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PSY 3010 EXAM 1 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS WITH SOLUTIONS 2024
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PSY 3010 EXAM 1 QUESTIONS ANDANSWERS WITH SOLUTIONS 2024
Sarah heard a report on the national news that eggs are bad for one's health. Because the news station
seemed to be a credible source, she concluded that this must be true and began to tell her family and
friends not to eat eggs. Sarah's knowledge was based on? - ANSWER Authority
Thomas accidentally put on two different colors of socks before his soccer match. During the game, he
scored more goals than he ever had previously. From that point on, he wore mismatched socks for good
luck. Every time he scored a goal, he would look down at his socks and smile. When he would play
poorly, he rarely thought of the socks and instead reasoned that other factors (e.g., his teammates, the
condition of the field) played a role in his poor performance. Which of the following concepts is
illustrated here? - ANSWER Illusory Correlation
Once we know that two behavioral variables are related, we are able to - ANSWER Predict Behavior
When the cause is present, the effect occurs; when the cause is not present, the effect does not occur.
This is called - ANSWER Covariation of Cause and Effect
is conducted to address issues in which there are practical problems and potential solutions. - ANSWER
Applied Research
Exposure therapy would be most appropriate for which of the following clients? - ANSWER Mr. Jones,
who is terrified of flying on airplanes
is "fake" science in which seemingly scientific terms and demonstrations are used to substantiate claims
that have no basis in scientific work. - ANSWER PseudoScience
Dr. Gates is conducting a study on the effects of exercise on healthy diet. He asks his study participants
how active they are and gives them a questionnaire to rate their current level of happiness. He finds that
those who run or ride their bikes to work eat more vegetables and less fattening foods than those who
drive to work. Based on his observations, is it safe for Dr. Gates to conclude that physical activity causes
healthier eating? - ANSWER No, because he has not determined whether exercise preceded healthy
eating and because he has not ruled out alternative explanations.
, To know how to _____ behavior, we need to know the _____ of behavior - ANSWER Change, Cause
Which of the following statements regarding basic research is FALSE? - ANSWER It is conducted to
address issues in which there are practical problems and potential solutions.
Which of the following provides the correct ordered sections of a research article? - ANSWER Abstract,
Introduction, Method, Results and Discussion
An abstract serves to - ANSWER provide details about the hypothesis, methods, and general findings
Which of the following would be found in an introduction? - ANSWER an overview of past research and
theory supporting the current research
In what section would you most likely encounter statistical terminology? - ANSWER Results
In which section would you most likely find the following sentence, "A sample of 500 (N = 500)
undergraduate psychology students was obtained from a large, public university in a southwestern
region of the United States."? - ANSWER Method
When conducting a search, why might you include "review" in your search criteria? - ANSWER to
generate review articles of current approaches and directions
In what section would you most likely find the following sentence, "Future researchers may consider
whether ethnic differences exist in explaining the relation between social skills development and
victimization."? - ANSWER Discussion
In what way is Google Scholar different from Google? - ANSWER It is a specialized scholarly search
engine.
Which of the following is NOT an example of a hypothesis? - ANSWER Are there differences in the
incidences of help-seeking behavior among men and women?
In research, what is a prediction? - ANSWER a guess about the outcome of a hypothesis
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