Research Methods Quiz

The ___________ is the purpose of a study and indicates which behavior will be studied

• Procedure

• Research Hypothesis

• Null Hypothesis

• Aim

The _____________ is the specific group a people that the research is interested in for their study

• Sample

• Target Population

• Participants

• Population

The goal of obtaining a sample for an experiment is to obtain... ____________________

• participants

• a representative sample

• a sample

• validity

When a sample is made up of volunteers, the sampling method used is known as...

• Self-Selected Sample

• Snowball Sample

• Participant Sample

• Random Sample

Using participants to recruit other participants for your sample is which type of sampling method?

• Volunteer Sample

• Stratified Sample

• Snowball Sample

• Biased Sample

When all members of the target population have an equal chance of being selected as part of a sample the method is known as...?

• Random Sample

• Stratified Sample

• Haphazard Sample

• Opportunity Sample

One of the most common sampling methods is to use a pre-existing group of individuals as your sample. This method is known as...

• Stratified Sample

• Opportunity Sample

• Group Sample

• Self-Selected Sample

The most difficult aspect of sampling is obtaining ____________________

• A Representative Sample

• A Highly Motivated Sample

• Enough Participants

• Diverse Sample

Which sampling method ensures a sample that matches the makeup of the target population?

• Opportunity Sample

• Volunteer Sample

• Stratified Sample

• None of the Above

When a sampling method results in members of the target population being under represented in the sample, the sample is said to have

• Sampling bias

• Participant bias