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AQA Psychology - Research Methods

Authored by Elizabeth Tremayne

Social Studies

12th Grade

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AQA Psychology - Research Methods
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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A correlation coefficient of 0.8 is a _______________ and suggests that as one variable ____________, the other variable ______________.

strong positive | increases | increases
weak positive | increases | increases
strong positive | increases | decreases
weak positive | increases | decreases

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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Which correlation coefficient represents the strongest relationship between variables?

-0.78
0.67
0.85
-0.87

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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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

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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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

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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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

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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Which answer provides examples of participant variables?

independent variables, dependent variables
time of day, noise level, temperature, location
prior experience, motivation, intelligence, educational background
extraneous variables, confounding variables

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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Which answer provides examples of situational variables?

independent variables, dependent variables
time of day, noise level, temperature, location
prior experience, motivation, intelligence, educational background
extraneous variables, confounding variables

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