RM MCQ'S 1

Ethical issues in psychological research are....

• Relatively unimportant.

• Less important than the need to collect data.

• Considered a priority.

• Not covered in this book.

People who provide the data in research are called:

• Clients.

• Respondents.

• Participants.

• Observers.

An alternative name for an aim is a:

• Hypothesis.

• Prediction.

• Research question.

• Theory.

The procedures of a study should always be:

• Stabilised.

• Standardised.

• Generalised.

• Classified.

Debriefing participants means:

• Speaking to them after the data collection is over.

• Telling participants the true aim of the study.

• Ensuring that participants are in the same state as at the start of the study.

• All of the above.

A good way to summarise data is with:

• Disruptive statistics.

• Descriptive statistics.

• Negative statistics.

• Destructive statistics.

A key element in the definition of research is:

• Systematic.

• Interesting.

• Novel.

• Important.

Observations can be:

• Open or closed.

• Done over the phone.

• Spoken or written.

• Structured or unstructured.

Behavioural categories are often used in:

• Questionnaires.

• Observation studies.

• Interview studies.

• Case studies.

When using behavioural categories, you need to avoid:

• Recording all the categories.

• Overlapping or 'dustbin' categories

• Operationalising.

• Time Sampling