Psychology Research Methods Quiz

What is hindsight bias?

• The tendency to predict the outcome of an event before it happens.

• The tendency to look back at an event and think the outcome was easily predictable.

• The process of repeating a research study to verify results.

• A testable statement that predicts the outcome of a study.

Which term describes a testable statement that predicts the outcome of a study and the relationship between variables?

• Hypothesis

• Operational definition

• Replication

• Case study

What is an operational definition?

• A way of defining a concept or variable in a way that's clear and replicable.

• The process of repeating a research study to verify results.

• An in-depth examination of a single individual or group.

• A research method involving the collection of data from a sample of people.

What does replication in research refer to?

• The process of repeating a research study to verify or confirm the results of an original experiment.

• A testable statement that predicts the outcome of a study.

• A way of defining a concept or variable.

• An in-depth examination of a single individual or group.

What is a case study?

• A research method involving the collection of data from a sample of people.

• An in-depth examination of a single individual, group, or event.

• A subset of a population selected at random.

• A statistical measure showing the strength and direction of a linear relationship.

What is a survey in research?

• A research method involving the collection of data from a sample of people.

• An in-depth examination of a single individual or group.

• A subset of a population selected at random.

• A statistical measure showing the strength and direction of a linear relationship.

What does the term population refer to in research?

• A subset of a population selected at random.

• The entire group of individuals that a researcher is interested in studying.

• A research method involving the collection of data from a sample of people.

• A statistical measure showing the strength and direction of a linear relationship.

What is a random sample?

• The entire group of individuals that a researcher is interested in studying.

• A subset of a population selected at random so that every member has an equal chance of being included.

• A research method involving the collection of data from a sample of people.

• An in-depth examination of a single individual or group.

What is naturalistic observation?

• A research method where researchers study subjects in their natural environment without intervention.

• A testable statement that predicts the outcome of a study.

• The process of repeating a research study to verify results.

• An in-depth examination of a single individual or group.

What does correlation refer to in research?

• A testable statement that predicts the outcome of a study.

• A relationship between two variables or bivariate data.

• The process of repeating a research study to verify results.

• An in-depth examination of a single individual or group.