RESEARCH METHODS:
1) A study conducted in a natural setting where the IV is manipulated to test
for its impact on the DV is called
a) Field Experiment
b) Natural Experiment
c) Naturalistic Observation
d) Quasi-Experiment
2) A study where the relationship between two variables is tested, but not
causation between the two variables is called
a) Experiment
b) Correlation
c) Self Report
d) Cross-sectional study
3) An experimental design where different participants are exposed to
different levels of the IV is referred to as what
a) Field Experiment
b) Independent Measures Design
c) Repeated Measures Design
d) Lab Experiment
4) A study that uses a behavioural checklist is referred to as what
a) Questionnaire
b) Structured Interview
c) Case Study
d) Structured Observation
5) When a researcher is controlling confounding variables to ensure that it is
just the IV of his experiment affecting the DV, his study will have high:
a) Ecological validity
b) Generalisability
c) Reliability
d) Validity
6) Which of the following is NOT one way of controlling for order effects
a) Independent Measures Design
b) Volunteer Sampling
c) Randomization
d) Counterbalancing
7) When a study has high levels of controls, it allows the procedure to be
replicated to test for what
a) Validity
b) Reliability
c) Ecological Validity
d) Generalisability
8) When participants select themselves to be part of a study, for e.g. by
responding to a newspaper ad, it is referred to as what
a) Opportunity Sampling
b) Random Sampling
c) Volunteer Sampling
d) Quota Sampling
9) Participants behaviour and data in studies should not be named as theirs
when publishing a study. This is referred to as what
a) Confidentiality
b) Privacy
c) Informed Consent
d) Debriefing
10) Participants should be provided with enough information about the
purpose of the study for them to give permission to be studied. This is referred to
as what
a) Confidentiality
b) Privacy
c) Informed Consent
d) Debriefing
11) Which of the following is NOT an animal ethical guideline
a) Reward, deprivation and aversive stimuli
b) Pain and distress
c) Replacement
d) Deception
12) Which of the following is NOT a possible weakness of a case study
a) Sample attrition
b) Researcher bias
c) Little or no generalisability
d) Lack of qualitative data
13) Which of the following is NOT commonly a feature of a lab experiment
a) An independent and dependent variable
b) An experimental design
c) High levels of controls
d) High ecological validity
14) What is NOT a strength of close ended questionnaires using rating scales
a) Qualitative data is collected
b) Quantitative data is collected
c) Standardization
d) More convenient and less time consuming than interviews
15) ‘People will help an ill victim more than a drunk victim during an
emergency.’ What type of hypothesis is this statement?
a) Non-directional hypothesis
b) Directional hypothesis
c) Null Hypothesis
d) Two-tailed hypothesis
16) ‘There will be a difference in shyness of children depending on their
gender.’ What type of hypothesis is this statement?
a) Non-directional hypothesis
b) Directional hypothesis
c) Null Hypothesis
d) One-tailed hypothesis
17) ‘Any difference in obedience of students depending on whether the
teacher is formally dressed or informally dressed is due to chance.’ What type of
hypothesis is this statement?
a) Non-directional hypothesis
b) Directional hypothesis
c) Null Hypothesis
d) None of the above
18) Which of the following is NOT a measure of central tendency
a) Mean
b) Median
c) Mode
d) Standard Deviation
19) Which measure of central tendency is most appropriate to use for data that
is numerical and takes into account all values of a data set
a) Mean
b) Median
c) Mode
d) Standard Deviation
20) Which measure of central tendency is most appropriate to use for data that
is ordinal and on a scale specifically designed by a researcher
a) Mean
b) Median
c) Mode
d) Standard Deviation
21) Which measure of central tendency is most appropriate to use for data that
is nominal and in categories
a) Mean
b) Median
c) Mode
d) Standard Deviation
22) Which measure of spread if most appropriate to use when data is in
intervals and is ordinal
a) Range
b) Median
c) Mode
d) Standard Deviation
23) What is another name for a normal distribution curve
a) Bell-shaped curve
b) Bar graph
c) Histogram
d) Scattergraph
24) Which graph is most appropriate for identifying the mode of a data set
a) Histogram
b) Bar Chart
c) Scattergraph
d) Normal Distribution Curve
25) What would the curve on a graph look like to represent a strong positive
correlation
a) Steep and downward sloping
b) Flat and downward sloping
c) Steep and upward sloping
d) Flat and upward sloping
ANSWER KEY:
1) A 16) A
2) B 17) C
3) B 18) D
4) D 19) A
5) D 20) B
6) B 21) C
7) B 22) A
8) C 23) A
9) A 24) B
10) C 25) C
11) D
12) D
13) D
14) A
15) B
