PSYC 101 GENERAL PSYCHOLOGY
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EXAM 1 QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED
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ANSWERS(LATEST UPDATE A+)
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DefineLPsychologyL-LcorrectLanswer-TheLscientificLstudyLofLbehaviorLandLmentalLprocesses
HindsightLBiasL-LcorrectLanswer-
AfterLlearningLtheLoutcome,LpeopleLsayLtheyLcouldLhaveLpredictedLtheLoutcome.L(ex.LunderdogLfootballLtea
mLwins,LeveryoneLsaysL"ILknewLthey'dLwin")
OverconfidenceL-LcorrectLanswer-ThinkingLweLknowLorLareLcapableLofLmoreLthanLweLactuallyLare
OperationalLDefinitionL-LcorrectLanswer-
DetailedLdescriptionLofLaLvariableL(ex.LdefiningLinLdetailLwhatLweLmeanLbyL"aggressive"LandL"enjoyLcats"Lwh
enLaskingL"areLpeopleLwhoLenjoyLcatsLmoreLaggressive?"LALgoodLoperationalLdefinitionLofLaLvariableLhelpsL
usLknowLwhatLweLareLlookingLforLinLaLstudy.
CaseLStudyL-LcorrectLanswer-
ALtechniqueLinLwhichLONELpersonLisLstudiedLtoLunderstandLaLbehavior.L(key:LONELPERSON!!!)
WhatLareLsomeLlimitationsLtoLaLcaseLstudy?L-LcorrectLanswer-mayLnotLgeneralizeLandLapplyLtoLeveryone
NaturalisticLOperationL-LcorrectLanswer-
SystematicallyLobservingLbehaviorLinLaLnaturalLsetting.L(Key:LOBSERVINGLinLaLNATURALLsetting.LUncontrolle
dLenvironment)
WhatLareLsomeLlimitationsLofLaLnaturalisticLoperation?L-LcorrectLanswer-
ThoseLbeingLobservedLmightLchangeLtheirLbehaviorLbasedLonLyourLpresence.LFindingsLcanLalsoLbeLdifficultLt
oLgeneralize.
DescriptiveLMethodsL-LcorrectLanswer-ObservingLtheLcurrentLstateLofLaffairsL(justLwatching!)
WhatLareLsomeLbenefitsLofLtheLsurveyLmethod?L-LcorrectLanswer-Quick;LlotsLofLdata
, WhatLareLsomeLlimitationsLtoLtheLsurveyLmethod?L-LcorrectLanswer-
Survey'sLcanLbeLaffectedLbyLaLbiasLselfLreport,LsocialLdesirability,LunevenLsurveyLsamplesL(ex.LaskingLonlyLwr
estlersLtoLtakeLaLsurveyLonLnutrition)
SocialLDesirabilityL-LcorrectLanswer-SayingLwhatLweLthinkLwantsLtoLbeLheard
CorrelationL-LcorrectLanswer-RelatedLtraits/behavior
CorrelationLCoeffecientL-LcorrectLanswer-StatisticalLrelationshipLbetweenLtwoLvariablesL(ex.L+0.37,L-
0.22,L+0.50)
PositiveLCorrelationL-LcorrectLanswer-
EffectsLmoveLtogether,L(ex.Lincrease>increase,Ldecrease>decrease).L"TheLmoreLpizzaLILeat,LtheLmoreLweigh
tLI'llLgain"."L"TheLlessLpizzaLILeat,LtheLlessLweightLI'llLgain".
NegativeLCorrelationL-LcorrectLanswer-
OppositeLeffects.L(ex.Lincrease/decrease,Ldecrease/increase).LTheLlessLiceLcreamLILeat,LtheLmoreLlikelyLILamL
toLhaveLaLhealthyLweight.
CorrelationLDOESLNOTLequal...L-LcorrectLanswer-Causation
RankLtheLfollowingLinLtermsLofLstrongestLcorrelationLtoLleast...
