Research Methods Multiple Choice Questions

1. From a population consisting of 50% males and 50% females, two samples of 20 people are drawn at random. It is found that the number of females in each sample differs slightly. The difference is an example of... (9, 4)
5. When a researcher studies an individual differences (or subject) variable, the levels of that subject variable are... (8)
7. The overall effect of one IV in a factorial design is called a... (4, 6)

2. When a study is free of confounds, it is said to... (2, 10, 5)
3. Many experimental psychologists collect data using psychology undergraduates as participants. Such samples are referred to as... (11, 7)
4. The behaviour that is measured during an experiment is known as the... (9, 8)
6. Karl Popper is responsible for...? (13)
8. An overriding principle of the APA Ethical Standards for the care and use of animals in research is that the care of the animals by psychologists be as... (6, 2, 8)
9. When not everyone answers a mail survey, it is reasonable to assume that those who do not respond are different in important ways from those who do not respond. The term used to describe this is... (8, 4)
10. As a result of a social survey it is reported that 73% of people believe that smoking should be banned in all public places. The value of 73 is... (3, 5, 8)

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