GENERAL PSYCHOLOGY PSYC-2301 FINAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED ANSWERS

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GENERAL PSYCHOLOGY PSYC-2301 FINAL EXAM
QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED ANSWERS




The soma is also known as the...
A. Input sites
B. Branches
C. Cell Body
D.Neuron ☑️☑️ cell body
When one variable increases and another variable decreases,
this is a...


Positive correlation
Negative correlation
No correlation
Strong correlation ☑️☑️ Negative correlation
When both variables are decreasing, this is a...


Positive correlation
Negative correlation
No correlation

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Strong correlation ☑️☑️ Positive correlation
When both variables are increasing, this is a...


Positive correlation
Negative correlation
No correlation
Strong correlation ☑️☑️ Positive correlation
Double-blind studies help reduce what...


Placebo effect
Participant bias
Researcher bias
Both participant and research bias ☑️☑️ Both participant and
research bias
Single-blind study can help reduce...


Placebo effect
Participant bias
Researcher bias
Both participant and research bias ☑️☑️ Participant bias

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Which of the following research designs will allow cause-and-
effect conclusions?


Correlational studies
Quasi-experimental
Archival research
Experimental ☑️☑️ Experimental
Controlling the effects of expectations and suggestions can be
done with...


Experiment blind studies
Placebos
Operational definitions
Hypotheses ☑️☑️ Placebos
What can be used to make it unlikely that there are systematic
differences in an experiement?


Random assignment
Random variables
Placebos
Validity reporting ☑️☑️ Random assignment