IB Types of RM

Which types of experiment have an IV?

• lab experiment

• field experiment

• natural experiment

• quasi experiment

A natural observation is always covert (the researcher does not know they are being watched?)

• true

• false

Which of the following research methods are qualitative methods?

• experiments

• correlations

• case studied

• interviews

• surveys

Which of the following defines a natural experiment?

• random allocation of particiapnts

• a natural environment

• an IV

• a natural variable

Which type of investigation measures the strength of the relationship between two quantified variables?

• correlation

• lab experiment

• survey

• case study

Which method uses a mixture of different methods?

• natural investigation

• sem-structured interview

• a case study

• experiments

Which method is a self-report and measures the frequency of something?

• natural investigation

• survey

• correlation

• experiments

what is meant by random allocation?

• participants are chosen randomly from the population

• participants are chosen randomly from the target population

• participants are randomly allocated to conditions of the IV

• the order of stimuli in the procedure is randomized before being allocated to participants

which 2 are strengths of quantitative data over qualitative data?

• statistical analysis can be used

• the data collected is considered to be data rich

• data collection and analysis is more standardised

• thematic analysis can be conducted on the data

A focus group is the same as a semi-structured interview?

• true

• false