Unit 1:Chapter 2-Quiz 1

Involves studying different age groups at the same time to see changes that occur over the lifespan.

• Cross-sectional method

• Longitudinal method

• Survey

• Naturalistic observation

In a double-blind study:

• only the experimenter knows who is in the control and experimental groups

• only the subject knows who is in the control and experimental groups

• neither the experimenter nor the subject know who is in the control and experimental groups

• both the experimenter and the subject know who is in the control and experimental groups

The group who is subjected to the therapy being tested is called the:

• control group

• experimental group

• sample group

• survey group

Which comes first in an experiment?

• Creating a hypothesis

• Collecting data

• Analyzing data

• Dividing subjects into groups

In which of the following research methods does the researcher have the most control?

• Correlational

• Experimental

• Observational

• Descriptive

The number of hours a person has driven and the number of miles driven.

• Negatively correlated

• Positively correlated

• No correlation

• Weak correlation

What type of correlation does this scatterplot illustrate?

• A positive correlation

• A negative correlation

• No correlation

• A neutral correlation

The group that does not receive the independent variable/receives a placebo is known as the...

• Experiment Group

• Dependent Group

• Independent Group

• Control Group

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

The most frequently occurring score in a distribution is known as the

• Range

• Mean

• Median

• Mode