WGU D677 PRE-ASSESSMENT
COMPREHENSIVE STUDY GUIDE 2026 FULL
QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
◍ To obtain results that are defensible and trustworthy, what should action
researchers do?.
Answer: Gather and keep track of evidence of successful and effective
interventions
◍ Which scale of measurement has a true zero point?.
Answer: Ratio
◍ A 50-year-old person who has not ridden a bicycle since childhood gets on a
bicycle and rides effortlessly without even thinking about it.What type of
memory is being used in this situation?.
Answer: Implicit memory
◍ What term refers to the extent to which a study's results can be generalized
across populations of persons, settings, times, outcomes, and treatment
variations?.
Answer: External validity
◍ What would a learning theorist characterize as an operantly conditioned
behavior?.
Answer: Using oven mitts after burning a hand on a hot stove
◍ What is the emphasis of action science (AS), a form of action research?.
Answer: Organizations
◍ What is meant by a method of data collection?.
Answer: The procedures that are followed to obtain data
◍ An action researcher designs a study that has weak internal validity. What
, might the researcher do to help strengthen the research?.
Answer: Use mixed methods to align both the strengths and limitations of
each approach
◍ Which arrow represents the inductive method?.
Answer: The Exploratory arrow
◍ Which major research approach seeks to understand people's subjective and
shared experiences through systematic observation?.
Answer: Qualitative
◍ Which type of therapeutic drug is Prozac?.
Answer: Antidepression
◍ Which belief illustrates situational attribution?.
Answer: When a vehicle suddenly moves in front of another car, the driver
must have had an emergency.
◍ Which principle should be established in any psychological study?.
Answer: Participants should be protected from needless harm.
◍ Who was a key figure in the development of the behaviorist school of
psychological thought?.
Answer: B. F. Skinner
◍ *Which two types of calculations are descriptive statistics designed to
interpret? Choose 2 answers.
Answer: AveragesMeasures of spread
◍ Why is it necessary to obtain informed consent from research participants?.
Answer: In order to describe aspects of the study that may influence
willingness to participate
◍ Who was a key figure in the development of psychoanalysis?.
Answer: Sigmund Freud
◍ Suppose there is a positive correlation between age and life
satisfaction.What conclusion does the correlation support?.
Answer: As age increases, the level of life satisfaction also increases.
COMPREHENSIVE STUDY GUIDE 2026 FULL
QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
◍ To obtain results that are defensible and trustworthy, what should action
researchers do?.
Answer: Gather and keep track of evidence of successful and effective
interventions
◍ Which scale of measurement has a true zero point?.
Answer: Ratio
◍ A 50-year-old person who has not ridden a bicycle since childhood gets on a
bicycle and rides effortlessly without even thinking about it.What type of
memory is being used in this situation?.
Answer: Implicit memory
◍ What term refers to the extent to which a study's results can be generalized
across populations of persons, settings, times, outcomes, and treatment
variations?.
Answer: External validity
◍ What would a learning theorist characterize as an operantly conditioned
behavior?.
Answer: Using oven mitts after burning a hand on a hot stove
◍ What is the emphasis of action science (AS), a form of action research?.
Answer: Organizations
◍ What is meant by a method of data collection?.
Answer: The procedures that are followed to obtain data
◍ An action researcher designs a study that has weak internal validity. What
, might the researcher do to help strengthen the research?.
Answer: Use mixed methods to align both the strengths and limitations of
each approach
◍ Which arrow represents the inductive method?.
Answer: The Exploratory arrow
◍ Which major research approach seeks to understand people's subjective and
shared experiences through systematic observation?.
Answer: Qualitative
◍ Which type of therapeutic drug is Prozac?.
Answer: Antidepression
◍ Which belief illustrates situational attribution?.
Answer: When a vehicle suddenly moves in front of another car, the driver
must have had an emergency.
◍ Which principle should be established in any psychological study?.
Answer: Participants should be protected from needless harm.
◍ Who was a key figure in the development of the behaviorist school of
psychological thought?.
Answer: B. F. Skinner
◍ *Which two types of calculations are descriptive statistics designed to
interpret? Choose 2 answers.
Answer: AveragesMeasures of spread
◍ Why is it necessary to obtain informed consent from research participants?.
Answer: In order to describe aspects of the study that may influence
willingness to participate
◍ Who was a key figure in the development of psychoanalysis?.
Answer: Sigmund Freud
◍ Suppose there is a positive correlation between age and life
satisfaction.What conclusion does the correlation support?.
Answer: As age increases, the level of life satisfaction also increases.
