Paper 3 Quiz (2/6)

Question: A psychologist wants to test the effect of sleep deprivation on memory. She randomly assigns participants to two groups: one sleeps for 8 hours, and the other sleeps for 4 hours. The next day, she measures their memory performance using a standardized test.
What type of research method is this?

• Field Experiment

• True Experiment

• Quasi-Experiment

• Natural Experiment

Question: A field experiment is conducted in a _______ setting, allowing researchers to examine behavior in real-world conditions while still manipulating an independent variable.

Question: Match the characteristic with the correct research method:
1. Participants are randomly assigned to conditions

2.The independent variable is naturally occurring and not manipulated by the researcher

3. Conducted in a controlled lab setting

4.Allows researchers to determine causal relationships

• 1. True Experiment

  2. Field experiment

  3. True Experiment

  4. True Experiment

• 1. True Experiment

  2. Quasi- experiment

  3. True Experiment

  4. True Experiment

• 1. True Experiment

  2. Natural- experiment

  3. Quasi Experiment

  4. True Experiment

• 1. Quasi Experiment

  2. Natural- experiment

  3. True Experiment

  4. True Experiment

True or False

Question: A natural experiment allows researchers to determine a causal relationship between variables.

• True

• False

Question: Which of the following are key characteristics of surveys? (List out all that apply with a comma.)
A) Can be used to collect data from a large sample size
B) Questions can be quantified for comparison
C) Always conducted in a lab setting
D) Questions are designed to elicit specific data

Question: Which of the following is a defining characteristic of random sampling?
A) Participants are selected based on their availability and willingness.
B) Researchers divide participants into specific subgroups before selecting them.
C) Participants must volunteer to be part of the study.

D) Each participant has an equal chance of being selected.

• A

• B

• C

• D

Question: A psychology professor wants to conduct a study on student stress. She decides to recruit students from her own university who are available to participate after class.

What type of sampling method is she using?

• A) Random Sampling

• B) Stratified Sampling

• C) Opportunity Sampling

• D) Self-Selected Sampling

Question: In self-selected sampling, participants are randomly chosen by researchers.

• True

• False

Question: In stratified sampling, researchers divide participants into subgroups based on specific _______ to ensure the sample reflects the population's proportions.