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WorksheetsResearch methods
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 9mins
What is a hypothesis?
an educated guess
an absolute solution
a random guess
an experiment
Which is NOT a step of the scientific method?
Hypothesis
Problem
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Draw Conclusions
What does it mean to draw conclusions?
make a guess
test a theory to see if it is true
try something new
use data to make an assumption/theory
What is a theory?
a guess on how something works
a tested conclusion accepted as true
a story explaining how the world works
an assumption
What is replication?
cloning the scientist who first did an experiment
doing an experiment for the first time
doing an experiment again and getting different results
Doing an experiment again and getting the same results
What are two methods of surveying?
tests and interviews
experiments and questionnaires
interviews and questionnaires
case studies and experiments
What is a target population?
the whole group you want to study or describe
the population that is practicing for the Hunger Games
population inside the classroom
part of the group you want to study or describe
What is a sample in research?
the whole target population
a piece of food you get to try
an educated guess
only part of the target population
What is bias?
a predisposition to a certain point of view despite what the facts suggest
believing the facts, despite one's opinion
listening to opinions of politicians
believing in childhood myths
How can participant bias affect the outcome of a study?
It can make others want to volunteer for the study
It can invalidate it, if the volunteers hold bias that is counter to the opinions of those who are not part of the study, but are represented by it
It can split the results in two
It can prove it correct, because volunteer opinions accurately represent everyone in the population
All of the following are methods of psychological research EXCEPT
Testing Method
Latitudinal Study
Case Study
Longitudinal Study
The Naturalistic-Observation Method takes place...
with a mouse
in a house
in the field
in a lab
_________________ research operates with variables that can be manipulated.
Correlational
Quantitative
Qualitative
Artifacts
________________ of a construct means expressing it in terms of observable behavior.
IV
DV
Operationalization
Inferences
The __________ is the one manipulated by the researcher.
DV
Confounding Variable
Controls
IV
____________ research is an in-depth study of a particular phenomenon.
Descriptive
Correlational
Qualitative
Quantitative
