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WorksheetsRESEARCH METHODS IN As PSYCHOLOGY
Total questions: 77
Worksheet time: 55mins
What is a hypothesis?
an educated guess
an absolute solution
a random guess
an experiment
What is replication?
cloning the scientist who first did an experiment
doing an experiment for the first time
doing an experiment again and getting different results
Doing an experiment again and getting the same results
What is a sample in research?
the whole target population
a piece of food you get to try
an educated guess
only part of the target population
It is known as the process of structuring techniques and strategies that help researchers answer their inquiry.
Research Blueprint
Research Design
Qualitive Inquiry
Research Techniques
It is the process of choosing samples from a population.
Sample
Population
Sampling
Deception may be justified if...
The participants could feel distress after the deception is revealed
The deceptive activity is withheld until after the experiment is completed
There is absolutely no other way to ensure the participants will not change their natural behavior
They provide signed consent to withdraw
Names of participants cannot be published with the research results
True
False
What is the difference between Nature vs Nurture?
What is Psychology?
Psychology is the scientific study of behavior and mental processes.
What is a hypothesis?
What is an operational definition?
In psychology, what is a case study?
____________ research is an in-depth study of a particular phenomenon.
Qualitative
Quantitative
This is a method that uses controlled elements of traditional lab experiments.
Quasi Experiment
Correlational Research
Field Experiment
Survey
The (a) is the one manipulated by the research.
A ____________ is the group of individuals taking part in the research study.
Population
Sample
Variable
Control
Which of the following is not part of a research design?
Natural
Repeated Measures
Independent Samples/Measures
Matched Pairs
This ________________ is expected to change as the uncontrolled variable changes.
Independent Variable
Dependent Variable
Controls
Samples
This type of research determines if two variables are related or not.
Experimental Research
Field Experiment
Quasi Experiment
Correlational Research
______________________ are variables that can potentially distort the relationship between the IV and the DV.
Target population
Confounding variables
Matching Variables
Target Variables
___________ __________ _________ is used when the same group of participants is exposed to 2 or more conditions and the conditions are compared.
Matched pair design
Independent measure design
Repeated measure design
Correlational measure design
Variable that can be manipulated or controlled is ___________________
Independent Variable
Dependent Variable
Operationalization is the process of defining variables into measurable factors.
True
False
What is the first stage of the research process?
Collect and analyze the data
Develop and implement the research plan
Report the findings
Define the research problem
What the scientist is measuring in the experiment is the...
Dependent Variable
Conclusion
Independent Variable
Constant Variables
Research Question: Does the type of gasoline put in a car affect how fast the car can drive.
What is the independent variable?
Type of gasoline
which car the gas is put into
how fast the car can drive
how much gas is put into the car
Justin wants to determine the effect of fertilizer on the growth of grass. What is the independent variable?
amount of fertilizer
height of grass
type of plant
time
Below is an example of a rating scale known as _______ scale.
– Very satisfied
– Somewhat satisfied
– Neither satisfied nor dissatisfied
– Somewhat dissatisfied
– Very dissatisfied
A. Liket
B. Likert
C. Litkert
This refers to a paper and pencil data gathering method wherein the subject or respondent completely answers a series of questions.
interview method
question and answer method
methodology
questionnaire
Define 'primary' data
Data collected from the internet
Data collected using other forms of media
Data collected through questionnaires, interviews and observations
Data not yet published
Using someone else's work to help you without their permission is:
Plagiarism
Periodical
Research
Sight
What is the definition of a dependent variable?
A variable that depends on another variable
A variable that is manipulated or changed by the researcher
A variable that is measured or observed in an experiment
A variable that remains constant throughout an experiment
Testing a hypothesis and gathering data under controlled conditions is called a(n)
Qualitative data
Prediction
Experiment
Variable
Information and measurements collected during an experiment.
controlled variable
independent variable
predictions
data
HYPOTHESIS: Does study time affect the student's score on an test?
Suppose you collected this data from students in your school. What is the independent variable in the study?
The Students
The Study Time
The Grade on the Quiz
Which of the following is a measure of central tendency that is calculated by adding all the values and dividing by the number of values?
Median
Mode
Arithmetic Mean
Range
Which of the following is used to summarize and describe the main features of a data set?
Inferential Statistics
Descriptive Statistics
Significance Tests
Meta-Analysis
Which type of study involves repeated observations of the same variables over a period of time?
