PSYC 304 EXAMINATION STUDY SHEET
2026 QUESTIONS WITH DETAILED
SOLUTIONS
◉T or F? If there is enough evidence to support a theory, it becomes
a fact.. Answer: false
◉Dr. No studies flirting by observing teenagers at the mall. She
concludes that flirting happens with strangers more often than it
happens with friends. Dr. Yes evaluates these findings by observing
the same set of behaviors with an adult sample at a local bar. Which
of the following best describes Dr. Yes' research?. Answer: A
conceptual replication of an earlier study.
◉When scientific theories are revised with new data, these revisions
hope to increase the theory's ______ to real-world observations..
Answer: accuracy
◉Duration (s) of eye contact is most likely to be part of an
operational definition of which construct?
aggression
flirting
,intelligence
obedience to authority. Answer: flirting
◉Anxiety is not observed directly but is inferred from certain
behaviors. That is, anxiety is an example of. Answer: a construct
◉A theory that has the minimum of constructs and assumptions, yet
adequately summarizes and organizes information, is said to be a(n)
________ theory.. Answer: parsimonious
◉Which of the following is most clearly phrased as an empirical
research question?
A. Is it acceptable to shock another person if an authority figure tells
you to do so?
B. At what voltage do people instructed to shock others defy
authority?
C. Should psychologists study obedience by asking participants to
shock confederates?
D. All of the above are equally clear empirical research questions.
Answer: B. At what voltage do people instructed to instructed to
shock others defy authority?
◉Which of these is not an empirical research question?
, A. Are men more susceptible to inattentional blindness than
women?
B.Can training reduce inattentional blindness?
C.Should tests of inattentional blindness be part of driver licensing?
D. All of the above. Answer: D. Should tests of inattentional blindness
be part of driver licensing?
◉a prediction that is tested by researchers is a/an. Answer:
hypothesis
◉related to whether we say one variable is causing changes in the
other variable, versus other variables that may be related to these
two variables. Answer: cause and effect
◉An interval of plausible values for a population parameter; the
interval of values within the margin of error of a statistic.. Answer:
confidence interval
◉the pattern of variation in data. Answer: distribution
◉Related to whether the results from the sample can be generalized
to a larger population.. Answer: generalizability
2026 QUESTIONS WITH DETAILED
SOLUTIONS
◉T or F? If there is enough evidence to support a theory, it becomes
a fact.. Answer: false
◉Dr. No studies flirting by observing teenagers at the mall. She
concludes that flirting happens with strangers more often than it
happens with friends. Dr. Yes evaluates these findings by observing
the same set of behaviors with an adult sample at a local bar. Which
of the following best describes Dr. Yes' research?. Answer: A
conceptual replication of an earlier study.
◉When scientific theories are revised with new data, these revisions
hope to increase the theory's ______ to real-world observations..
Answer: accuracy
◉Duration (s) of eye contact is most likely to be part of an
operational definition of which construct?
aggression
flirting
,intelligence
obedience to authority. Answer: flirting
◉Anxiety is not observed directly but is inferred from certain
behaviors. That is, anxiety is an example of. Answer: a construct
◉A theory that has the minimum of constructs and assumptions, yet
adequately summarizes and organizes information, is said to be a(n)
________ theory.. Answer: parsimonious
◉Which of the following is most clearly phrased as an empirical
research question?
A. Is it acceptable to shock another person if an authority figure tells
you to do so?
B. At what voltage do people instructed to shock others defy
authority?
C. Should psychologists study obedience by asking participants to
shock confederates?
D. All of the above are equally clear empirical research questions.
Answer: B. At what voltage do people instructed to instructed to
shock others defy authority?
◉Which of these is not an empirical research question?
, A. Are men more susceptible to inattentional blindness than
women?
B.Can training reduce inattentional blindness?
C.Should tests of inattentional blindness be part of driver licensing?
D. All of the above. Answer: D. Should tests of inattentional blindness
be part of driver licensing?
◉a prediction that is tested by researchers is a/an. Answer:
hypothesis
◉related to whether we say one variable is causing changes in the
other variable, versus other variables that may be related to these
two variables. Answer: cause and effect
◉An interval of plausible values for a population parameter; the
interval of values within the margin of error of a statistic.. Answer:
confidence interval
◉the pattern of variation in data. Answer: distribution
◉Related to whether the results from the sample can be generalized
to a larger population.. Answer: generalizability
