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WorksheetsPsychology Research Methodologies
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 9mins
Write the following alternate hypothesis as a null hypothesis:
It was hypothesised that viewing violent movies will lead to more aggressive behaviours carried out by children.
(a)
In what type of sampling does every member of the population have an equal chance of selection in the sample?
Convenience sampling
Random sampling
Snowball sampling
In an experiment, which group of participants is NOT EXPOSED to the independent variable?
Both groups
Experimental group
Control group
No groups
What is the name of a variable that affects the dependent variable and results in invalid data?
Dependent variable
Extraneous variable
Confounding variable
Name the variable that is deliberately manipulated or varied by a researcher
Independent variable
Dependent variable
Extraneous variable
Confounding variable
What are the ethical considerations that researchers should consider when planning their psychological experiments?
(hint...there is more than one correct answer)
Participant’s physical characteristics
Informed consent
Debriefing
Safety
In what type of sampling do researchers use people who are easily available to them?
Random sampling
Convenience sampling
Stratified sampling
Besides experimental research, what other type of research do research psychologists carry out?
Correlational
Anecdotal
Qualitative
Medical
In what experimental design do the same participants take part in both the experimental and control groups?
Independent groups design
Repeated measures design
Matched participants design
In what experimental design are there different participants in the control and experimental conditions?
Independent groups design
Repeated measures design
Matched participants design
Which answer provides examples of participant variables?
Independent variables, dependent variables
Time of day, noise level, temperature, location
Motivation, prior experience, intelligence, educational background
Extraneous variables, confounding variables
The main purpose of ethical guidelines for research in Psychology is to
minimise the problems that participants cause for researchers.
guarantee that the experimentation runs without problems.
ensure that any results published will not be challenged.
protect the welfare and rights of the participants.
In an experiment, the _________________ variable is tested by the researcher to observe its effect(s) on the _________________ variable.
independent; dependent
first; second
dependent; independent
research; results
In an experiment studying the impact of meditation on stress, the control group should
not meditate at all.
meditate as often as the experimental group.
be able to choose whether to meditate or not.
meditate more often than the experimental group.
Which group in an experiment is exposed to the independent variable?
Control Group
Experimental Group
Participant Group
All groups
