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Total questions: 8
Worksheet time: 4mins
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Class
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1.
The variable that the researcher manipulates is the:
a)
Independent Variable
b)
Dependent variable
2.
Which hypothesis has been fully operationalized?
a)
Memory will be better when words are recalled in the same room they were learned in than a different room.
b)
Concentration will be better before 12pm than after 12pm
c)
More acts of physical violence will be witnessed between male students than female students during lunch break.
d)
When in an unfamiliar room, mothers will hold their babies for a longer time period than fathers.
3.
Which one of the following is NOT an example of investigator effects
a)
When participants try to guess the purpose of the experiment and change their behaviour to help or hinder the researcher.
b)
When the researcher's body language can affect participant behaviour/ responses.
c)
When the researcher interprets ambiguous data in line with their hypothesis.
4.
In which experimental design are demand characteristics most likely to occur?
a)
Independent groups
b)
Repeated Measures
c)
Matched participants
5.
A researcher investigates whether boys or girls have higher anxiety levels. What type of experiment is this?
a)
Lab
b)
Field
c)
Natural
d)
Quasi
6.
A researcher lists all members of a workplace into alphabetical order and selects every 10th person from the list to invite to take part in an experiment. Is this:
a)
Random sampling
b)
Systematic sampling
c)
Opportunity sampling
d)
Volunteer sampling
7.
A researcher decides to use a stratified sample to fairly reflect the opinions of different ages within the workforce. There are 180 employees of which 20% are over the age of 60. The researcher decides to use a sample of 20. How many workers over the age of 60 should he use in his sample?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
8.
Which of the following is not an ethical issue?
a)
Informed consent
b)
Protection from harm
c)
Debrief
d)
Confidentiality
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