RM - Quiz 1 -Hypothesis

What is the primary aim of conducting research in psychology?

• To entertain the audience

• To explore and understand human behaviour

• To make money

• To create confusion

Which of the following best describes a hypothesis in psychological research?

• A random guess

• A testable prediction about the relationship between variables

• A summary of the research findings

• An untestable opinion

What is a key advantage of laboratory experiments in psychology?

• They are always ethical

• They allow for high control over variables

• They are inexpensive to conduct

• They require no specialised equipment

Which of the following is a disadvantage of field experiments?

• They lack ecological validity

• They are always unethical

• They have less control over extraneous variables

• They are always expensive

What is a natural experiment?

• An experiment conducted in a laboratory setting

• An experiment where the independent variable is manipulated by the researcher

• An experiment where the independent variable is changed by natural occurrence

• An experiment that uses only natural materials

Which of the following is an advantage of quasi-experiments?

• They allow for random assignment of participants

• They can be conducted without any ethical considerations

• They can study variables that cannot be manipulated for ethical reasons

• They are always conducted in a laboratory

What is a disadvantage of laboratory experiments?

• They have high ecological validity

• They often lack realism

• They are always conducted outdoors

• They require no ethical approval

Which of the following best describes a field experiment?

• An experiment conducted in a controlled indoor environment

• An experiment conducted in a natural setting with manipulated variables

• An experiment with no independent variable

• An experiment that only uses surveys

What is a key disadvantage of natural experiments?

• They have high control over variables

• They are always unethical

• They cannot establish cause and effect relationships

• They are always conducted in a laboratory

Which of the following true about quasi-experiments?

• They always involve random allocation

• They do not involve random allocation of participant

• They are always conducted in a laboratory

• They are never used in psychological research