Cross-Sectional Study
Longitudinal Study
Meta-Analysis
Experimental Study
What is the measure of the amount of variation or dispersion in a set of values?
Arithmetic Mean
Standard Deviation
Median
Mode
What is order effects?
When there is a lack of order in an experiment.
When participants get confused about the order of something in an experiment.
When participants perform the same/similar tasks more than once and get bored/improve as a result.
Which of these is NOT an experimental design?
Field experiment
Independent Measures
Matched Pairs
Repeated Measures
What is a weakness of Independent Measures design?
Order effects
Participant variability
Practice effect
Fatigue effect
There will be a difference in the amount of words recalled from a list of 20 when participants do not have caffeine, compared to caffeine drinkers.
What type of hypothesis is this?
Null
Directional (one-tailed)
Non-directional (two-tailed)
Correlation
What is a weakness of lab experiments?
You can better control extraneous variables
They are artificial (not like real life)
You can manipulate the IV and measure the DV.
You can't establish cause and effect.
A negative correlation is when...
Both variables decrease
Both variables increase
One variable increases, the other decreases.
What is the purpose of a debriefing session?
To collect additional data from participants.
To inform participants about the study's objectives, provide an opportunity for questions, and address any potential negative consequences.
To deceive participants further about the study's true nature.
To obtain informed consent after the study is completed.
Which of the following is NOT a guideline for conducting ethical research with human participants?
Maintaining confidentiality.
Ensuring voluntary participation.
Avoiding informed consent.
Minimizing harm to participants.
Which ethical principle involves giving participants the option to leave a study at any time without penalty?
Debriefing
Protection of participants
Right to withdraw
Informed Consent
What is informed consent in psychological research?
Obtaining permission from the research participants after the study is completed.
Ensuring that the participants remain uninformed about the study's objectives.
Explaining the study's purpose, procedures, and risks to participants before they agree to participate.
Demand characteristics means...
The participants' characteristics could impact the study in some way.
When a participant changes the way they behave because they know the aims of a study.
Participants demand to know the aim of the study.
What is NOT a strength of matched pairs design?
The availability of matched pairs may be limited and make the sample size small
It reduces participant variability
No order effects
No demand characteristics
__________ refers to the extent to which the results of the study can be applied beyond the sample and the settings used in the study.
Population
Generalizability
Randomized sampling
Credibility
What does it mean when we say two factors are correlated?
One factor causes the other.
One factor is a result of the other.
The measure of how much two factors diverge together & how well one factor will cause the other.
The measure of how much two factors change together & how well one factor predicts the other.
single-blind experiment is
a graph of frequency distribution shaped like a symmetrical, bell-shaped curve; a graph of normal distribution data
an experiment in which the participants are unaware of which participants received the treatment
a change in a participant's illness or behavior that results from a belief that the treatment will have an effect, rather than the actual treatment
an experiment in which neither the experimenter nor the participants know which participants received which treatment
_____________ refers to the extent to which findings can be generalized from the experiment to other settings or situations.
Internal validity
Ecological validity
Population validity
An operationalised variable is one that is
uncontrollable
predictable
measurable
correlational
Using the same procedure for all participants is...
randomisation
counterbalancing
blinding
standardisation
it can be difficult to get informed consent in a
quasi experiment
field experiment
lab experiment
controlled observation
Where 2 or more observers record behaviours in a consistent way
inter-rater reliability
mundane realism
split-half reliability
concurrent validity
An Extraneous Variable (EV) is
Anything that can unexpectantly effect the results of an experiment
Anything that is measured in an experiment
Anything that is not measured in an experiment
Anything not included in the experiment
___________ _________ is high when confounding variables have been controlled and we are quite certain that it was the change in the IV that caused the change in the DV.
External validity
Population validity
Internal validity
Ecological validity
What kind of relationship?
Positive Correlation
Negative Correlation
No Relationship
A type of observation conducted in the participants' normal environment without interference from the researchers.
Controlled observation
Naturalistic observation
What kind of relationship?
Positive Correlation
Negative Correlation
No Relationship
What kind of relationship?
Positive Correlation
Negative Correlation
No Relationship
A disadvantage of using correlational research is...
Sometimes the manipulation of variables is impossible
It cannot determine causation
It can only be used when measuring the effects of a change
Its difficult to keep the participant's identity confidential
