Research Methods: key facts you need to know

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1. What is the term used to describe a participant who gives false answers so that they will be seen in a positive light?

  • social desirability bias.
  • demand characteristics
  • order effects
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2. What type of question should you include in a questionairre?

  • filler questions
  • double-barrelled
  • complex questions
  • emotive

3. What is meant by 'validity?

  • when results are measuring what they are meant to
  • the consistency of the results
  • the extent to which findings can be generalised
  • the extent to which finding can be attributed to the effect of the IV

4. What is the 'independent' variable?

  • a variable that should be controlled.
  • variable manipulated/changed by the researcher.
  • a variable measured by the experimenter.

5. What is the term used to describe a number between -1 and +1?

  • correlation coefficient
  • equal correlation
  • poistive correlation
  • negative correlation
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