Research Methods Quiz

What type of research design examines the extent to which two variables are associated?

• Observational design

• Correlational design

• Case studies

• Naturalistic design

What is the research design characterized by random assignment of participants to conditions and manipulation of an independent variable?

• Correlational design

• Experimental design

• Observational design

• Case study

What is the purpose of a case study in research?

• To examine a large group of people over a short period

• To examine one person or a small number of people in depth

• To compare two large populations

• To conduct experiments in a controlled environment

What does a between-subjects design involve in an experiment?

• Assigning the same group to both control and experimental conditions

• Assigning different groups to the control or experimental condition

• Observing subjects without any intervention

• Using only one group for all conditions

What is the term for watching behavior in real-world settings without trying to manipulate the situation?

• Observational design

• Naturalistic observation

• Non-interference

• Within-subject design

What does the term "blind" refer to in research experiments?

• Participants are aware of the group they are in

• Researchers know which participants are in which group

• Being unaware of whether one is in the experimental or control group

• Only the researchers are unaware of the group assignments

What is the base rate in research terms?

• The rate at which experiments are conducted

• How common a characteristic or behavior is in the general population

• The number of participants in a study

• The frequency of experimental errors

In an experiment, what is the group of participants that doesn't receive the manipulation known as?

• Other group

• Control group

• Experimental group

• Test group

What are cues that participants pick up from a study that allow them to generate guesses regarding the researcher's hypothesis called?

• Demand characteristics

• Existence proofs

• Non-blinded cues

• Illusory correlation

What is the variable that an experimenter measures to see whether the manipulation has had an effect?

• Independent variable

• Dependent variable

• Control variable

• All variables are measured