Psych Research Methods Quiz#3 18.4.24

Who disagreed with Popper and said scientists are biased and tend to find examples that confirm their existing hypotheses?

• Kahn

• Kuhn

• Karlsson

• King

How many sections total are there in most scientific reports?

• 6

• 8

• 10

• 12

What is the review called where research is deemed to be scientifically acceptable or not?

• public review

• inter-observer review

• collegiate review

• peer review

What type of review involves both reviewers and the researcher being anonymous?

• double blind

• closed

• single blind

• open

What type of data analysis involves quantifying qualitative data through the use of coding units?

• meta analysis

• thematic analysis

• content analysis

• statistical analysis

Median, mode and mean are measures of central WHAT?

• typology

• tendency

• category

• statistics

The median is the most common score in a set of scores.

• true

• false

The mean score is another word for the average score

• true

• false

What is the most common or popular number in a set of scores?

• mean

• median

• mode

Measures of WHAT provide measures of the variability/spread of scores?

• display

• distraction

• detraction

• dispersion