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WorksheetsResearch Methods Within Psychology
Total questions: 22
Worksheet time: 13mins
Method of intense study of just one individual:
Naturalistic Observation
Experimental Study
Case Study
Survey
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
A type of observation conducted in the participants' normal environment without interference from the researchers.
Controlled observation
Naturalistic observation
Measure of central tendency calculated by adding up all scores and dividing by the number of scores in the data set.
Median
Mode
Mean
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
The mode is:
The average of all the values
The middle number
The most frequently occurring number
The first number you see
Cardinal rule of naturalistic observation:
Setting up dependent and independent variables
Research and find enough participants
Not disturbing participants in the study
Getting enough different age groups for study
If I want to gather how all students are feeling about remote learning so far, which method would make the most sense?
Experimental
Naturalistic observation
Case study
Survey
An individual suffered a major traumatic brain injury after getting in a bad accident at work. If a psychologist wants to know the effects of the trauma, what method would be best?
Naturalistic observation
Case study
Experimental research
Survey
In experimental studies which group receives nothing? In other words, they do not get the variable that is under study.
Experimental group
Control group
This refers to the method of gaining enough participants that represent various backgrounds of people, allowing researchers to generalize results to the larger population:
Full sampling
Double-blind placebo experiment
Random sampling
Naturalistic study
Which of the following is the mode for the data set: 4, 4, 5, 6, 7, 7, 7, 8, 9?
4
7
9
Which of the following is the median for the data set: 4, 4, 5, 6, 7, 7, 7, 8, 9?
4
7
9
Which of the following is the mean for the data set: 4, 4, 5, 6, 7, 7, 7, 8, 15?
4
7
9
What kind of relationship?
Positive Correlation
Negative Correlation
No Relationship
What kind of relationship?
Positive Correlation
Negative Correlation
No Relationship
What kind of relationship?
Positive Correlation
Negative Correlation
No Relationship
