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Psych

Total questions: 21

Worksheet time: 11mins

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Class
Date
1.

What is the first step in conducting research

a)

forming a hypothesis

b)

testing a hypothesis

c)

forming a research question

d)

drawing conclusions about the hypothesis

2.

What is a hypothesis

a)

a research question formed from psychological theory

b)

a duplication of a study

c)

an educated guess about the answer to a research question

d)

a series of questions about a particular subject

3.

What is the final step in the research process

a)

forming a hypothesis

b)

testing the hypothesis

c)

analyzing the results of testing

d)

drawing conclusions about the research questions and the hypothesis

4.

A study must be replicated in order to

a)

test the hypothesis

b)

draw conclusions about the hypothesis

c)

confirm its findings

d)

analyze the results of the testing

5.

gathering information by asking people directly is generally done through

a)

a survey

b)

an experiment

c)

an aptitude test

d)

laboratory observation

6.

which of the following can skew the results of a study

a)

stratified sample

b)

random sample

c)

volunteer bias

d)

the survey method

7.

which of the following are used by psychologists to investigate in depth an individual or a small group

a)

intelligence tests

b)

personality tests

c)

case studies

d)

aptitude tests

8.

what research method studies participants over a period of time

a)

longitudinal method

b)

laboratory - observation method

c)

cross - sectional method

d)

case - study method

9.

Which observation method do psychologists use to compare the behavior of individuals in different age groups

a)

laboratory-observation method

b)

naturalistic-ovservation method

c)

cross-sectional method

d)

case-study method

10.

Researchers use correlation to

a)

ensure a random sample for a study

b)

prevnet volunteer bias in a study

c)

measure how closely on thing is related to another

d)

get a stratified sample for a study

11.

the relationship between good nutrition and good health is an example of

a)

negative correlation

b)

a longitudinal study

c)

positive correlation

d)

the placebo effect

12.

when researchers want to answer questions about cause and effect, they use

a)

the survey method

b)

the cross-sectional method

c)

the case-study method

d)

the experimental study

13.

In an experiment, the independent variable is the

a)

factor in an experiment that researchers manipulate

b)

variable in an experiment that depends on another variable

c)

substance in an experiment that has no effect apart from a person's belief in it

d)

group in an experiment that does not receive treatments

14.

to ensure that people are not harmed by experimental treatments, scientists

a)

use the case-study method

b)

follow ethical standards

c)

set up experimental groups

d)

set up control groups

15.

when people agree to participate in a research study, they are

a)

giving informed consent

b)

asking for confidentiality

c)

being deceived

d)

in a single-blind study

16.

the participant is treated the same way as the experimental group

a)

case studies

b)

control group

c)

control

d)

range

17.

Sigmund Freud / personality

a)

case studies

b)

control group

c)

predictions

d)

range

18.

controlling the situation

a)

predictions

b)

cross-sectional

c)

control group

d)

control

19.

the lowest score to the highest score

a)

range

b)

predictions

c)

control group

d)

case studies

20.

establish a correlation

a)

predictions

b)

cross-sectional

c)

control

d)

case studies

21.

groups based on age

a)

predictions

b)

control group

c)

cross-sectional

d)

range