Psychology Chapter 2 Quiz

What is the first step in a research study?

• construct

• research question

• hypothesis

• analysis

Which of the following best describes a hypothesis?

• educated guess

• experiment

• question

• proven theory

What do psychologists do after they analyze their research observations?

• form a research question

• form a hypothesis

• conduct a study

• draw conclusions

What do scientists need in order to support a theory?behavior

• behavior

• claim

• opinion

• evidence

Why is it important for scientists to be able to replicate the results of a study?

• to establish proper procedures

• to confirm the findings of the original studyto choose a random sample

• to choose a random sample

• to form a hypothesis that can be tested

What is a method researchers use to gather information from many people about a particular subject?

• case study

• survey

• replication

• correlation

What Computers analyze the data.is one reason that survey interviews and questionnaires may not be completely accurate?

• Computers analyze the data.

• All of the target population will not respond.

• Respondents may not give honest answers.

• Interviewers may be biased.

Which is one way that researchers ensure that a sample represents a target population?

• selecting people at random from the target population

• using a large number of people from one subgroup

• creating a large sample from certain subgroups

• choosing the entire target population

In what type of sample are subgroups in the population represented proportionally?

• random

• stratified

• target

• survey

What is the term for a predisposition to a certain point of view, despite what the facts may suggest?

• bias

• stratified sample

• target population

• survey