WorksheetsPrelim in Field Methods in Psychology
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 13mins
When planning to do social research, it is better to:
Approach the topic with an open mind
Do a pilot study before getting stuck into it
Be familiar with the literature on the topic
Forget about theory because this is a very practical undertaking
We review the relevant literature to know:
What is already known about the topic
What concepts and theories have been applied to the topic
Who are the key contributors to the topic
All of the above
Which of the following is not a type of research question?
Predicting an outcome
Evaluating a phenomenon
Developing good practice
A hypothesis
Which of the following is not a data-collection method?
research questions
Unstructured interviewing
Postal survey questionnaires
Participant observation
The core ingredients of a dissertation are:
Introduction; Data collection; Data analysis; Conclusions and recommendations.
Executive summary; Literature review; Data gathered; Conclusions; Bibliography
Research plan; Research data; Analysis; References.
Introduction; Literature review; Research methods; Results; Discussion; Conclusion.
Complete this sentence. A hypothesis is:
a statement of the aims of an investigation.
a statement that serves as the basis for further investigation.
the methodical evaluation of research evidence.
all of these.
Complete this sentence. Confounding variables are a problem in:
experimental studies.
correlational studies.
longitudinal studies.
all of the above.
Complete this sentence. Ideally, if a study concluded that jealousy caused violence, it would have to:
measure jealousy and violence, over a period of time, on at least two intervals.
show a correlation between jealousy and violent behavior in participants.
randomly assign participants to groups of high and low jealousy and compare their violence.
assign participants to groups of high and low violence and compare their jealousy.
Randomised assignment is:
applied to participant groups to control for a confounding variable.
sometimes done to data to allow cause and effect to be analysed.
applied to participant groups to keep similar participants grouped together.
applied to data to control for a confounding variable.
Taking the idea that the more jealous someone is the more likely there are to be violent, what would the correct hypothesis be?
People with more violent behaviour are likely to be less jealous than individuals who are less violent.
Greater levels of jealousy are will be associated with lower levels of violent behaviour.
Jealousy is positively linked with violent behaviour.
None of these.
Individuals who are sleep deprived will differ significantly in their reaction time, to those individuals who are not sleep deprived". If this is the alternate hypothesis, which of the below statements would be the correct null hypothesis?
Greater sleep deprivation leads to a decrease in reaction time.
Individuals who have more sleep will differ in their reaction time from those individuals who are sleep deprived.
individuals who are not sleep deprived will differ in their reaction time from those individuals who are sleep deprived.
Individuals who are sleep deprived will not differ in their reaction time from those individuals who are not sleep deprived.
The concept of 'variables':
is derived from statistics.
has always been used in psychology.
is derived from physics.
is derived from biology.
Why is it important to read original articles when you are reviewing the literature?
To examine the validity of the conclusions.
To look for flaws in the method.
To obtain an overview of methods and procedures.
All of these.
You are about to do a literature search, what would be the first stage?
Order some inter-library loans.
Ask your lecturer for some articles.
Read introductory textbooks.
Do a research review
It is known as a quantity or quality that varies across people or situations.
hypotheses
variable
theory
research question
Examples such as height, age, level of suicidal ideation belong to what we called
variable
qualitative variable
quantitative variable
levels
Sex, nationality, occupation are examples of
qualitative variables
quantitative variables
variables
categorical variables
One of the methods of obtaining a sample is _______ in which every member of the population has an equal chance of being selected for the sample
ramdomized sample
strata
simple random sampling
convenience sampling
It is a definition of the variable in terms of precisely how it is to be measured.
conceptual definition
categorical definition
scientific definition
operational definition
A kind of relationship in which higher scores on one variable tend to be associated with lower scores on the other. There is a negative relationship between stress and immune system functioning, for example, because higher stress is associated with lower immune system functioning.
positive relationship
negative relationship
difference between the mean scores of two groups
correlation between two quantitative variables
Correlation does not imply causation.
true
false
It is composed of all published research in that field.
background of the study
research literature
methodology
statement of the problem
The following are some of the considerations in conducting research except
weighing risks against benefits
acting responsibly and with integrity
respecting people's rights and dignity
seeking balance and equilibrium
It is one of the processes in conducting research that needs consideration which includes not informing participants of the full design or true purpose of the research even if they are not actively misinformed.
debriefing
deception
plagiarism
confidentiality
It is a type of research method in which you manipulate one or more variables to measure its effect.
correlational design
causal design
experimental design
case study
