PSYC 304 FINAL RESEARCH METHODS
COMPLETE REVIEW EXAM FULLY SOLVED
(UPDATED 2026)
Authority -CORRECTANSWER based on someone's else's language
logic -CORRECTANSWER - based on reason
intuition -CORRECTANSWER - a way of knowing spontaneous instinctive processes
rather than on logic or reasoning
- spontaneous perception or judgment not based on reasoned mental steps
Variable -CORRECTANSWER - A factor that can change in an experiment with
different conditions
dependent variable -CORRECTANSWER The measurable effect, outcome, or response
in which the research is interested.
Frequency -CORRECTANSWER The number of times a behaviour is performed
rate -CORRECTANSWER The number of times that a behaviour is performed relative
to time
, duration -CORRECTANSWER length of time something lasts
Latency -CORRECTANSWER - The amount of time b/w the instruction and when the
behaviour is actually performed
Topography -CORRECTANSWER - The shape or style of the behaviour
Force -CORRECTANSWER The intensity or strength of a behaviour
locus -CORRECTANSWER - Where the behaviour occurs in the environment
variable of interest -CORRECTANSWER a variable for which its role in the cause and
effect of an observed relationship is not clear
subject variable -CORRECTANSWER - Independent variables that the researcher does
not manipulate
- Ex: age, sex, iQ
Confounded Variables -CORRECTANSWER Two variables are _______ if the
investigator cannot separately identify their effects on the response variable.
quantitative variable -CORRECTANSWER - ones that varies in amount
COMPLETE REVIEW EXAM FULLY SOLVED
(UPDATED 2026)
Authority -CORRECTANSWER based on someone's else's language
logic -CORRECTANSWER - based on reason
intuition -CORRECTANSWER - a way of knowing spontaneous instinctive processes
rather than on logic or reasoning
- spontaneous perception or judgment not based on reasoned mental steps
Variable -CORRECTANSWER - A factor that can change in an experiment with
different conditions
dependent variable -CORRECTANSWER The measurable effect, outcome, or response
in which the research is interested.
Frequency -CORRECTANSWER The number of times a behaviour is performed
rate -CORRECTANSWER The number of times that a behaviour is performed relative
to time
, duration -CORRECTANSWER length of time something lasts
Latency -CORRECTANSWER - The amount of time b/w the instruction and when the
behaviour is actually performed
Topography -CORRECTANSWER - The shape or style of the behaviour
Force -CORRECTANSWER The intensity or strength of a behaviour
locus -CORRECTANSWER - Where the behaviour occurs in the environment
variable of interest -CORRECTANSWER a variable for which its role in the cause and
effect of an observed relationship is not clear
subject variable -CORRECTANSWER - Independent variables that the researcher does
not manipulate
- Ex: age, sex, iQ
Confounded Variables -CORRECTANSWER Two variables are _______ if the
investigator cannot separately identify their effects on the response variable.
quantitative variable -CORRECTANSWER - ones that varies in amount
