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Exam Solution
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PSY101 Final Exam Introductory Psychology 2026 A+ G
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RADE ASSURED COMPLETE SOLUTIONS AND VERIFIED
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ANSWERS (F6756) vc
QUESTION 1 vc
Double-Blind Study vc
ANSWER
Neither participants NOR researchers know who is in experimental vs. control group —
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controls for experimenter bias
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QUESTION 2 vc
Confounding Variable vc
ANSWER
An outside factor that affects the dependent variable and can invalidate experimental results
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QUESTION 3 vc
Correlation vs. Causation vc vc
ANSWER
Correlation shows a relationship between two variables, but does NOT prove one causes the other
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QUESTION 4 vc
Variable Ratio Schedule vc vc
ANSWER
Reinforcement after an unpredictable number of responses; most resistant to extinction (e.g., gambling)
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Latent Learning vc
ANSWER
Learning that happens without reward and isn't shown until there's motivation —
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proves cognition matters
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QUESTION 6 vc
Misinformation Effect vc
ANSWER
Elizabeth Loftus — post- vc vc vc
event misleading info gets incorporated into memory, distorting eyewitness recall
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QUESTION 7 vc
Source Amnesia vc
ANSWER
Remembering information but forgetting WHERE or WHEN you learned it — key to false memories
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QUESTION 8 vc
Encoding Specificity vc
ANSWER
Memory retrieval is best when context at retrieval matches context at encoding
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QUESTION 9 vc
Signal Detection Theory
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ANSWER
Detecting a stimulus depends on both its intensity AND the observer's psychological state
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QUESTION 10 vc
Neuroplasticity
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The brain's ability to reorganize and form new neural connections in response to experience or injury
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Exam Solution
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PSY101 Final Exam Introductory Psychology 2026 A+ G
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RADE ASSURED COMPLETE SOLUTIONS AND VERIFIED
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ANSWERS (F6756) vc
QUESTION 1 vc
Double-Blind Study vc
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Neither participants NOR researchers know who is in experimental vs. control group —
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controls for experimenter bias
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QUESTION 2 vc
Confounding Variable vc
ANSWER
An outside factor that affects the dependent variable and can invalidate experimental results
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QUESTION 3 vc
Correlation vs. Causation vc vc
ANSWER
Correlation shows a relationship between two variables, but does NOT prove one causes the other
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QUESTION 4 vc
Variable Ratio Schedule vc vc
ANSWER
Reinforcement after an unpredictable number of responses; most resistant to extinction (e.g., gambling)
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Latent Learning vc
ANSWER
Learning that happens without reward and isn't shown until there's motivation —
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proves cognition matters
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QUESTION 6 vc
Misinformation Effect vc
ANSWER
Elizabeth Loftus — post- vc vc vc
event misleading info gets incorporated into memory, distorting eyewitness recall
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QUESTION 7 vc
Source Amnesia vc
ANSWER
Remembering information but forgetting WHERE or WHEN you learned it — key to false memories
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QUESTION 8 vc
Encoding Specificity vc
ANSWER
Memory retrieval is best when context at retrieval matches context at encoding
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QUESTION 9 vc
Signal Detection Theory
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ANSWER
Detecting a stimulus depends on both its intensity AND the observer's psychological state
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QUESTION 10 vc
Neuroplasticity
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The brain's ability to reorganize and form new neural connections in response to experience or injury
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