Psych Unit 1 MC2 Research

The tendency to search for, interpret, favor, and recall information in a way that supports one's preexisting beliefs or hypotheses.

• Confirmation bias

• Ethics

• Hindsight bias

• In-group bias

What type of correlation does this scatterplot illustrate?

• A positive correlation

• A negative correlation

• No correlation

• A neutral correlation

The benefit of this descriptive research is that it allows researchers to view naturally occurring behaviors without controlling the situation.

• Natural observation

• Survey

• Case Study

• Correlation

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 research method is a technique for ascertaining the self – reported attitudes or behaviors of a particular group, usually by questioning a representative, random sample of the group.

• Survey
• Observational
• Correlational
• Experiments
• Case Study

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

In an experiment, the _________________ variable is tested by the researcher to observe its effect(s) on the _________________ variable.

• A.independent; dependent

• B.first; second

• C.dependent; independent

• D.research; results

Independent variable is to dependent variable as _________ is to ____________.

• hypothesis | conclusion
• effect | cause
• cause | effect.
• conclusion | hypothesis

In this sampling technique, every member of the target population has an equal chance of becoming part of the sample.

• random

• stratified

• self-selected

• opportunity

In this sampling technique, every member of the target population has an equal chance of becoming part of the sample.

• random

• stratified

• self-selected

• opportunity