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PSYCHOLOGY EXAM QUESTIONS ANDANSWERS
Which psychologist is best known for their work on consciousness, sexuality, abnormal
behavior, and psychotherapy? - Answer-Sigmund Freud
Under what conditions is the most robust psychological research produced? - Answer-
When multiple perspectives are integrated to produce a wider lens through which to
consider the hypothesis
Which of the following psychologists contributed significantly to the humanistic
psychology movement? - Answer-Abraham Maslow
Science can best be described as which of the following? - Answer-A method for
learning through systematic observation and experimentation
How is scientific observation different from everyday observation? - Answer-Scientific
observation is objective, systematic, and relies on evidence.
Considering the question "What evidence supports this position?" after reading an
article is an example of which of the following? - Answer-Critical thinking
In science, the word "theory" refers to which of the following? - Answer-A set of facts
and relationships between facts that can explain and predict research outcomes
New research begins with a type of inference, or an educated guess, based on prior
evidence and logical possibilities. What is this inference called? - Answer-Hypothesis
Stephanie wants to learn about the behavior of lemurs in their normal surroundings.
What research method should she use? - Answer-Naturalistic observation
An in-depth analysis of the behavior of one person or a small number of people is called
what? - Answer-Case study
Kelly wants to know what flavors of ice cream students would like to have available in
the student union café. What is an inexpensive way she can identify and reach a large
number of students in order to find out? - Answer-Survey
When the sample participants selected for a survey reflect the characteristics of the
population being studied, the sample is said to be which of the following? - Answer-A
representative sample
, What type of research allows the researcher to measure the direction and strength of
the relationship between variables without cause and effect? - Answer-Correlational
research
Peggy has hypothesized that using fertilizer will increase the yield of the tomato plants
in her garden. In this experiment, which variable is the independent variable? - Answer-
The fertilizer
What research method is used to assess age-related changes in which data is obtained
from the same individuals at intervals over a long period of time? - Answer-Longitudinal
study
José has collected data on an experiment. He plans to organize the data into
meaningful patterns that reveal the mean, median, and mode. What form of analysis is
José using? - Answer-Descriptive statistics
What term describes a measure of how tightly clustered a group of scores from a data
set is around the average? - Answer-Standard deviation
If a researcher wants to extend the conclusions reached from the data drawn from
sample populations to a larger population, the researcher would use what type of data
analysis? - Answer-Inferential statistics
A researcher has thoroughly explained the risks and benefits of an experimental
procedure to the research participant. When the research participant then provides
permission for the researcher to conduct the procedure, the participant is
acknowledging which of the following? - Answer-Informed consent
James is conducting a research study that requires the collection of health-related data
from participants. Substituting codes for names, storing data in locked cabinets, and
collecting data anonymously helps James meet the guidelines for ethical research in
what way? - Answer-Ensuring confidentiality
In an experiment, which group experiences all experimental procedures except
exposure to the independent variable? - Answer-Control group
What is one limitation of experimental research? - Answer-Experimental research
conducted in a lab may produce artificial results.
Researchers using human participants and working in universities and other agencies
receiving federal funding must submit their research for approval to which of the
following bodies? - Answer-An institutional review board (IRB)
In psychology, the contributions of heredity to our physical structure and behaviors are
referred to as which of the following? - Answer-Nature
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