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Which Research Method?

Total questions: 8

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which research method should I choose if I want to research the effects of play pedagogy on children's sociability?

a)

Natural Observation

b)

Participant observation

2.

Which research method should I use if I want to know how long women take to get ready for a night out?

a)

Participant observation

b)

Non-participant observation

c)

Natural observation

3.

Why is covert observation ethically questionable?

a)

The participants cannot give their consent

b)

It is difficult to replicate this kind of research

c)

A possible lack of objectivity leaves results in question

d)

The participants have no guarantee of confidentiality

4.

Which research method should I choose if I want to measure how different people react physically to different pieces of music?

a)

Independent measures

b)

Matched Pairs

c)

Repeated measures

5.

Which research method should I choose if I want to look at different shopping behaviour among people while they are in the High Street?

a)

Overt, participant observation

b)

Covert, non-participant observation

c)

Covert, natural observation

d)

Overt, natural observation

6.

Observations tend to give us....

a)

quantitative data

b)

qualitative data

c)

both

7.

Experimental Research designs tend to give...

a)

quantitative data

b)

qualitative data

c)

both

8.

Which research method should I choose if I want to measure how exposure to certain colours changes a person's behaviour?

a)

Independent measure

b)

Repeated Measure

c)

Matched Pairs