Research Methods 0.0 / 5 ? PsychologyResearch methods and techniquesA2/A-levelAQA Created by: sophie98campbellCreated on: 08-09-16 10:18 Which statement is the non-directional hypothesis? There is a difference in accuracy of judging the speed of a car between males and females 1 of 45 An experiment investigated whether close proximity to strangers increased heart rate. The DV would be: Heart rate 2 of 45 An effective experimental hypothesis should include: A clearly operationalised DV 3 of 45 Which best describes a confounding variable? Any variable, other than the IV, that may have systematically affected the DV 4 of 45 An experiment that measured the effect of an earthquake on stress levels (measured before and after) would be a: Natural experiment 5 of 45 Which would not be classed as a 'true' experiment? Quasi-experiment 6 of 45 Which is not possible in a quasi-experiment? Random allocation 7 of 45 Choosing every 4th house on a street is an example of: Systematic sampling 8 of 45 Which is most likely to produce a representative sample? Stratified sampling 9 of 45 Standing in a busy shopping centre and picking people 'at random' to be part of a sample is: Opportunity sampling 10 of 45 Under what age can participants not give consent to participate in a study? 16 11 of 45 Which is not a reason to conduct a pilot study? To deal with order effects 12 of 45 Which describes a double-blind procedure? When neither the participants nor the investigator know the aim of the study 13 of 45 In a drug trial, the group that received a placebo would be the: Control condition 14 of 45 Which would not be tested in a pilot study? The hypothesis 15 of 45 Which is an undisclosed participant observation? Rosenhan's pseudopatient study 16 of 45 Which is least likely to apply to participant observation? Low external validity 17 of 45 'An observation that takes place in the setting where the target behaviour would usually occur' best describes? Naturalistic observations 18 of 45 To improve observations, pairs of researchers must establish: Inter-observer reliability 19 of 45 Which would not be associated with an effective behavioural category? Ambiguity 20 of 45 Which is a team which describes an ineffective behavioural category? Dustbin 21 of 45 Which is an open question? Why do you smoke? 22 of 45 A questionnaire can be used as part of an experiment to measure: The dependent variable 23 of 45 When a respondent answers in a way that makes them look 'good', this is known as? Social desirability bias 24 of 45 To reduce interviewer bias, interview schedules should be: Standardised 25 of 45 Before questionnaires are distributed, questions should be tested with a small group of respondents. This is a: Pilot study 26 of 45 When an untested variable may be causing the relationship between co-variables, this is: The third variable problem 27 of 45 Which is not a difference between a correlation and an experiment? Experiments take place in a lab, correlations do not 28 of 45 Which best describes a negative correlation? As one variable rises, the other falls 29 of 45 Which would be class as quantitative data? Scores on an IQ test 30 of 45 Which is most likely to produce qualitative data? An interview 31 of 45 A high standard deviation might indicate: A widely spread set of data 32 of 45 Adding 1 as a part of the calculation of the range is a: Mathematical correction 33 of 45 Which would be the most suitable for displaying a correlation? Scattergram 34 of 45 What percentage of the population fall within one standard deviation above and below the mean on a normal distribution? 68.26% 35 of 45 A very easy test would be like to produce a: Negative skew 36 of 45 'Order of magnitude calculations' is another way of saying: Make an estimate 37 of 45 If there were 6 male students in a psychology class of 20, the ratio 6:14 would be: A part-to-part ratio 38 of 45 The symbol o< means? Proportionate to 39 of 45 John scored 6 out of 25 in a test. What percentage is this? 24% 40 of 45 Which is not a condition for using the sign test? Correlation 41 of 45 What is the accepted level of significance in psychology? 0.05 42 of 45 Publication bias in peer review is similar to: File drawer problem 43 of 45 During peer review, it is usually the case that the peer doing the reviewing remains: Anonymous 44 of 45 What fraction of absences from work are caused by 'mild to moderate' mental disorders? A third 45 of 45
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