Practice Research ch. 2 Psychology

Naturalistic observations are conducted in order to:

• A. describe behavior

• B. explain behavior

• C. predict behavior

• D. control behavior

After watching their favorite team lose a game, Emma and her friends commented to each other about how they had always known the loss was inevitable. Psychologists call this:

• A. overconfidence

• B. the false consensus effect

• C. the hindsight bias

• D. an illusory correlation

Which of the following is the best way to generate a random sample of students for a research study?

• A. mail out a questionnaire that students could voluntarily complete and return

• B. stand by the door of the library and ask people who pass by to answer your questions

• C. offer extra credit for students in a particular classroom who choose to participate

• D. use a table of random numbers to pick participants from a student listing

A significant disadvantage of the correlational approach is that it:

• A. does not provide evidence of cause and effect.

• B. cannot be used to examine relationships between variables that exist naturally.

• C. does not aid in the process of prediction.

• D. does not provide information about how two variables are related.

A testable prediction is referred to as a(n)

• A. operational definition

• B. theory

• C. hypothesis

• D. case study

Which of the following is the best way to generate a random sample of students for a research study?

• A. Mail out a questionnaire that students could voluntarily complete and return.

• B. Stand by the door of the library and ask people who pass by to answer your questions.

• C. Offer extra credit for students in a particular classroom who choose to participate.

• D. Use a table of random numbers to pick participants from a student listing.

Method of intense study of just one individual:

• Naturalistic Observation

• Experimental Study

• Case Study

• Survey

A type of observation conducted in the participants' normal environment without interference from the researchers.

• Controlled observation

• Naturalistic observation

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 an investigator manipulates one or more factors (independent variables) to observe the effect on some behavior or mental process (the dependent variable).

• Experiments
• Case Study
• Survey
• Observational
• Correlational