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4: OCR Psychology Research Methods - planning

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

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Class
Date
1.

An alternative hypothesis should contain...

a)

IV, DV and a predicted difference or correlation

b)

IV, DV and a prediction of no difference or correlation

c)

The type of data predicted and the sample

d)

The experiment design

2.

The dependent variable is

a)

The thing you change

b)

The control group

c)

The thing you measure

d)

Something else that affects results

3.

Which of the following is a correlation?

a)

Difference between mean scores of group A and group B

b)

Number of participants

c)

Scores that are a long way from the mean

d)

A relationship between two co-variables

4.

An extraneous variable is

a)

The thing you change

b)

The control group

c)

The thing you measure

d)

Something else that can affect your results

5.

What is a random sample?

a)

Participants volunteer themselves

b)

Participants are selected at random from a list of possible participants

c)

Participants are selected because they are convenient

6.

Which of the following means the sample is more representative of the target population?

a)

It has more women than the target population

b)

It is a very small sample

c)

It is conducted at a specific place or time

d)

It is a large and randomly selected sample

7.

Which one is not an experimental design?

a)

Natural experiment

b)

Repeated measures

c)

Matched pairs

d)

Independent measures

8.

A repeated measures design:

a)

One group takes part in both conditions of the IV

b)

Each group member is matched for similarity with a member of another group

c)

An experiment that is conducted more than once

d)

Two groups each take part in one condition of the IV

9.

Strength of independent measures / groups design

a)

There may be participant variables

b)

No participant variables

c)

There may be practice or order effects

d)

No practice or order effects

10.

Which is a way of dealing with a potential ethical issue?

a)

Deception

b)

Psychological harm or distress

c)

Debriefing

d)

Use real names