PSYC 2001 EXAM QUESTIONS WITH
100% COMPLETE SOLUTIONS
Confounds |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-When |the |results |are |not |just |due |to |the |manipulated |- |
challenges |the |conclusion |that |there |may |be |other |variables
Small |N |and |Single |Research |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-An |experiment |with |just |an |
manipulation |group, |no |comparison |group.
Quasi-experimental |Research |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-When |the |two |groups |are |different |
from |the |beginning |of |the |experiment
Nonexperimental |Research |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Research |in |which |no |manipulation |of |
variables |is |involved |and |no |cause-and-effect |relationship |is |studied |between |two |groups.
Generalization |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Is |the |result |of |the |experiment |useful |or |concrete |
enough |to |be |shared |with |the |population
Basic |Research |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Research |to |further |our |understanding |of |fundamental
|questions |about |the |nature |of |the |world.
Applied |Research |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Research |focused |on |real |problems |in |society.
Tenacity |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Information |is |accepted |as |true |because |it |has |always |been |
believed, |or |because |superstition |supports |it.
, Intuition |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Information |is |accepted |based |on |a |hunch, |or |a |'gut |feeling'
Authority |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Information |is |accepted |because |it |is |derived |from |an |
expert |in |the |subject |area
Rationalism |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Uses |logical |reasoning |to |obtain |answers.
Scientific |Method |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-A |systematic |approach |to |acquiring |knowledge
Research |Idea |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-The |first |thing |you |do |before |starting |a |project |which |
involves |finding |an |idea |that |interests |you |or |has |unknown |answers.
Idea |to |research |hypothesis |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-The |second |stage |in |the |research |process
|were |a |prediction |is |made |on |the |idea.
How |to |define |and |measure |variables |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-The |third |stage |in |the |research |
process |were |you |will |go |about |with |your |experiment, |this |includes |deciding |location, |who, |
what, |where |etc.
Validity |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Measuring |what |you |aim |to |measure.
Accuracy |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-a |description |of |how |close |a |measurement |is |to |the |true |
value |of |the |quantity |measured
Reliability |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-the |extent |to |which |a |test |yields |consistent |results
Independent |Variable |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-The |variable |that |is |determined |or |manipulated
|by |the |researcher
100% COMPLETE SOLUTIONS
Confounds |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-When |the |results |are |not |just |due |to |the |manipulated |- |
challenges |the |conclusion |that |there |may |be |other |variables
Small |N |and |Single |Research |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-An |experiment |with |just |an |
manipulation |group, |no |comparison |group.
Quasi-experimental |Research |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-When |the |two |groups |are |different |
from |the |beginning |of |the |experiment
Nonexperimental |Research |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Research |in |which |no |manipulation |of |
variables |is |involved |and |no |cause-and-effect |relationship |is |studied |between |two |groups.
Generalization |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Is |the |result |of |the |experiment |useful |or |concrete |
enough |to |be |shared |with |the |population
Basic |Research |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Research |to |further |our |understanding |of |fundamental
|questions |about |the |nature |of |the |world.
Applied |Research |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Research |focused |on |real |problems |in |society.
Tenacity |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Information |is |accepted |as |true |because |it |has |always |been |
believed, |or |because |superstition |supports |it.
, Intuition |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Information |is |accepted |based |on |a |hunch, |or |a |'gut |feeling'
Authority |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Information |is |accepted |because |it |is |derived |from |an |
expert |in |the |subject |area
Rationalism |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Uses |logical |reasoning |to |obtain |answers.
Scientific |Method |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-A |systematic |approach |to |acquiring |knowledge
Research |Idea |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-The |first |thing |you |do |before |starting |a |project |which |
involves |finding |an |idea |that |interests |you |or |has |unknown |answers.
Idea |to |research |hypothesis |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-The |second |stage |in |the |research |process
|were |a |prediction |is |made |on |the |idea.
How |to |define |and |measure |variables |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-The |third |stage |in |the |research |
process |were |you |will |go |about |with |your |experiment, |this |includes |deciding |location, |who, |
what, |where |etc.
Validity |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Measuring |what |you |aim |to |measure.
Accuracy |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-a |description |of |how |close |a |measurement |is |to |the |true |
value |of |the |quantity |measured
Reliability |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-the |extent |to |which |a |test |yields |consistent |results
Independent |Variable |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-The |variable |that |is |determined |or |manipulated
|by |the |researcher
