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Psychology Research Methods

Quiz by Anna Coupe

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26 questions
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  • Q1
    Which is the only research method that establishes cause and effect?
    Observation
    Experiment
    Correlation
    Causal Correlation
    30s
  • Q2
    The variable that is changed or manipulated is called the...?
    independent groups design
    independant variable
    dependent variable
    independent variable
    30s
  • Q3
    The variable that is measured is called the...?
    definite variable
    dependent variable
    independent variable
    dependant variable
    30s
  • Q4
    A field experiment is one conducted...
    in the countryside
    in a natural environment
    without an IV
    in the street
    30s
  • Q5
    Which of these would be a laboratory experiment?
    A test of nurses' obedience in a real hospital.
    A study of whether people help someone in a suit more than in ragged clothes.
    A comparison of Quizalize with Quizlet in two year 12 classes.
    A test of digit span comparing children aged five with teenagers aged 17.
    30s
  • Q6
    What are the 'things' an experimenter keeps the same so that only the IV changes?
    controls
    dependent variables
    timings
    demand characteristics
    30s
  • Q7
    How many different experimental designs are there?
    Two
    Three
    Five
    Four
    30s
  • Q8
    When all the participants are together in one group, and do both or all the conditions of the experiment, the design is...
    Repeated groups
    Laboratory experiment
    Independent groups
    Repeated measures
    30s
  • Q9
    A statement of what we expect the results to be is called...?
    the prediction
    the null hypothesis
    the hypothesis
    the data
    30s
  • Q10
    Questionnaires and interviews are called...?
    survey methods
    open methods
    self-report methods
    structured methods
    30s
  • Q11
    What can you find out from an interview that may be hidden in an experiment?
    covert behaviour
    overt behaviour
    attitudes and opinions
    unobservable behaviour
    30s
  • Q12
    A closed question MUST have...?
    a rating scale
    yes or no choice
    the freedom to expand
    limited, fixed options
    30s
  • Q13
    One way to collect qualitative data in a questionnaire is to include a...
    psychometric test
    story completion exercise
    range of questions
    rating scale
    30s
  • Q14
    A thematic analysis involves:
    doing a statistical test on the data.
    tallying the number of times a theme is spotted.
    comparing the frequency of themes in the data.
    judging whether there are common themes in the data.
    30s
  • Q15
    If people answer questions in they way they think they should, it is called...?
    Questionnaire bias
    Social acceptability bias
    Experimenter bias
    Social desirability bias
    30s

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