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Жұмыс парақтарыResearch Methods
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This method investigates one individual, small group or community.
Overt Observation
Close-ended Questionnaire
Case Study
Laboratory Experiment
A researcher looking for gender differences in 3-year-olds observes a preschool class and records how many minutes children of each gender play with the dolls. She then compares the two sets of numbers. Which type of descriptive research is she conducting?
case study
experiment
naturalistic observation
random sample method
survey
In a test of the effect of caffeine on math performance, research participants take either a caffeine pill or a placebo and then, 30 minutes later, complete a timed algebra test. This is an example of
correlational research
a naturalistic observation
a case study
an experiment
In order to determine whether hours spent planning lessons decreases as teachers become more experienced, researchers would probably do
case study research
experimental research
correlational research
naturalistic observation
In 1848, Phineas Gage, a railroad construction foreman, survived when an explosion drove an iron rod through his head, damaging the functioning of the frontal lobes of his brain. This instance provided evidence that the frontal lobe plays a role in personality and behavior. Researchers have continued to study Gage's brain to better understand this link. Which research method is being used?
experiment
case study
survey
correlation
A noted psychologist and environmentalist, Dr. Golby, has received a grant to study older person's bird-feeding behavior in public parks. Dr. Golby has research assistants sit in public parks to collect the data. She has chosen a _________ research method.
case study
controlled experiment
naturalistic observation
survey
Pierce calls people and asks them a specified list of questions concerning their opinions of how irritating telemarketers can be. What kind of research is Pierce conducting.
naturalistic observation
survey
case study
experiment
The longitudinal method is concerned with observing
the ways in which people change over time
how people behave under controlled conditions
people's views on a particular subject
people's character traits and temperament
The greatest drawback of the longitudinal method is that participants in the study...
do not know whether they are receiving the treatment
may drop out
may not act the same way outside the laboratory
often display volunteer bias
The cross-sectional method charts changes over time by
observing one group of participants over a certain period of time
surveying people who are the same age about their personal history
manipulating the independent variable
comparing participants from different age groups
Observing the way people eat in restaurants is an example of
laboratory observations
surveys
naturalistic observations
the longitudinal method
In an experiment, it is useful to have a control group to
help minimize the effects of volunteer bias
to ensure that the target population is represented
complete a stratified sample
show the effect of the treatment and no other factors
