WorksheetsUnit I Part II: Research Methods
Total questions: 22
Worksheet time: 13mins
What is the tendency to believe that, after learning an outcome, one would have foreseen it?
Overconfidence Effect
What is the phenomenon that leads humans to think they know more than they do?
Overconfidence Effect
Clustering Illusion
The tendency to seek information that confirms our previously held beliefs is called ______
Hindsight Bias
Perceiving Order
Confirmation Bias
Clustering Illusion
_______ is a measure of how likely it is that an obtained result occurred by chance, while ____________ is the measures of meaningfulness of the relationship between two variables.
statistical significance ; effect size
generalizability ; effect size
standard deviation ; statistical significance
effect size ; meta analysis
Which of the following is an example of a operational definition in a psychological experiment?
Theories should do all of the following except ______
prove the study as scientific fact
organize observations
imply predictions
stimulate further research
After grading the chemistry exams, Mr. Henry noticed that the distribution of scores had a large standard deviation. Which statement best describes the students' scores based on this information?
the scores were very similar to one another
there was a wide range of scores on the exam
the test was given to a large class of students
the students performed poorly on the test
Which reaearch method associates one factor with another?
Correlational
Descriptive
Experimental
Which research method manipulates variables to discover cause and effect?
Descriptive
Correlational
Experimental
A ______ is a descriptive method that examines a person or groupd in great detail to reveal a truth about humanity
naturalistic observation
survey
Which descriptive method observes and records behavior without manipulating the situation?
Naturalistic Observation
Case Study
Survey
Which of the following best describes the third variable problem?
If psychologists discovered that people who are overweight are less satisfied with their marriages than people who are thin, this would indicate that weight and marital satisfaction are
positvely correlated
not correlated at all
casually related
negatively correlated
In an experiment, the _________________ variable is tested by the researcher to observe its effect(s) on the _________________ variable.
A.independent; dependent
B.first; second
C.dependent; independent
D.research; results
Identify the type of relationship between weight and price.
The price is never 0 on the graph
As weight increases, price increases
There is a negative linear correlation between weight and price
The price gets high at the end of the graph
Which group in an experiment would most likely receive a placebo?
Experimental group
Control group
What kind of relationship is shown?
Positive Correlation
Negative Correlation
No Relationship
What is the purpose of experimental design in psychology research?
To collect data from a large sample size and increase generalizability.
To analyze data using statistical tests and draw conclusions.
To randomly assign participants to different conditions and minimize bias.
To systematically investigate the relationship between variables and establish cause-and-effect relationships.
Which of the following shows Symmetrical Distribution / Normal Curve?
Outliers
Extreme values in a set of data that may throw off the accuracy of the data set as a whole
Referring to differences in data sets that are larger than chance variation would predict
The square root of the average squared deviations from the mean of scores in a distribution; a measure of variability
A number that represents the strength and direction of a relationship existing between two variables
This is an example of
Positive Skew
Negative Skew
Positive Correlation
Negative Correlation
All of the following are American Psychological Association (APA) ethical guidelines for researchers EXCEPT:
Research may not involve deception
Participiation must be voluntary
Participants must be informed of potential risks
Participants must be offered alternative activities if research participation is a course requirement
Particpants' right to privacy must be protected
