Psych 1000 Final Exam Questions with
Complete Solutions 2025-2026
Updated.
Scientific Method - Answer The procedures, consisting of six basic processes, by which
scientists conduct research
Scientific Theories - Answer A set of related assumptions that guide and explain observations
and allow testable predictions to be made
An investigator repeats the procedures of another researcher's experiment but obtains different
results. We can say the results of the first experiment were not... - Answer Replicable
If a hypothesis is "parsimonious" or follows Occam's razor... - Answer it is simple
If a hypothesis is... we can find evidence to reject it - Answer falsifiable
The group of people that a psychologist wants to study is the... - Answer population
A survey team asks questions of a group of people who have been selected to be sure they
include the same percentages of male/female, old/young, and racial groups as the whole
population. This group constitutes a... sample - Answer representative
A... is a characteristic that changes or "varies" such as age, weight, anxiety level and
extraversion - Answer variable
Dr. Perez watches chimpanzees eat, interact, and live in the wild. Which research approach is
she using? - Answer naturalistic observation
A study of the experiences of a serial killer (someone very unique) is most likely to make use of
which research approach? - Answer case study
Dr. Biko is interested in studying happiness in Boone County residents. He asks them to rate
their happiness on a 1-7 scale. Which research approach is he using? - Answer survey
research
It has been reported that people who trust others are generally happier than people who do
not. This conclusion is probably based on the results of a... - Answer correlational study
, A psychologist finds that rates of green tea consumption has no impact on feelings of well-
being. High or low consumption was not associated with high or low feelings of well being.
What correlation is mentioned? - Answer zero
A psychologist finds that high rates of green tea consumption are associated with high cognitive
performance, and vice versa. What correlation is mentioned? - Answer positive
A psychologist finds that high rates of green tea consumption are associated with low rates of
obesity, and vice versa. What correlation is mentioned? - Answer negative
A study of married couples showed that the longer they had been married, the more similar
their opinions on social and political issues were. What correlation is this? - Answer positive
A psychologist finds that high rates of green tea consumption are associated with low rates of
obesity, and vice versa. What correlation coefficient is this? - Answer -0.56
Researchers have consistently found that married men live longer than single men. From this
finding, we can conclude that... - Answer marriage correlates with longer life in men
The variable that a researcher measures in an experiment is called the... variable; the variable
that a researcher manipulates in an experiment is called the... variable - Answer dependent;
independent
A psychologist believes exercise decreases anxiety, relative to people who don't exercise. She
assigns one group of adults to exercise at least 45 minutes per day, a second group to exercise
15 min/day, and a third group to not exercise. Then the psychologist measures levels of anxiety
and worry. What is the independent variable? - Answer exercising 15, 45, or 0 minutes a day
Paloma randomly assigns participants to two groups and compares the group that receives a
treatment with the group that receives no treatment. The group that gets no treatment is the...
group. - Answer control
A psychologist believes exercise decreases anxiety, relative to people who don't exercise. She
assigns one group of adults to exercise at least 45 minutes per day, a second group to exercise
15 min/day, and a third group to not exercise. Then the psychologist measures levels of anxiety
and worry. What is the control group? - Answer the group that exercises 0 minutes a day
In an investigation of drug abuse, it was noted that there was a relationship between the age at
which an individual first started experimenting with drugs and the severity of the drug abuse
Complete Solutions 2025-2026
Updated.
Scientific Method - Answer The procedures, consisting of six basic processes, by which
scientists conduct research
Scientific Theories - Answer A set of related assumptions that guide and explain observations
and allow testable predictions to be made
An investigator repeats the procedures of another researcher's experiment but obtains different
results. We can say the results of the first experiment were not... - Answer Replicable
If a hypothesis is "parsimonious" or follows Occam's razor... - Answer it is simple
If a hypothesis is... we can find evidence to reject it - Answer falsifiable
The group of people that a psychologist wants to study is the... - Answer population
A survey team asks questions of a group of people who have been selected to be sure they
include the same percentages of male/female, old/young, and racial groups as the whole
population. This group constitutes a... sample - Answer representative
A... is a characteristic that changes or "varies" such as age, weight, anxiety level and
extraversion - Answer variable
Dr. Perez watches chimpanzees eat, interact, and live in the wild. Which research approach is
she using? - Answer naturalistic observation
A study of the experiences of a serial killer (someone very unique) is most likely to make use of
which research approach? - Answer case study
Dr. Biko is interested in studying happiness in Boone County residents. He asks them to rate
their happiness on a 1-7 scale. Which research approach is he using? - Answer survey
research
It has been reported that people who trust others are generally happier than people who do
not. This conclusion is probably based on the results of a... - Answer correlational study
, A psychologist finds that rates of green tea consumption has no impact on feelings of well-
being. High or low consumption was not associated with high or low feelings of well being.
What correlation is mentioned? - Answer zero
A psychologist finds that high rates of green tea consumption are associated with high cognitive
performance, and vice versa. What correlation is mentioned? - Answer positive
A psychologist finds that high rates of green tea consumption are associated with low rates of
obesity, and vice versa. What correlation is mentioned? - Answer negative
A study of married couples showed that the longer they had been married, the more similar
their opinions on social and political issues were. What correlation is this? - Answer positive
A psychologist finds that high rates of green tea consumption are associated with low rates of
obesity, and vice versa. What correlation coefficient is this? - Answer -0.56
Researchers have consistently found that married men live longer than single men. From this
finding, we can conclude that... - Answer marriage correlates with longer life in men
The variable that a researcher measures in an experiment is called the... variable; the variable
that a researcher manipulates in an experiment is called the... variable - Answer dependent;
independent
A psychologist believes exercise decreases anxiety, relative to people who don't exercise. She
assigns one group of adults to exercise at least 45 minutes per day, a second group to exercise
15 min/day, and a third group to not exercise. Then the psychologist measures levels of anxiety
and worry. What is the independent variable? - Answer exercising 15, 45, or 0 minutes a day
Paloma randomly assigns participants to two groups and compares the group that receives a
treatment with the group that receives no treatment. The group that gets no treatment is the...
group. - Answer control
A psychologist believes exercise decreases anxiety, relative to people who don't exercise. She
assigns one group of adults to exercise at least 45 minutes per day, a second group to exercise
15 min/day, and a third group to not exercise. Then the psychologist measures levels of anxiety
and worry. What is the control group? - Answer the group that exercises 0 minutes a day
In an investigation of drug abuse, it was noted that there was a relationship between the age at
which an individual first started experimenting with drugs and the severity of the drug abuse
