Usually qualitative and longitudinal

What is a null hypothesis?

It suggests there is not a relationship between variables.

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AQA Psychology Research Methods AS

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1
Case studies are...
Usually qualitative and longitudinal
Usually quantitiative
Usually quantitative and qualitative
Usually qualitative
2
What is the type of graph used for a correlation?
Line graph
Scattergram
Scatter graph
Hisogram
3
An experiment investigated whether closeness to strangers increases heart rate. What is the DV?
Proximity to strangers
Heart rate
The strangers
The participants
4
An experiment that measured the effects of a hurricane on stress levels (before/after) is a:
Quasi-experiment
Lab experiment
Natural experiment
Field experiment
5
What are inferential statistics?
Test of significance
Tests of probability
Descriptive statistics
Hard maths
6
Thematic analysis in content analysis makes the data..
More valid and reliable
More reliable
More qualitative
More valid
7
Which experimental design is best for controlling individual differences?
Field experiment
Lab experiment
Repeated measures
matched pairs
8
Which experimental design is used in a Sign Test
Repeated measures
Independent design
Unrelated design
Correlation design
9
What is a null hypothesis?
It suggests that the variables have a positive relationship.
It suggests that the relationship is reliable.
It suggests there is a relationship is objective.
It suggests there is not a relationship between variables.
10
Which correlation coefficient represents a strong positive correlation?
+0.4
+0.50
+0.92
+0.76
11
The usual level of significance in Psychology is...
-0.35
+0.50
0.01
0.05
12
A disadvantage of case studies are..
They are objective
They lack internal validity
They are quatitiative
They lack external validity
13
Which is the most reliable research method?
Non participant observations
Semi-structured interviews
Case studies
Lab experiments

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