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Total questions: 21
Worksheet time: 11mins
What is the first step in conducting research
forming a hypothesis
testing a hypothesis
forming a research question
drawing conclusions about the hypothesis
What is a hypothesis
a research question formed from psychological theory
a duplication of a study
an educated guess about the answer to a research question
a series of questions about a particular subject
What is the final step in the research process
forming a hypothesis
testing the hypothesis
analyzing the results of testing
drawing conclusions about the research questions and the hypothesis
A study must be replicated in order to
test the hypothesis
draw conclusions about the hypothesis
confirm its findings
analyze the results of the testing
gathering information by asking people directly is generally done through
a survey
an experiment
an aptitude test
laboratory observation
which of the following can skew the results of a study
stratified sample
random sample
volunteer bias
the survey method
which of the following are used by psychologists to investigate in depth an individual or a small group
intelligence tests
personality tests
case studies
aptitude tests
what research method studies participants over a period of time
longitudinal method
laboratory - observation method
cross - sectional method
case - study method
Which observation method do psychologists use to compare the behavior of individuals in different age groups
laboratory-observation method
naturalistic-ovservation method
cross-sectional method
case-study method
Researchers use correlation to
ensure a random sample for a study
prevnet volunteer bias in a study
measure how closely on thing is related to another
get a stratified sample for a study
the relationship between good nutrition and good health is an example of
negative correlation
a longitudinal study
positive correlation
the placebo effect
when researchers want to answer questions about cause and effect, they use
the survey method
the cross-sectional method
the case-study method
the experimental study
In an experiment, the independent variable is the
factor in an experiment that researchers manipulate
variable in an experiment that depends on another variable
substance in an experiment that has no effect apart from a person's belief in it
group in an experiment that does not receive treatments
to ensure that people are not harmed by experimental treatments, scientists
use the case-study method
follow ethical standards
set up experimental groups
set up control groups
when people agree to participate in a research study, they are
giving informed consent
asking for confidentiality
being deceived
in a single-blind study
the participant is treated the same way as the experimental group
case studies
control group
control
range
Sigmund Freud / personality
case studies
control group
predictions
range
controlling the situation
predictions
cross-sectional
control group
control
the lowest score to the highest score
range
predictions
control group
case studies
establish a correlation
predictions
cross-sectional
control
case studies
groups based on age
predictions
control group
cross-sectional
range
