Pyc304 Final Exam

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a 2 PYC304-C lOll! 2002 SECTION A fi ANSWER THE FOLLOWING SEVENTY MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS ON THE MARK READING SHEET. READ THE ATTACHED INSTRUCTIONS AND FOLLOW THEM CAREFULLY. Question 1 Which statement about the aims of psychological research is most accurate? I. 2. 3. It is primarily aimed at gathering facts. It is mainly used to develop research hypotheses It's goal is to test psychological theories. Question 2 Select the most appropriate definition of a psychological theory: l. 2. 3. • Psychological theories are sets of observations about human nature. Psychological theories are best defined as statements about the principles underlying human behaviour, but these statements are not testable. Psychological…show more content…
A suitable hypothesis for the study can be viewed as a - - - - -. I. 2. 3 rule associating the values of 'physiological arousal' with the values of 'mood' correlation between the constants 'physiological arousal' and 'mood' rule correlating the values of the variable' physiological arousal'. Question 11 Consider the hypothesis There is a correlation between self-esteem and eatmg disorders. Feople with low self-esteem are more lik. J to have eating disorders because they tend to eat less healthy than people with high self-esteem. Letting >th.> represent the average "healthy" eating pattern ofpeople with high self-esteem and Il,s the average "healthy" eating pattern of people with low self-esteem, the above hypothesis states that - - - - -. 1. 2. 3. IlhS.?: Pis Ilhs > 1J,s Ilhs < Pis [TURNOVER] , 5 PYC304-C 10/11 2002 Question 12 Assume that a researcher believes that education plays a role in promotion. Which one ofthe following is the most appropriate operational
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