1-3Quiz

An ethical guideline intended to protect a research participant's privacy involves

• obtaining informed consent.

• maintaining confidentiality.

• obtaining prior approval by an ethics review panel.

• destroying research records after participation.

A factor that changes within an experiment is called a

• statistic.

• constant.

• hypothesis.

• variable.

Wanda makes an educated, precisely worded prediction about the behavior of her friends in a specific situation. In other words, she is

• creating a theory.

• stating a hypothesis.

• asking a research question.

• designing a study.

Which research method involves questioning a group of people?

• Experimental method

• Naturalistic observation

• Survey method

• Laboratory observation

Dr. Ward studies changes that happen across the research participants' life span. What type of psychologist is she?

• Health psychologist

• Environmental psychologist

• Social psychologist

• Developmental psychologist

Social desirability bias and volunteer bias are problems typically associated with which research method?

• Naturalistic observation

• Case study

• Field study

• Survey

An emphasis on the unconscious and early childhood experience characterizes which school of psychology?

• Behaviorism

• Structuralism

• Empiricism

• Psychodynamic

Which of the following is the correct order of steps in the scientific method?

• Forming a hypothesis, developing a research question, gathering evidence, drawing conclusions

• Gathering evidence, developing a research question, forming a hypothesis, drawing conclusions

• Developing a research question, forming a hypothesis, gathering evidence, drawing conclusions

• Gathering evidence, forming a hypothesis, framing the research question, drawing conclusions

The method of study that examines one or more people in great depth is called a(n)

• insight study.

• biography.

• case study.

• sociopsychological study.

Who is generally recognized as the founder of American psychology?

• Hall

• James

• Wundt

• Freud