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Study Guide: Research Methods

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 5 pts

In Experimental Research, the variable that is manipulated by the researcher to see how it affects the behavior response, is called __________________________.

Independent Variable
Dependent Variable
Experimenter Bias
Participant Bias

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 5 pts

Psychological Research includes the following research methods EXCEPT __________________________.

Program Evaluation
Basic Research
Applied Research
Occupational Evaluation

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 5 pts

Basic Research is ________________________________.

used to determine if the program’s goals are being met, and if there might be better ways of achieving those goals
geared towards finding solutions to different problems or questions
looking at plate tectonics and measuring movement
used for the sake of increasing knowledge about a certain topic

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 5 pts

A sports medicine researcher has been hired by Gatorade to test the effects of its sports drink on athletic performance. The company wants to claim that when an athlete drinks Gatorade, their performance will improve. What is the Independent Variable?

Athletic Performance
Athlete
Sports Medicine Researcher
Gatorade

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 5 pts

People who wear uniforms will receive greater obedience than those who do not wear uniforms. What is the Dependent Variable?

Obediance
People in Uniform
Uniforms
People out of Uniform

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 5 pts

Program Evaluation is ________________________________.

used to determine if the program’s goals are being met, and if there might be better ways of achieving those goals
geared towards finding solutions to different problems or questions
looking at plate tectonics and measuring movement
used for the sake of increasing knowledge about a certain topic

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 5 pts

To be able to use the scientific method, in psychology, your question must be _________________________.

open book
testable and falsifiable
already proven to be true
basic and generalized

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