PSYCHOLOGY 100 FINAL EXAM WITH
100% CORRECT ANSWERS 2025/2026
Independent variable correct answers >> The factor that is
manipulated in an experiment (the cause)
Dependent variable correct answers >> The prediction,
measures what the subject does (the effect)
control group correct answers >> the group that is compared
to the experimental group (either no treatment at all or a
placebo)
experimental group correct answers >> the group that is
being treated or tested
the scientific method correct answers >> 1. hypothesis
2. prediction
3. experimental design
- variables (independent and dependent)
- groups (experimental and control)
4. test
5. analysis
prediction correct answers >> what you expect to observe
(the dependent variable) if the theory is correct
,theory correct answers >> a well established principle that
explains some aspect of the natural world and predicts events in
general terms (an idea about how the world works)
-tested through the hypothesis
confounding/third/extraneous variable correct answers >>
any variable that can effect the dependent variable other than the
independent variable (eliminate this by randomizing)
- this is the problem with correlational research
empiricism correct answers >> test based on sensory
experience
rationalism correct answers >> test based on reason and
objective method (says empiricism is subjective)
correlational research correct answers >> -observational, not
experimental
-an association between two variables
-strength of association is between 1>x>-1
-positive (closer to 1) or negative (closer to -1)
-positive association= as A increases, B increases, or as A
decreases, B decreases
-negative association= as A increases, B decreases, or as A
decreases, B increases
-used in surveys and psychological tests
, problems with correlational research correct answers >> -
less effective than experimental research because you cannot
conclude a causal relationship between the two variables, only an
association
-does NOT tell you if A is causing B
-correlational research cannot manipulate the third variable like
experimental research can
Schacter experiment correct answers >> -dependent
variable= which room they go into
-independent variable= type of shock
-extraneous variable= how outgoing they were in the first place
-theory= being with other people reduces stress levels
-prediction= proportion of people who choose to be with others
will be more than the proportion of people who choose to be
alone
Darley and Latane's Bystander Intervention correct answers
>> dependent variable= how fast the person helps the person
in need
independent variable= how many people they think are there too
theory= the presence of multiple bystanders produces a diffusion
of responsibility, a psychological state in which each person feels
a decreased personal responsibility for intervening
prediction= a diffusion of responsibility reduced the liklihood that
any one bystander would intervene
The process of neurons correct answers >> 1. at RESTING
POTENTIAL
100% CORRECT ANSWERS 2025/2026
Independent variable correct answers >> The factor that is
manipulated in an experiment (the cause)
Dependent variable correct answers >> The prediction,
measures what the subject does (the effect)
control group correct answers >> the group that is compared
to the experimental group (either no treatment at all or a
placebo)
experimental group correct answers >> the group that is
being treated or tested
the scientific method correct answers >> 1. hypothesis
2. prediction
3. experimental design
- variables (independent and dependent)
- groups (experimental and control)
4. test
5. analysis
prediction correct answers >> what you expect to observe
(the dependent variable) if the theory is correct
,theory correct answers >> a well established principle that
explains some aspect of the natural world and predicts events in
general terms (an idea about how the world works)
-tested through the hypothesis
confounding/third/extraneous variable correct answers >>
any variable that can effect the dependent variable other than the
independent variable (eliminate this by randomizing)
- this is the problem with correlational research
empiricism correct answers >> test based on sensory
experience
rationalism correct answers >> test based on reason and
objective method (says empiricism is subjective)
correlational research correct answers >> -observational, not
experimental
-an association between two variables
-strength of association is between 1>x>-1
-positive (closer to 1) or negative (closer to -1)
-positive association= as A increases, B increases, or as A
decreases, B decreases
-negative association= as A increases, B decreases, or as A
decreases, B increases
-used in surveys and psychological tests
, problems with correlational research correct answers >> -
less effective than experimental research because you cannot
conclude a causal relationship between the two variables, only an
association
-does NOT tell you if A is causing B
-correlational research cannot manipulate the third variable like
experimental research can
Schacter experiment correct answers >> -dependent
variable= which room they go into
-independent variable= type of shock
-extraneous variable= how outgoing they were in the first place
-theory= being with other people reduces stress levels
-prediction= proportion of people who choose to be with others
will be more than the proportion of people who choose to be
alone
Darley and Latane's Bystander Intervention correct answers
>> dependent variable= how fast the person helps the person
in need
independent variable= how many people they think are there too
theory= the presence of multiple bystanders produces a diffusion
of responsibility, a psychological state in which each person feels
a decreased personal responsibility for intervening
prediction= a diffusion of responsibility reduced the liklihood that
any one bystander would intervene
The process of neurons correct answers >> 1. at RESTING
POTENTIAL
