Psychological Research Methods Quiz

What are the goals of psychological research?

• To entertain, to confuse, to amuse, to distract

• To describe, to explain, to predict, to control, to improve

• To ignore, to overlook, to neglect, to avoid

• To complicate, to mislead, to frustrate, to hinder

What are the types of psychological research?

• Descriptive, Correlational, Experimental

• Basic and Advanced

• Experimental and Theoretical

• Qualitative and Quantitative

What is a research design? Explain the three types of research designs that Psychologists use in their research.

• A research design is a type of experiment. The three types are Laboratory, Field, Quasi

• A research design is a type of analysis. The three types are Qualitative, Quantitative, Inferential

• A research design is a type of survey. The three types are Survey, Interview, Observation

• A research design is a specific method a researcher uses to collect, analyze, and interpret data. The three types are Descriptive, Correlational, Experimental

Discuss the difference between correlational and experimental method.

• Correlational method identifies relationships, while experimental method isolates and manipulates variables

• Correlational method establishes cause and effect, while experimental method looks for relationships between variables

• Correlational method involves manipulation of variables, while experimental method studies relationships between variables

• Correlational method involves random assignment, while experimental method involves statistical analysis

What is the difference between Descriptive and Inferential Statistics?

• Descriptive statistics manipulate data, while Inferential statistics organize data

• Descriptive statistics summarize data, while Inferential statistics draw conclusions about a population from a sample

• Descriptive statistics control variables, while Inferential statistics measure central tendency

• Descriptive statistics predict outcomes, while Inferential statistics analyze relationships

Explain the role of statistics in psychological research.

• Statistics help in creating confusion, Statistics are not useful, Statistics are irrelevant, Statistics are misleading

• Statistics play an important role in organizing and summarizing data, making results accurate and objective, and drawing general conclusions

• Statistics are only used for comparisons, Statistics are not objective, Statistics are not helpful

• Statistics are only used for predictions, Statistics are not scientific, Statistics are subjective

Discuss the different types of correlations.

• Positive correlation indicates an increase in one variable with a decrease in another, Negative correlation indicates both variables increase or decrease together, Zero correlation indicates both variables increase or decrease together

• Positive correlation indicates no relationship, Negative correlation indicates both variables increase or decrease together, Zero correlation indicates a decrease in one variable with an increase in another

• Positive correlation indicates a decrease in one variable with an increase in another, Negative correlation indicates both variables increase or decrease together, Zero correlation indicates no relationship

• Positive correlation indicates both variables increase or decrease together, Negative correlation indicates an increase in one variable with a decrease in another, Zero correlation indicates a decrease in one variable with an increase in another

What are the different types of experiments used in experimental design?

• Experimental, Qualitative, Correlational

• Laboratory, Field, Qualitative

• Quasi, Field, Experimental

• Laboratory, Quasi, Field

Explain the different steps involved in conducting an experiment.

• Forming Hypothesis, Identifying Variables, Sampling of Participants, Planning the Experiment, Verifying the Hypothesis

• Forming Hypothesis, Identifying Variables, Planning the Experiment, Sampling of Participants, Verifying the Hypothesis

• Sampling of Participants, Forming Hypothesis, Identifying Variables, Planning the Experiment, Verifying the Hypothesis

• Identifying Variables, Forming Hypothesis, Planning the Experiment, Sampling of Participants, Verifying the Hypothesis

In an experimental research design, what are the different types of variables?

• Control, Experimental, Confounding

• Independent, Dependent, Extraneous

• Dependent, Extraneous, Confounding

• Extraneous, Control, Independent