PSY 550 FINAL EXAM ANSWERS COMPLETE
QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS 2026 VERIFIED
◉ Elio is preparing for a presentation about Sigmund Freud. What
TRUE information should he include in his presentation? Answer:
Freud focused on the unconscious mind to explore his patient's
emotional issues.
◉ What is TRUE about hypothesis testing? Answer: Data that differs
from the predicted result can disprove the hypothesis.
◉ Jackson is conducting an experiment to see how eating eggs for
breakfast affects students' test results. He will have some students
eat eggs, and others won't be allowed to eat eggs. He will then
compare their test scores. What would a psychologist label as a
dependent variable in this experiment? Answer: the students' scores
on the tests
◉ Older people in town who were surveyed are more likely to go on
daily walks than the younger people who live in this town. What can
researchers MOST likely conclude from this information? Answer:
Some older people like to go on daily walks.
◉ Anna is conducting an experiment where people are trying
different levels of caffeine each day to see how this affects their
, levels of fatigue. What is one possible variable in this experiment
that would MOST likely affect the results? Answer: the amount of
coffee each subject drinks
◉ While conducting a case study, Owen kept detailed notes in his
journal. What do these notes BEST represent? Answer: qualitative
data
◉ Travis wants to know how people feel about his party's candidate,
Selena Smith, running for mayor of the town. He plans to go door-to-
door to drop off a paper asking residents to rate Selena on a scale of
1 to 10. What type of research is Travis conducting? Answer: survey
◉ What is TRUE about a case study? Answer: It often uses personal
and probing questions.
◉ Huda is about to begin working on a case study. What is one thing
she should do to BEST prepare for this experience? Answer: She
should select one specific person to research for several days.
◉ In a recent survey, respondents were asked to rate a new soft
drink on a scale of 1 to 10. Only four people responded. Their ratings
were 1, 2, 3, and 6. What is the range of this sample? Answer: 5
QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS 2026 VERIFIED
◉ Elio is preparing for a presentation about Sigmund Freud. What
TRUE information should he include in his presentation? Answer:
Freud focused on the unconscious mind to explore his patient's
emotional issues.
◉ What is TRUE about hypothesis testing? Answer: Data that differs
from the predicted result can disprove the hypothesis.
◉ Jackson is conducting an experiment to see how eating eggs for
breakfast affects students' test results. He will have some students
eat eggs, and others won't be allowed to eat eggs. He will then
compare their test scores. What would a psychologist label as a
dependent variable in this experiment? Answer: the students' scores
on the tests
◉ Older people in town who were surveyed are more likely to go on
daily walks than the younger people who live in this town. What can
researchers MOST likely conclude from this information? Answer:
Some older people like to go on daily walks.
◉ Anna is conducting an experiment where people are trying
different levels of caffeine each day to see how this affects their
, levels of fatigue. What is one possible variable in this experiment
that would MOST likely affect the results? Answer: the amount of
coffee each subject drinks
◉ While conducting a case study, Owen kept detailed notes in his
journal. What do these notes BEST represent? Answer: qualitative
data
◉ Travis wants to know how people feel about his party's candidate,
Selena Smith, running for mayor of the town. He plans to go door-to-
door to drop off a paper asking residents to rate Selena on a scale of
1 to 10. What type of research is Travis conducting? Answer: survey
◉ What is TRUE about a case study? Answer: It often uses personal
and probing questions.
◉ Huda is about to begin working on a case study. What is one thing
she should do to BEST prepare for this experience? Answer: She
should select one specific person to research for several days.
◉ In a recent survey, respondents were asked to rate a new soft
drink on a scale of 1 to 10. Only four people responded. Their ratings
were 1, 2, 3, and 6. What is the range of this sample? Answer: 5
