testable
predictions can be made
◉ Hypothesis
Answer: A specific, informed, and testable prediction of what kind of
outcome should occur under a particular condition
◉ Replication
Answer: The repetition of a study to confirm the results; it is
essential to the scientific process
◉ Pseudoscience
, Answer: Claims presented as scientific that are not supported by
evidence obtained with the scientific method
◉ Research Designs
Answer: Plans of action for how to conduct a scientific study
◉ Variable
Answer: A characteristic that changes or "varies", such as age,
gender, weight, intelligence, anxiety, and extraversion
◉ Population
Answer: The entire group a researcher is interested in
◉ Samples
Answer: Subsets of the population studied in a research project
◉ Descriptive Designs
Answer: Study designs in which the researcher defines a problem
and variable of interest but makes no prediction and does not
control or manipulate anything
◉ Case Study