0.22,L0.68,L-0.78,L-0.36L-LcorrectLanswer--0.78
0.68
-0.36
0.22
ExperimentalLMethodL-LcorrectLanswer-
InvolvesLmanipulatingLoneLvariableLtoLdetermineLifLchangesLinLoneLvariableLcauseLchangesLinLanotherLvaria
ble
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EXAM 1 QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED
x x x x x
ANSWERS(LATEST UPDATE A+)
x x x
DefineLPsychologyL-LcorrectLanswer-TheLscientificLstudyLofLbehaviorLandLmentalLprocesses
HindsightLBiasL-LcorrectLanswer-
AfterLlearningLtheLoutcome,LpeopleLsayLtheyLcouldLhaveLpredictedLtheLoutcome.L(ex.LunderdogLfootballLtea
mLwins,LeveryoneLsaysL"ILknewLthey'dLwin")
OverconfidenceL-LcorrectLanswer-ThinkingLweLknowLorLareLcapableLofLmoreLthanLweLactuallyLare
OperationalLDefinitionL-LcorrectLanswer-
DetailedLdescriptionLofLaLvariableL(ex.LdefiningLinLdetailLwhatLweLmeanLbyL"aggressive"LandL"enjoyLcats"Lwh
enLaskingL"areLpeopleLwhoLenjoyLcatsLmoreLaggressive?"LALgoodLoperationalLdefinitionLofLaLvariableLhelpsL
usLknowLwhatLweLareLlookingLforLinLaLstudy.
CaseLStudyL-LcorrectLanswer-
ALtechniqueLinLwhichLONELpersonLisLstudiedLtoLunderstandLaLbehavior.L(key:LONELPERSON!!!)
WhatLareLsomeLlimitationsLtoLaLcaseLstudy?L-LcorrectLanswer-mayLnotLgeneralizeLandLapplyLtoLeveryone
NaturalisticLOperationL-LcorrectLanswer-
SystematicallyLobservingLbehaviorLinLaLnaturalLsetting.L(Key:LOBSERVINGLinLaLNATURALLsetting.LUncontrolle
dLenvironment)
WhatLareLsomeLlimitationsLofLaLnaturalisticLoperation?L-LcorrectLanswer-
ThoseLbeingLobservedLmightLchangeLtheirLbehaviorLbasedLonLyourLpresence.LFindingsLcanLalsoLbeLdifficultLt
oLgeneralize.
DescriptiveLMethodsL-LcorrectLanswer-ObservingLtheLcurrentLstateLofLaffairsL(justLwatching!)
WhatLareLsomeLbenefitsLofLtheLsurveyLmethod?L-LcorrectLanswer-Quick;LlotsLofLdata
, WhatLareLsomeLlimitationsLtoLtheLsurveyLmethod?L-LcorrectLanswer-
Survey'sLcanLbeLaffectedLbyLaLbiasLselfLreport,LsocialLdesirability,LunevenLsurveyLsamplesL(ex.LaskingLonlyLwr
estlersLtoLtakeLaLsurveyLonLnutrition)
SocialLDesirabilityL-LcorrectLanswer-SayingLwhatLweLthinkLwantsLtoLbeLheard
CorrelationL-LcorrectLanswer-RelatedLtraits/behavior
CorrelationLCoeffecientL-LcorrectLanswer-StatisticalLrelationshipLbetweenLtwoLvariablesL(ex.L+0.37,L-
0.22,L+0.50)
PositiveLCorrelationL-LcorrectLanswer-
EffectsLmoveLtogether,L(ex.Lincrease>increase,Ldecrease>decrease).L"TheLmoreLpizzaLILeat,LtheLmoreLweigh
tLI'llLgain"."L"TheLlessLpizzaLILeat,LtheLlessLweightLI'llLgain".
NegativeLCorrelationL-LcorrectLanswer-
OppositeLeffects.L(ex.Lincrease/decrease,Ldecrease/increase).LTheLlessLiceLcreamLILeat,LtheLmoreLlikelyLILamL
toLhaveLaLhealthyLweight.
CorrelationLDOESLNOTLequal...L-LcorrectLanswer-Causation
RankLtheLfollowingLinLtermsLofLstrongestLcorrelationLtoLleast...
0.22,L0.68,L-0.78,L-0.36L-LcorrectLanswer--0.78
0.68
-0.36
0.22
ExperimentalLMethodL-LcorrectLanswer-
InvolvesLmanipulatingLoneLvariableLtoLdetermineLifLchangesLinLoneLvariableLcauseLchangesLinLanotherLvaria
ble
