GCSE AQA Research Methods Psychology

A field experiment:

• Controls extraneous variables well

• Has no DV

• Does not have standardised procedures

• Takes place in a natural setting

The purpose of a sample is to

• draw conclusions about the sample

• study lots fo people

• generalise results to the population

• win the lottery

'The target group of interest to the researcher' is a definition of:

• a sample

• a stratified sample

• a population

• a random sample

Choosing every nth name fro ma list is:

• A systematic sample

• A random sample

• An opportunity sample

• A stratified sample

Ethical guidelines exist to:

• Make research easier

• Prevent all deception

• Protect participants

• Stop field studies

A participant stressed by a loud noise in a study is an issue of:

• Informed consent

• Deception

• Protection from harm

• Privacy

One strength of questionnaires is they are:

• Easy to answer

• Cheap

• Always provide in-depth understanding

• Can be given to many people at the same time

An interviewer can respond to what the participant says in:

• Unstructured interviews

• Structured interviews

• Closed questions

• Questionnaires

Observation studies investigate:

• What people think

• How people feel

• How people behave

• What people say they do

An observation where participants know they are being studied is:

• Overt

• Naturalistic

• Covert

• Non-participant