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Research Methods Review

Authored by Amanda Colborne

Social Studies

12th Grade

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Research Methods Review
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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

survey

correlational study


case study

experiment

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt


In a study of the effect of a driver training program on driving skill, a possible operationalisation of the dependent variable would be...

driving quality

hours spent training

number of accidents


amount of traffic

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

A correlation coefficient of 0.8 is a _______________ and suggests that as one variable ____________, the other variable ______________.


strong negative | increases | decreases


strong positive | increases | decreases

weak positive | increases | increases

strong positive | increases | increases

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Recruiting participants who are present and available in a specific location and point in time is...

Quota sampling

Random sampling

Opportunity sampling

Self-selecting sampling

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which is NOT a factor that relates to reliability?

Having a large sample of participants

Controlling potential extraneous variables

Following a standardised procedure

Checking observers are consistent with one another

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

'Participants working out the aim of the study and changing their behaviour as a result'. This is...

Participant variables

Sampling bias

Extraneous variables

Demand characteristics

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

This refers to the method of gaining enough participants that represent various backgrounds of people, allowing researchers to generalize results to the larger population:

full sampling

random sampling

double-blind placebo experiment

naturalistic study

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