Research Methods

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Is this statement true or false: 'the only thing that should cause a change in the DV is the IV'

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true

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An extraneous variable is

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something that needs to be identified and controlled

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In research, the aim is

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a general statement explaining the purpose of the study

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Which of the following is NOT an ethical issue? privacy, deception, informed consent , conflict

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conflict

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What is the BPS?

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a code of conduct all professional psychologists in the UK must follow

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When results are valid, they are

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a true reflection of real-world behaviour

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'Selecting participants in proportion to frequency in the target population' is

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stratified sampling

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The group of people a researcher wishes to study is the

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target population

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The group of participants a researcher selects in one of four ways is known as the

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sample

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'Takes time as need list of all members of target population' is a weakness of which sampling method?

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random