Research Methods Practice

Which kind of study can establish a cause-effect relationship between variables, assuming that the research is appropriate and well conceived?

• survey
• case study
• correlational study
• experiment

The population in a research study is...

• the whole group of research interest.
• the smaller group that has been chosen from the group of research interest.
• exactly the same as the sample.
• always smaller than the sample.

Professor Ober carefully monitors and records the behaviors of children on school playgrounds to track the development of their physical skills. Professor Ober is engaged in:

• experimentation. 
• replication. 
• survey research.
• naturalistic observation. 

Researchers who study single individuals in depth in order to uncover general principles of thinking and behavior are using which research method?

• experimentation 
• correlational study
• naturalistic observation 
• case study

Which research design is focused on gathering information about self-reported perceptions or attitudes through questionnaires?

• survey method 
• correlational study 
• naturalistic observation 
• case study

Which method should a psychology researcher use if she is interested in testing whether a specific reward in a classroom situation causes students to behave better?

• Case Study
• Experiment
• Survey
• Naturalistic Observation

What is one disadvantage of a survey?

• People don't tell the truth.

• Yields a lot of information

• Provides a good way to generate hypotheses

• Can provide information about many people since it’s cheap and easy to do