year 13 research methods PSYCHOLOGY

This research method is a descriptive technique in which one individual or group is studied in depth in the hope of revealing universal principles

• Case Study
• Survey
• Observational
• Correlational
• Experiments

This is a method of research where the researcher carefully and systematically observes and records behavior without interfering

• Observational
• Correlational
• Experiments
• Case Study
• Survey

This research method is a measure of the extent to which two variables change together, and thus of how well either variable predicts the other

• Correlational
• Experiments
• Case Study
• Survey
• Observational

The advantage of this descriptive method of research is that it creates an immense amount of data to be gathered quickly and inexpensively.

• Survey
• Observational
• Correlational
• Experiments
• Case Study

Which correlation coefficient represents the strongest relationship between variables?

• -0.78
• 0.67
• 0.85
• -0.87

In a study of the effect of a driver training program on driving skill, a possible operationalisation of the dependent variable would be...

• driving quality
• number of accidents
• hours spent training
• amount of traffic

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

Which answer lists two measures of the spread of data around the mean?

• mode and median
• standard deviation and range
• inferential statistics and descriptive statistics
• scattergrams and boxplots

In a study of the Müller-Lyer illusion, it is found that Africans who have experienced non-angular housing are less easily tricked by the illusion than people in Western cities. Which answer is true?

• Cultural background is the dependent variable in this experiment.
• The Müller-Lyer illusion is the independent variable in this experiment.
• The degree to which the illusion is experienced is the independent variable in this experiment.
• Cultural background is the independent variable in this experiment.

_______________ is an advantage of a repeated-measures experimental design; ______________ may be a disadvantage.

• Reducing the effect of situational variables | order effects
• Ease of administration | possible confounding participant variables
• Reducing the effect of participant variables | order effects
• Complexity of administration | the influence of situational variables