Psych 215 Exam 1 Questions with
complete solutions (2024-2025)
independent jvariable j- jANS✓✓-manipulated/forced; jthis jis jwhat jmakes ja jtrue
jexperiment jwhere jwe jcan jconclude jcause jand jeffect
dependent jvariable j- jANS✓✓-outcome jmeasured
control j- jANS✓✓-we jcontrol jextra/unwanted jfactors jin ja jstudy jthat jcan
jinfluence jparticipants' jbehavior
In jorder jto jdetermine jcause jand jeffect, jwe jmust jhave ja j... j- jANS✓✓-
manipulated jIV
lit jreview j- jANS✓✓-consulting jwhat's jalready jout jthere/past jstudies
qualitative jresearch j- jANS✓✓-goal jis ja jcomplete jnarrative jdescription jof jthe
jbehavior jof jinterest
quanitative jresearch j- jANS✓✓-goal jis joften jto jrun jstatistical janalysis
to junderstand jif jgroup jdifferences
exist jor jif jchange jis jmeaningful
true jexperiment j- jANS✓✓--Researchers jsee jthis jas jthe jonly jway jto jtruly
jdetermine j"cause jand jeffect" jrelationships.
-You jare jmanipulating jan jindependent jvariable jto jsee jif jit jcauses ja jcertain
jeffect jon jthe jdependent jvariable.
-What jmakes jgroups jin jthe jstudy jdifferent jfrom jone janother jis ja jcondition jthe
jresearcher j"forces" jupon jone jgroup jand jnot jon jothers.
-you jhave jcontrol j(manipulated jIV)
, Ex jpost jfacto/Quasi-experimental jdesign j"after jthe jfact" j- jANS✓✓--Studying
jhow jone jvariable jis jrelated jto janother..... jBUT jas jthe jresearcher jyou jare jnot
jdirectly jmanipulating jwhat jmakes jthe jgroups jdifferent jfrom jone janother
-measured jIV
-differences jbetween jgroups jare jalready jgoing jon jand jnot jsomething jyou
jmanipulate
-often jalso jcorrelational jbecause jwe jare jusing jan jIV j"after jthe jfact" j- jit jhas
jalready jvaried jbefore jwe jarrived jon jthe jscene
What jdoes jthe jintroduction jinclude? j- jANS✓✓-- jpersuade jthat jthe jtopic jis
jimportant j
- jbrief joverall jbackground jstatement jon jtopic
- jsummarize jpast jresearch jon jtopic
- jhighlights jwhat's jmissing jon jtopic jfrom jpast jstudies j(gaps)
- jstate jstudy's jhypothesis jor jresearch jquestion
What jdoes jthe jmethods jsection jinclude? j- jANS✓✓-- jparticipants j
- jprocedure
- jinstruments
What jdoes jthe jresults jsection jinclude? j- jANS✓✓-specifies jabout jour jdata j
- jquantitative: j#s jand jstats
- jqualitative: jexamples jof jwords jused, jthemes jof janswers
What jdoes jthe jdiscussion jsection jinclude? j- jANS✓✓-- jsummary jsentences
jabout jfindings jwithout jall jthe jstats jinformation j
- jmake jstatements jabout jwhether jthings jmatched jhypotheses jand jprevious
jresearch jthat jwas jpresented jin jthe jintro
- jstrengths j
- jlimitations jof jstudy j(gaps, jand jwhat's jrecommended jfor jfuture jresearch jon
jtopic)
What jproblems jcan jyou jidentify jwith jacquiring jknowledge jthrough jtenacity jand
jauthority? j- jANS✓✓-You jhave jno jway jof jknowing jif jthe jknowledge jyou jhave
jgained jis jtrue.
The jinability jor junwillingness jof jtenacity jand jauthority jto jchange jin jthe jface jof
jcontradictory jevidence
gaps j- jANS✓✓-limitations jof jpast jresearch
complete solutions (2024-2025)
independent jvariable j- jANS✓✓-manipulated/forced; jthis jis jwhat jmakes ja jtrue
jexperiment jwhere jwe jcan jconclude jcause jand jeffect
dependent jvariable j- jANS✓✓-outcome jmeasured
control j- jANS✓✓-we jcontrol jextra/unwanted jfactors jin ja jstudy jthat jcan
jinfluence jparticipants' jbehavior
In jorder jto jdetermine jcause jand jeffect, jwe jmust jhave ja j... j- jANS✓✓-
manipulated jIV
lit jreview j- jANS✓✓-consulting jwhat's jalready jout jthere/past jstudies
qualitative jresearch j- jANS✓✓-goal jis ja jcomplete jnarrative jdescription jof jthe
jbehavior jof jinterest
quanitative jresearch j- jANS✓✓-goal jis joften jto jrun jstatistical janalysis
to junderstand jif jgroup jdifferences
exist jor jif jchange jis jmeaningful
true jexperiment j- jANS✓✓--Researchers jsee jthis jas jthe jonly jway jto jtruly
jdetermine j"cause jand jeffect" jrelationships.
-You jare jmanipulating jan jindependent jvariable jto jsee jif jit jcauses ja jcertain
jeffect jon jthe jdependent jvariable.
-What jmakes jgroups jin jthe jstudy jdifferent jfrom jone janother jis ja jcondition jthe
jresearcher j"forces" jupon jone jgroup jand jnot jon jothers.
-you jhave jcontrol j(manipulated jIV)
, Ex jpost jfacto/Quasi-experimental jdesign j"after jthe jfact" j- jANS✓✓--Studying
jhow jone jvariable jis jrelated jto janother..... jBUT jas jthe jresearcher jyou jare jnot
jdirectly jmanipulating jwhat jmakes jthe jgroups jdifferent jfrom jone janother
-measured jIV
-differences jbetween jgroups jare jalready jgoing jon jand jnot jsomething jyou
jmanipulate
-often jalso jcorrelational jbecause jwe jare jusing jan jIV j"after jthe jfact" j- jit jhas
jalready jvaried jbefore jwe jarrived jon jthe jscene
What jdoes jthe jintroduction jinclude? j- jANS✓✓-- jpersuade jthat jthe jtopic jis
jimportant j
- jbrief joverall jbackground jstatement jon jtopic
- jsummarize jpast jresearch jon jtopic
- jhighlights jwhat's jmissing jon jtopic jfrom jpast jstudies j(gaps)
- jstate jstudy's jhypothesis jor jresearch jquestion
What jdoes jthe jmethods jsection jinclude? j- jANS✓✓-- jparticipants j
- jprocedure
- jinstruments
What jdoes jthe jresults jsection jinclude? j- jANS✓✓-specifies jabout jour jdata j
- jquantitative: j#s jand jstats
- jqualitative: jexamples jof jwords jused, jthemes jof janswers
What jdoes jthe jdiscussion jsection jinclude? j- jANS✓✓-- jsummary jsentences
jabout jfindings jwithout jall jthe jstats jinformation j
- jmake jstatements jabout jwhether jthings jmatched jhypotheses jand jprevious
jresearch jthat jwas jpresented jin jthe jintro
- jstrengths j
- jlimitations jof jstudy j(gaps, jand jwhat's jrecommended jfor jfuture jresearch jon
jtopic)
What jproblems jcan jyou jidentify jwith jacquiring jknowledge jthrough jtenacity jand
jauthority? j- jANS✓✓-You jhave jno jway jof jknowing jif jthe jknowledge jyou jhave
jgained jis jtrue.
The jinability jor junwillingness jof jtenacity jand jauthority jto jchange jin jthe jface jof
jcontradictory jevidence
gaps j- jANS✓✓-limitations jof jpast jresearch
