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WorksheetsResearch in Psychology - part 1
Total questions: 35
Worksheet time: 18mins
A variable that is being manipulated is...
independent variable
dependent variable
confounding variable
extraneous variable
A variable that is measured is...
independent variable
dependent variable
confounding variable
controlledvariable
A variable that might influence the results is
independent variable
dependent variable
controlled variable
extraneous variable
In the true experiment the procedure needs to be standardised which means that...
In every step of the research all the participants are treated in exactly the same way and so all have the same experience.
All the participants are submited to a standard test.
In some steps of the research the participants need to undertake some standard tasks.
The researchers need to standardise their observations.
What is the aim of the standarisation of the procedure?
easy replication
ease of conducting the experiment
similarity of experiences of participants
greater diversity of responses
A prediction of how the independent variable affects the dependent variable is called
a hypothesis
a theory
a research question
an aim
The experiment that is done in highly controlled environment especially prepared for the study is:
lab experiment
field experiment
natural experiment
correlational experiment
A study that takes place in the outside environment but where researcher manipulates the IV is called:
a field experiment
an abservation
a natural experiment
a lab experiment
A study in which the researcher does not manipulate the IV as it occurs naturally is called:
a natural experiment
a true experiment
a lab experiment
a field experiment
A true experiment is otherwise called
a lab experiment
a natural experiment
a field experiment
a correlational experiment
Which of the below are NOT quasi-experiments:
lab experiment
natural experiment
field experiment
A research design where the same participants take part in both conditions is:
respeated measures
independent measures
matched pairs
Order effect is one of the limitations of which of the designs:
repeated measures
independent measures
matched pairs
The advantage of a repeated measures design is:
controlling the subject variability
demand characterists
a big group of subjects
same test can be used
The weakness of independent measures design is:
demand characteristics
subject variability
order effect
small groups of subjects
Failure to control for extraneous variables means that
the internal validity is low
the internal validity is high
the external validity is low
the external validity is high
Participant bias is otherwise called
demand characteristics
order effect
confirmation bias
social desirability effect
Which one is not a participant bias?
confirmation bias
expectancy effect
screw you effect
social desirability effect
When participants want to protect their self-esteem, they may exhibit
confirmation bias
expectancy effect
screw you effect
social desirability effect
When participants act differently because they are being observed is called
reactivity
expectancy effect
screw you effect
social desirability effect
To control demand characteristics researched can:
Use an independent measures design
Use an repeated measures design
deceive participants
ask during the debriefing if they know what was being tested
Which one of the following might the the reason for the order effect
fatigue
practice
emotions
guessing the aim
Which of the following would NOT allow to control the order effect
counter-balancing the tasks
short time between trials
using the repeated measures design
deception
What is p-hacking?
the process of manipulating the process of statistical analysis to receive significant results
the process of standardising the process of statistical analysis
the process of analysing the statistical significance
the process of differentiating between what is significant and what is not
Which one is NOT a researcher bias
triangulation
confirmation bias
funding bias
publication bias
Controlling for the researcher bias might involve:
triangulation
double-blind design
single-blind design
independent measures design
The extent to which the results of a study can be generalized to other situations and to other people
internal validity
external validity
ecological validity
reliability
The extent to which the findings of a research study are able to be generalized to real-life settings
internal validity
external validity
ecological validity
reliability
The group of people that researchers want to describe or understand is called
target population
sample
subjects
participants
A sample that that is closely matched to the target population as a whole in terms of key variables and characteristics is
a representative sample
a stratified sample
a systematic sample
a volunteer sample
The sampling method which can be generalized to the widest, most general population is
Stratified sample
Self-selected sample
Purposive sample
Random sample
Which sampling technique makes use of a pre-existing group?
Stratified sampling
Snowball sampling
Opportunity sampling
Purposive sampling
Which of the following sampling techniques would be best if you were trying to get a sample of people in Poland that are fans of a certain online computer game?
Random sampling
Purposive sampling
Opportunity sampling
Snowball sampling
Which sampling technique attempts to make the sample reflect the demographic nature of the population?
Purposive sampling
Random sampling
Stratified sampling
Snowball sampling
Which sampling technique is quick and convinient?
Opportunity sampling
Random sampling
Stratified sampling
Snowball sampling
