Chapter 3 Self-test questions

Research methods in psychology
. Psychologists face difficulties in deciding on __ or specific procedures to measure abstract concepts like love and aggression.

. Dr. Parker found the SAT scores of his freshman introductory psychology class were good predictors of the final grades of the same students. Dr. Parker is most likely employing this method of research

. The variable that the experimenter manipulates is called the _ variable, while the variable that is measured to note changes based on the manipulation is called the _ variable.

. Jessica was helping Dr. McCartney with his data analysis when he exclaimed that the results might have been caused by an unknown influence that varied with the independent variable. This is referred to as a

. Experimental results that fail to generalize to the world outside the laboratory are said to lack

. These statistical procedures allow for the examination of chance factors in a study.

. What does it mean if your results are statistically significant?

. The set of orderly rules for correct behaviour is known as

. Stanley Milgram's studies were controversial because he hid the true nature of the experiment from his participants. This is known as

. Psychologists are required to obtain this from participants, ensuring that the participants are aware of any risks and benefits of the study.

. This type of descriptive research allows the researcher to gain an extremely details information about a single individual or small group of individuals

. Which of the following best describes a sample

. Observations can be said to have maximum credibility when

. Which of the following may be true for covert observational research

. This type of research design is most appropriate when a psychologist is interested in the association between two variables

. Gemma runs a correlation between two variables and finds evidence of a strong positive correlation. Which of these correlation coefficients is most likely reflective of the pattern Gemma found

. Cross-lagging is a technique that involves

. Jacob wants to know if the time in which students sit an examine affects their overall exam performance. What is Jacob's independent variable?

. Jacob wants to know if the time in which students sit an examine affects their overall exam performance. Jacob assigns students in the top two sets to sit the exam in the morning and students in the bottom two sets to sit the exam in the afternoon. Another researcher critiques his research design. Which point might the other researcher have picked up upon?

. Jen carried out statistical significance testing and obtained a p value of .002, what is the probability of this effect being due to chance alone?

. This type of qualitative analysis involves analysing the content for themes.

. An effect size can give an indication of

. Which of the following research designs is most appropriate to establish cause-and-effect

. Animal testing advocates have used this as a compelling reason for the use of animals in research

. This type of bias arises when participants realise the aim of the study and modify their behaviour accordingly

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