Psych 101. (Research Methods)

Minorities are not equally represented in the field of psychology.

• false

• true

You are reading a research study that is looking at old sales reports. The goal is to discover if people were more likely to purchase cars with "extra" features in the past compared to today.

This study is using what kind of research?

• survey

• correlational

• naturalistic observation

• archival analysis

An industrial organizational psychologist and a research psychologist are interested in the effect of natural light on a person's ability to learn new material. In this example, natural light is the:

• Dependent variable

• Independent variable

• sample size

• operational definition

A correlation is the same as cause.

• false

• true

Research that only "observes and reports" can be classified as _________________ research, while research that establishes "cause and effect" can be classified as _____________research. 

• Experimental; Descriptive

• Descriptive; Experimental

• Correlational; Archival

• Descriptive; Survey

At the end of the study Dr. Zimbardo found that the red walls caused students to do better on the exam compared to students who took the exam in the white room.

This is an example of what type of research?

• experimental

• survey

• naturalistic observation

• archival

Mary and Joseph are taking a research methods course at Modesto Junior College. They are interested in the relationship between the age a person gets married and their marital satisfaction after 10 years of marriage.

What type of research are they doing?

• correlational

• archival

• survey

• experimental

What is the type of experiment where neither the participant nor the researcher are aware of what condition the participant is in.?

• single blind

• double blind

• representative

• correlational

Case studies look at small populations.

• true

• false

Psychiatrists are medical doctors who specialize in the diagnosis and treatment of psychological disorders

• true

• false