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PSY100 - UTM FIRST TEST QUESTIONS WITH
100% CORRECT ANSWERS
1. **What is a naturalistic study?**
- a) A study conducted in a laboratory
- b) A study that observes phenomena in their natural environment with minimal interference
- c) A study that manipulates variables to observe outcomes
- d) A study focused on animals in the wild
- **Answer:** b) A study that observes phenomena in their natural environment with minimal
interference
2. **What is a case study?**
- a) A study involving a large group of participants
- b) A study that observes multiple subjects over time
- c) An in-depth examination of one individual subject
- d) A survey method used to gather data from a population
- **Answer:** c) An in-depth examination of one individual subject
3. **What is a survey?**
- a) A method used to test cause and effect relationships
- b) A list of questions given to a specific population to gather data
- c) An observational study focused on natural behaviors
- d) An experiment where variables are manipulated
- **Answer:** b) A list of questions given to a specific population to gather data
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4. **Do any of these methods (naturalistic study, case study, survey) allow us to make causal
inferences?**
- a) Yes, all of them allow for causal inferences
- b) No, none of these methods allow for causal inferences
- c) Only case studies allow for causal inferences
- d) Only surveys allow for causal inferences
- **Answer:** b) No, none of these methods allow for causal inferences
5. **What is an experiment?**
- a) A method where a researcher passively observes behavior
- b) A controlled study with random assignment to test the effect of manipulating one variable
- c) A survey given to a random population
- d) A study of one individual to explore their behavior
- **Answer:** b) A controlled study with random assignment to test the effect of manipulating one
variable
6. **What is random assignment?**
- a) Randomly selecting participants for a study
- b) Assigning participants randomly to different groups to control variables
- c) Assigning random questions to a survey
- d) Allowing participants to choose their group
- **Answer:** b) Assigning participants randomly to different groups to control variables
7. **What is a correlation?**
- a) A study that tests for cause and effect
- b) A measure of the strength and direction of the relationship between two variables
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- c) An experimental method for manipulating variables
- d) A survey that gathers people's opinions
- **Answer:** b) A measure of the strength and direction of the relationship between two variables
8. **What is the placebo effect?**
- a) When a treatment fails to work for unknown reasons
- b) When a participant believes they are receiving a treatment and shows improvement, despite
receiving no real treatment
- c) When a treatment only works for half of the participants
- d) When a drug has stronger effects than expected
- **Answer:** b) When a participant believes they are receiving a treatment and shows improvement,
despite receiving no real treatment
9. **Psychology is a combination of which two areas of study?**
- a) Sociology and anthropology
- b) Philosophy and physiology
- c) Biology and chemistry
- d) Physics and medicine
- **Answer:** b) Philosophy and physiology
10. **Which of the following is an example of a social psychology study?**
- a) Studying brain activity during sleep
- b) Observing how people behave in crowded environments and its effect on aggression
- c) Examining the DNA of a criminal suspect
- d) Testing the effects of a new medication on mood
- **Answer:** b) Observing how people behave in crowded environments and its effect on aggression
PSY100 - UTM FIRST TEST QUESTIONS WITH
100% CORRECT ANSWERS
1. **What is a naturalistic study?**
- a) A study conducted in a laboratory
- b) A study that observes phenomena in their natural environment with minimal interference
- c) A study that manipulates variables to observe outcomes
- d) A study focused on animals in the wild
- **Answer:** b) A study that observes phenomena in their natural environment with minimal
interference
2. **What is a case study?**
- a) A study involving a large group of participants
- b) A study that observes multiple subjects over time
- c) An in-depth examination of one individual subject
- d) A survey method used to gather data from a population
- **Answer:** c) An in-depth examination of one individual subject
3. **What is a survey?**
- a) A method used to test cause and effect relationships
- b) A list of questions given to a specific population to gather data
- c) An observational study focused on natural behaviors
- d) An experiment where variables are manipulated
- **Answer:** b) A list of questions given to a specific population to gather data
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4. **Do any of these methods (naturalistic study, case study, survey) allow us to make causal
inferences?**
- a) Yes, all of them allow for causal inferences
- b) No, none of these methods allow for causal inferences
- c) Only case studies allow for causal inferences
- d) Only surveys allow for causal inferences
- **Answer:** b) No, none of these methods allow for causal inferences
5. **What is an experiment?**
- a) A method where a researcher passively observes behavior
- b) A controlled study with random assignment to test the effect of manipulating one variable
- c) A survey given to a random population
- d) A study of one individual to explore their behavior
- **Answer:** b) A controlled study with random assignment to test the effect of manipulating one
variable
6. **What is random assignment?**
- a) Randomly selecting participants for a study
- b) Assigning participants randomly to different groups to control variables
- c) Assigning random questions to a survey
- d) Allowing participants to choose their group
- **Answer:** b) Assigning participants randomly to different groups to control variables
7. **What is a correlation?**
- a) A study that tests for cause and effect
- b) A measure of the strength and direction of the relationship between two variables
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- c) An experimental method for manipulating variables
- d) A survey that gathers people's opinions
- **Answer:** b) A measure of the strength and direction of the relationship between two variables
8. **What is the placebo effect?**
- a) When a treatment fails to work for unknown reasons
- b) When a participant believes they are receiving a treatment and shows improvement, despite
receiving no real treatment
- c) When a treatment only works for half of the participants
- d) When a drug has stronger effects than expected
- **Answer:** b) When a participant believes they are receiving a treatment and shows improvement,
despite receiving no real treatment
9. **Psychology is a combination of which two areas of study?**
- a) Sociology and anthropology
- b) Philosophy and physiology
- c) Biology and chemistry
- d) Physics and medicine
- **Answer:** b) Philosophy and physiology
10. **Which of the following is an example of a social psychology study?**
- a) Studying brain activity during sleep
- b) Observing how people behave in crowded environments and its effect on aggression
- c) Examining the DNA of a criminal suspect
- d) Testing the effects of a new medication on mood
- **Answer:** b) Observing how people behave in crowded environments and its effect on aggression
