PSYC 140 MODULE 4 EXAM PORTAGE
LEARNING 2026 FULL QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS GRADED A+
◉ A theory is a. Answer: framework to explain relationships between
different facts or principles.
◉ Which of the following is an example of a theory?. Answer: All
people have an innate tendency toward positive growth in their life.
Can't be testable
◉ A psychologist has identified a question of interest for a scientific
research study. Which of the following would be part of the process of
formulating an explanation?. Answer: Developing a hypothesis
◉ In using the scientific method, psychologists start by identifying
questions of interest. Such questions generally stem from which of the
following?. Answer: Prior research findings
Behavior and phenomenon requiring explanation
Curiosity, creativity, or insight
◉ How do theories relate to hypotheses?. Answer: A theory leads to the
development of hypotheses.
, ◉ When a researcher wants to correlate tension with depression, she
develops tests that measure these two emotional states. The tests are her
_________ of the variables she is interested in.. Answer: operational
definitions
◉ Researchers test hypotheses because theories are. Answer: too general
to be tested adequately.
◉ Hypotheses are used to. Answer: compare two strategies.
◉ Which of the following are types of descriptive research?. Answer:
All except correlational
Case studies
Survey research
Naturalistic observation
Archival research
◉ Research is utilized to. Answer: understand the degree to which
hypotheses are accurate.
◉ ______ research is designed to systematically investigate a person,
group, or patterns of behavior.. Answer: Descriptive
LEARNING 2026 FULL QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS GRADED A+
◉ A theory is a. Answer: framework to explain relationships between
different facts or principles.
◉ Which of the following is an example of a theory?. Answer: All
people have an innate tendency toward positive growth in their life.
Can't be testable
◉ A psychologist has identified a question of interest for a scientific
research study. Which of the following would be part of the process of
formulating an explanation?. Answer: Developing a hypothesis
◉ In using the scientific method, psychologists start by identifying
questions of interest. Such questions generally stem from which of the
following?. Answer: Prior research findings
Behavior and phenomenon requiring explanation
Curiosity, creativity, or insight
◉ How do theories relate to hypotheses?. Answer: A theory leads to the
development of hypotheses.
, ◉ When a researcher wants to correlate tension with depression, she
develops tests that measure these two emotional states. The tests are her
_________ of the variables she is interested in.. Answer: operational
definitions
◉ Researchers test hypotheses because theories are. Answer: too general
to be tested adequately.
◉ Hypotheses are used to. Answer: compare two strategies.
◉ Which of the following are types of descriptive research?. Answer:
All except correlational
Case studies
Survey research
Naturalistic observation
Archival research
◉ Research is utilized to. Answer: understand the degree to which
hypotheses are accurate.
◉ ______ research is designed to systematically investigate a person,
group, or patterns of behavior.. Answer: Descriptive
