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WorksheetsAP Research Methods
Total questions: 11
Worksheet time: 10mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Descriptive research where one person or group is studied in depth; baby albert
a)
naturalistic observation
b)
experiment
c)
correlational study
d)
case study
2.
Research method where questions are asked to subjects who report their own answers
a)
case study
b)
experiment
c)
survey
d)
naturalistic observation
3.
"Monday Morning Quarterback" rarely act surprised about the outcome of the weekend football games. This tendency to believe they knew how the game would turn out is best explained by which psychological principle?
a)
Overconfidence
b)
Hindsight Bias
c)
Intuition
d)
Illusory Correlation
4.
Which of the following demonstrates the need for psychological science?
a)
Psychology's methods are unlike those of any other science
b)
Psychological experiments are less valuable without psychological science
c)
Out intuitions about human thinking and behavior are not always accurate
d)
Intuitions does not provide correct answers unless it is applied through the scientific method
5.
Which of the following is a potential problem for a case study?
a)
They provide too much detail and the researcher is likely to lose track of the most important facts.
b)
They are generally too expensive to economical
c)
They may be misleading because they don't fairly represent other cases
d)
The dependent variable is difficult to operationally define in a case study
6.
A testable prediction is called (a/an):
a)
operational definition
b)
theory
c)
replication
d)
hypothesis
7.
Mary watches several different species of birds to discover how they feed their young in their habitat, without being intrusive. This would be an example of what type of study?
a)
Case study
b)
Naturalistic observation
c)
Survey
d)
Experiment
8.
What is curious skepticism?
a)
Closed to new ideas
b)
Goes along with anything
c)
Doesn't ask questions but also doesn't accept new ideas
d)
Open to new ideas but still questions them
9.
All those in a group being studied is referred to as the...
a)
Random sample
b)
Representative sample
c)
Population
d)
Sampling bias
10.
When people have the tendency to think they know more than they do
a)
Intuition
b)
Hindsight bias
c)
Overconfidence
d)
Perceiving order in random events
11.
What are the 3 most important traits for a psychologist?
a)
Curiosity, skepticism, and humility
b)
Intelligence, humility, humor
c)
Curiosity, ignorance, organized
d)
Smart, nice, skeptical
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