IB Psychology Research Methods Review

Which kind of study can establish a cause-effect relationship between variables, assuming that the research is appropriate and well conceived?

• survey

• case study

• correlational study

• experiment

Researchers are able to have strict control of variables in a _______________ experiment.

• field

• natural

• laboratory

• university

This research method is a descriptive technique in which one individual or group is studied in depth in the hope of revealing universal principles

• Case Study

• Survey

• Observational

• Experiments

This research method is a measure of the extent to which two variables change together, and thus of how well either variable predicts the other

• Correlational

• Experiments

• Survey

• Observational

The advantage of this descriptive method of research is that it creates an immense amount of data to be gathered quickly and inexpensively.

• Survey

• Experiments

• Correlational

• Case Study

The advantage of this method of research is that the behavior observed in the subject(s) natural environment to be more natural, spontaneous, and varied than that observed in a laboratory.

• Observational
• Correlational
• Experiments
• Case Study
• Survey

A type of observation conducted in the participants' normal environment without interference from the researchers.

• Controlled observation

• Naturalistic observation

An individual suffered a major traumatic brain injury after getting in a bad accident at work. If a psychologist wants to know the effects of the trauma, what method would be best?

• Naturalistic observation

• Case study

• Experimental research

• Survey

The Naturalistic-Observation Method takes place...

• with a mouse

• in a house

• in the field

• in a lab

_______________ _________________ are conducted in a real life setting. The researcher manipulates the IV, but the participants are in their natural setting.

• Natural exp.

• Field exp.

• Lab exp.

• Case study