Quiz 1

What is an experiment?

• An investigation that seeks a cause-effect relationship

• A technique of observation in psychology

• A research method taking place in a laboratory

What is the Independent Variable in an experiment?

• The factor under investigation that is manipulated

• The factor measured in an experiment

• The factor that does not change in an experiment

• The number of participants in an experiment

What is a repeated measures design?

• When similar participants are matched at different levels of the IV

• When different participants are used for each level of the IV

• When variables are manipulated in an experiment

• When the same group of people participates at each level of the IV

What is a field experiment?

• An investigation of an existing difference or change

• Looking for a casual relationship between variables through standarisation

• An investigation taking place where the behaviour usually does

What is a natural experiment?

• A study where researchers cannot manipulate the IV

• A study in a controlled artificial environment

• A study that does not take into account extraneous variables

• A study that uses different participants for each level of the IV

What is a questionnaire?

• Uses mainly open questions

• A self-report technique

• Uses mainly closed questions

• A case studies technique

What is a structured interview?

• An interview with fixed questions

• An interview designed to find in-depht information

• An interview where most questions depend on the respondent´s answers

• An interview without predefined questions

Which one is an advantage of case studies?

• Do not require the participation of researchers

• Are easy to replicate in different environments

• Provide a detailed description of a single instance

• Allow total control of variables

What is triangulation in case studies?

• The subjective interpretation of study results

• The exclusion of contradictory data in a study

• The use of different techniques to obtain similar findings

• The comparison of multiple cases to draw general conclusions

Why is ethics important in psychological experiments?

• To avoid the replication of studies

• To ensure the well-being of participants and the integrity of the research

• To obtain faster and more accurate results

• To manipulate participants and obtain desired responses