WorksheetsGCSE PSYCHOLOGY RESEARCH METHODS 1
Total questions: 50
Worksheet time: 28mins
What does the term "ethics" mean in psychology?
correct rules of conduct necessary when carrying out research
experiments
opportunity sampling
publishing research findings
Gaining permission from a person to take part in a study and telling them what is involved is referred to as.....
withdrawal
confidentiality
informed consent
debriefing
People in research are referred to as the (a)
After the research is over the participant should be able to discuss the procedure and the findings with the psychologist. This is called
briefing
debriefing
What ethical principle states that all data must be kept anonymous.
informed consent
confidentiality
withdrawal
Researchers must ensure that those taking part in research will not be caused distress. They must be protected from ________________ and _____________ harm.
social
physical
anti-social
mental
Where participants are misled or wrongly informed about the aims of the research, this is referred to as
(a)
Hypothesis: the louder a classroom environment is, the lower test scores will be. What is the independent variable?
Test scores
Level of noise in the classroom
Type of class
Seating arrangement in the classroom
What is done at the end of a study to assure that participants know all the information about the study (the truth) and leave in the same emotional state as they started?
Informed consent
Replication
Debriefing
Naturalistic observation
The group who is subjected to the therapy being tested is called the:
control group
experimental group
sample group
survey group
An extra, unexpected variable that can lead to false conclusions.
Confounding
Independent
Dependent
Neutral
In an experiment, how do we ensure the experimental group and the control group are comparable?
Double-blind procedure
Random assignment
Replication
Cross-sectional
Some researchers argue that _______________ can never be justified and object to this practice as it violates an individual’s right to choose to participate, is a questionable basis on which to build a discipline, and leads to distrust of psychology in the community. Which ethical guideline is this?
informed consent
protection of participants
deception
confidentiality
The researcher must also ensure that if vulnerable groups are to be used (elderly, disabled, children, etc.), they must receive special care. Which ethical guideline is this?
informed consent
protection of participants
deception
confidentiality
Integrity means acting with
humility.
leadership skills.
a sense of humor.
honesty.
Susan doesn’t agree with her classmate’s opinion, but she listens carefully instead of starting an argument or insulting her. Which ethical principle is Susana illustrating?
Integrity
Transparency
Respect
Trust
According to the author a test is reliable if...
The test measures what is supposed to measure.
the test is neither too long nor too difficult.
the test does not have any content that wasn't taught specifically in the classroom.
if students get similar scores on the test regardless of the day when they take it.
What is validity concerned with?
The consistency of measurements
The sample size
The truthfulness of a measure
The number of trials conducted
The degree to which an assessment accurately assesses the concept and/or skill we are attempting to measure.
Reliability
Validity
Error Margin
A Hypothesis is a
Large mammal
Prediction
Disease
Variable
in psychology an experiments Validity relates to
Values of researchers
Real world comparisons
how honest participants are
the cost of running experiments
Where the same group of participants are used in different conditions, is which experimental design
Independent groups
Matched participants
Repeated measures
Separate groups
Every person in the population has an equal chance of being selected -which sampling method
Systematic sampling
Quota sampling
Volunteer sampling
Random sampling
Which is not an ethical issue in Psychology
Informed consent
Deception
Confidentiality
Fit for purpose
To establish reliability a study must show
Consistency
Durability
Accurate results
Useful conclusions
Qualitative data can give
easy to analyse figures
detailed and in-depth info
Averages used to measure behaviour
Info on WHAT is happening
in an experiment the thing that is changed or manipulated by the researcher is referred to as the
EV
IV
DV
IP
what the IV influences is measured and is referred to as the
EV
DV
IP
DP
there are two types of Hypothesis - the Alternative and the
Testable
Operationalised
Null
Optional
how the IV influences the DV in an experiment can also be referred to as the
Experimenter Bias
Standardised procedure
Cause and effect relationship
the effecting cause relationship
A natural experiment is named so because
it takes place in a natural setting
it only uses natural products
it is carried out by naturalists
A change in the IV occurs naturally rather than by manipulation
what refers specifically to which conditions of the experiment participants are arranged into and will take part in
Methodology
Experimental design
Hypothesis
Sampling
Which is most true regarding sampling
Obtaining a representative sample is quite easy to do
the purpose of a sample is to establish a specific participant type
obtaining a representative sample is quite difficult to do
all sample methods should represent the general population
when participants are selected from different sub-groups in the target population in proportion to the sub-groups frequency in that population it is known as
Random sampling
Opportunity sampling
Systematic sampling
Stratified sampling
the organisation responsible for monitoring the behaviour of psychologists in the UK is called the
BPS
RSPCC
IRS
DUP
If you are completing an experiment comparing prisoners with non-prisoners. This would use what type of experiment?
(a)
If deception is used in a field experiment, there can be ethical problems. There is a lack of (a)
A natural experiment is named so because
it takes place in a natural setting
it only uses natural products
it is carried out by naturalists
A change in the IV occurs naturally rather than by manipulation
What is meant by 'random assignment'?
When participants are randomly allocated into one of the conditions
When the trials within a condition are randomised
When participants are recruited from the population randomly
When the experimenters are picked at random
Which of the following is NOT a type of experimental method?
Laboratory Experiment
Natural Experiment
Comparative Experiment
Field Experiment
Which of these points is TRUE of field experiments?
They have greater ecological validity
They are conducted on the field
There is no manipulation of the IV
There is a high level of control
Which TWO answers are definitions of natural/quasi experiments?
Where the IV is manipulated in a natural environment
Where IV is not manipulated by the researchers
Where the IV is naturally occurring
What are demand characteristics?
Experimenter tries influencing participants' behaviours
Participants behave according to what they perceive from the study aim
The demands of a hypothesis which influences the results
What the experimental conditions demand of the participants
What is meant by an 'experimental design'?
How psychologists design their research schedule
How psychologists gather their sample
How psychologists use participants in their experiments.
The type of experiment used by psychologists
What is a repeated measures design?
Where participants take part in all conditions
Where participants repeat trials within one condition
Where participants only take part in one condition
Where participants repeat what they have said
What are the two types of order effects that could occur in repeated measures designs?
Fatigue and Performance
Fatigue and Forget
Practice and Performance
Fatigue and Practice
What is the purpose of counterbalancing?
To get an even number of participants in each condition
To balance and make demand characteristics less likely to happen
To balance out any order effects
To make the results of the study more reliable
What is an independent measures design?
Where participants only take part in one condition
Where participants are matched on particular characteristics
Where participants take part in all conditions
Where participants do all conditions and repeat after a week
Which TWO points are weaknesses of independent measures designs?
They require more participants so are time consuming
They are likely to result in order effects
They take careful consideration when matching participants
There may be participant variables affecting the results
Which TWO points are true of matched pairs designs?
Participants are matched within a condition
Participants are matched between conditions
Participants take part in one condition
Participants take part in all conditions
