Psy 510 Midterm Exam with
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Updated.
What is the problem with using students as experimental participants? (4.15) - Answer The
findings may be limited in their generality across subject characteristics
Dr. Wilson is interested in learning more about veterans with PTSD. What is her idea source?
(4.1) - Answer Special Populations
How can a new study extend internal validity? (4.2) - Answer Applying a previous finding to a
new population
A researcher is intrigued by a rare case of Cotard's Sydrome (where a person believes he/she is
dead). The researcher writes an article about this case. This situation is an example of... (4.3) -
Answer Case Study
What is a similarity between exceptions, subtypes, and extending internal validity? (4.4) -
Answer They all apply to special populations
In the study exploring handedness and schizophrenia, 40% of schizophrenics are left-handed.
This relationship shows... (4.5) - Answer Correlation
How do risk and protective factors affect a relationship? (4.6) - Answer They increase and
decrease the likelihood of a variable effect
What must be shown in order to infer causation? (4.7) - Answer A timeline
The fact that not all people who smoke cigarettes develop cancer is supporting evidence for...
(4.8) - Answer The existence of variable moderators
An experiment designed to test proof of concept is an example of ... (4.9) - Answer basic
research
What is the best definition of theory? (4.10) - Answer a conceptualization of the
phenomenon of interest
, After conducting a qualitative, participant observation research on gang members, Dr. Chambers
creates a theory suggesting mechanisms that may lead to gang membership. This situation is an
example of... (4.11) - Answer grounded theory
What is the hallmark of a scientific hypothesis? (4.12) - Answer it is testable
What is true about theories? (4.13) - Answer they cannot be proven
Dr. Apshot measures depression on a specific scale with clearly written criteria. This situation is
an example of a ... (4.14) - Answer operational definiton
Generality of experimental results is most dependent upon which factor? (5.1) - Answer
Representativeness of the participants
Which is the best example of random assignment of participants in an experiment? (5.2) -
Answer using a method that allows for equal and unbiased assignment of participants to
groups
What is a typical strategy used to ensure equivalence of experimental groups? (5.3) - Answer
randomly assigning cases to conditions
How do randomized controlled trials (RCTs) differ from other pretest-postest designs? (5.4) -
Answer the focus is on intervention
How can posttreatment differenes occur between groups even when the treatment has no
effect? (5.5) - Answer there are initial group differences
What are the 2 central features of a pretest-posttest control group design? (5.6) - Answer
two groups and pretest-posttest scores are compared to assess the change
Posttest-only control groups are not commonly used because... (5.7) - Answer reduce
reactivity to a pretest
Posttest-only control groups are not commonly used because... (5.8) - Answer they cannot
expose a before and after picture
Why is a Solomon four-group design desirable? (5.9) - Answer it replicates the treatment and
control conditions
Guaranteed Pass Solutions 2025-2026
Updated.
What is the problem with using students as experimental participants? (4.15) - Answer The
findings may be limited in their generality across subject characteristics
Dr. Wilson is interested in learning more about veterans with PTSD. What is her idea source?
(4.1) - Answer Special Populations
How can a new study extend internal validity? (4.2) - Answer Applying a previous finding to a
new population
A researcher is intrigued by a rare case of Cotard's Sydrome (where a person believes he/she is
dead). The researcher writes an article about this case. This situation is an example of... (4.3) -
Answer Case Study
What is a similarity between exceptions, subtypes, and extending internal validity? (4.4) -
Answer They all apply to special populations
In the study exploring handedness and schizophrenia, 40% of schizophrenics are left-handed.
This relationship shows... (4.5) - Answer Correlation
How do risk and protective factors affect a relationship? (4.6) - Answer They increase and
decrease the likelihood of a variable effect
What must be shown in order to infer causation? (4.7) - Answer A timeline
The fact that not all people who smoke cigarettes develop cancer is supporting evidence for...
(4.8) - Answer The existence of variable moderators
An experiment designed to test proof of concept is an example of ... (4.9) - Answer basic
research
What is the best definition of theory? (4.10) - Answer a conceptualization of the
phenomenon of interest
, After conducting a qualitative, participant observation research on gang members, Dr. Chambers
creates a theory suggesting mechanisms that may lead to gang membership. This situation is an
example of... (4.11) - Answer grounded theory
What is the hallmark of a scientific hypothesis? (4.12) - Answer it is testable
What is true about theories? (4.13) - Answer they cannot be proven
Dr. Apshot measures depression on a specific scale with clearly written criteria. This situation is
an example of a ... (4.14) - Answer operational definiton
Generality of experimental results is most dependent upon which factor? (5.1) - Answer
Representativeness of the participants
Which is the best example of random assignment of participants in an experiment? (5.2) -
Answer using a method that allows for equal and unbiased assignment of participants to
groups
What is a typical strategy used to ensure equivalence of experimental groups? (5.3) - Answer
randomly assigning cases to conditions
How do randomized controlled trials (RCTs) differ from other pretest-postest designs? (5.4) -
Answer the focus is on intervention
How can posttreatment differenes occur between groups even when the treatment has no
effect? (5.5) - Answer there are initial group differences
What are the 2 central features of a pretest-posttest control group design? (5.6) - Answer
two groups and pretest-posttest scores are compared to assess the change
Posttest-only control groups are not commonly used because... (5.7) - Answer reduce
reactivity to a pretest
Posttest-only control groups are not commonly used because... (5.8) - Answer they cannot
expose a before and after picture
Why is a Solomon four-group design desirable? (5.9) - Answer it replicates the treatment and
control conditions
