Psychology CLEP Exam Questions
(History and Methods) 100% Correct
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In order to study the effects of music on memory, a researcher has one group of subjects listen
to music while studying a list of words and another group study the same list without listening
to music. In this experiment, the number or words each subject can remember would be*
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A. the independent variable
B. a placebo
C. manipulated by the experimenter
D. the dependent variable
E. a confounding variable - ANSWERS-D. the dependent variable
A set of principles that organizes and explains known facts, as well as predicting new ones, is
called a(n)*
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A. hypothesis
B. experiment
C. theory
D. assumption
E. operational definition - ANSWERS-C. theory
Random samples are ones in which*
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A. subjects all share the same characteristics
, B. the number of subjects is determined by chance
C. subjects don't differ on the dependent variable
D. everyone in the population had an equal chance of being included
E. subjects volunteered to participate - ANSWERS-D. everyone in the population had an equal
chance of being included
A study was conducted to investigate the effect of caffeine on test performance. The level of
caffeine in the experiment is known as the
A. experimental group
B. dependent variable
C. independent variable
D. random sample
E. control group - ANSWERS-independent Variable
2. A study found that when physical fitness decreases in children, scores on standardized
achievement tests also decline. This finding indicates that*
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A. physical fitness and test scores are negatively correlated
B. a lack of physical fitness causes low test scores
C. there is no relationship between physical fitness and test scores
D. physical fitness and test scores are positively correlated
E. an increase in physical fitness causes increased test scores - ANSWERS-physical fitness and
test scores are positively correlated
3. Courtney plays violent video games for up to eight hours nearly every day, and it is interfering
with her ability to be successful in school, as well as with her physical well-being. Which type of
psychologist would explain Courtney's behavior as being the result of internal aggressive drives
or instincts?*
(History and Methods) 100% Correct
Answers8
In order to study the effects of music on memory, a researcher has one group of subjects listen
to music while studying a list of words and another group study the same list without listening
to music. In this experiment, the number or words each subject can remember would be*
1/1
A. the independent variable
B. a placebo
C. manipulated by the experimenter
D. the dependent variable
E. a confounding variable - ANSWERS-D. the dependent variable
A set of principles that organizes and explains known facts, as well as predicting new ones, is
called a(n)*
1/1
A. hypothesis
B. experiment
C. theory
D. assumption
E. operational definition - ANSWERS-C. theory
Random samples are ones in which*
1/1
A. subjects all share the same characteristics
, B. the number of subjects is determined by chance
C. subjects don't differ on the dependent variable
D. everyone in the population had an equal chance of being included
E. subjects volunteered to participate - ANSWERS-D. everyone in the population had an equal
chance of being included
A study was conducted to investigate the effect of caffeine on test performance. The level of
caffeine in the experiment is known as the
A. experimental group
B. dependent variable
C. independent variable
D. random sample
E. control group - ANSWERS-independent Variable
2. A study found that when physical fitness decreases in children, scores on standardized
achievement tests also decline. This finding indicates that*
1/1
A. physical fitness and test scores are negatively correlated
B. a lack of physical fitness causes low test scores
C. there is no relationship between physical fitness and test scores
D. physical fitness and test scores are positively correlated
E. an increase in physical fitness causes increased test scores - ANSWERS-physical fitness and
test scores are positively correlated
3. Courtney plays violent video games for up to eight hours nearly every day, and it is interfering
with her ability to be successful in school, as well as with her physical well-being. Which type of
psychologist would explain Courtney's behavior as being the result of internal aggressive drives
or instincts?*
