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AQA A-level Psychology - Research Methods (Year 2 ONLY)
AQA A-level Psychology - Research Methods (Year 2 ONLY)
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Which of the following is NOT an inferential test?
Spearman's rho
Chi-Squared
Wilcoxon
Man-Whitney
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Which of the following is NOT one of the criteria when choosing a statistical test?
If it is looking for a correlation or a difference
The level of dispersion
The level of measurement
The experimental design
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What does Temporal validity test?
Whether the test looks like it measures what it should
Whether the findings are similar to a well-established test
If the findings remain true over time
If the findings generalize to other settings
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What is a type I error is where the ...
significant difference does not exist
significant difference does exist
null hypothesis is accpeted
alternative hypothesis is accepted
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What does reliability study?
Consistancy
If results are legitimate
Differences
If results contain bias
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What do case studies allow us to gain?
A better grasp on how animals function
Understanding of everyone/ normal function
Understanding of nothing, they are done for fun
Understanding of conditions/ behaviors that are rare
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Which of the following is NOT part of content analysis?
Thematic analysis produces qualitative data
People are studied indirectly through their communications
People are studied directly through their communications
Coding may produce quantitative data
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Why are case studies NOT always the best form of research?
There is nothing wrong with them
They provide rich data
They don't provide rich data
They use accounts that may contain participant bias
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What does validity study?
If the results contain bias
Consistancy
If the results are legitimate
Difference
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Which of the following is a limitation of content analysis?
It may lack objectivity
Many ethical issues apply
It does not have a flexible method
Communications are studied out of context
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What should the correlation coefficient exceed for the scores to be classed as relaible
+80
+50
+65
+95
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What do statistical tests do?
They don't do anything, they are just done for fun
They determine a cause and effect
See whether the difference/ association is significant
They show a correlation
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What type of data does a case study usually involve?
Qualitative data
Quantitative data
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If we use the Sign test which of the following is NOT one of its criteria?
Nominal Data
A test of a difference
Related Design
Ordinal Data
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Which of the following is the criteria for Chi-Squared?
A test of a correlation
A test of a difference
Interval data produced
Ordinal data produced
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If the test is NOT significant we.......
Accept the null hypothesis
Accept the alternative hypothesis
Reject the null hypothesis
Reject the alternative hypothesis
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How can we improve the reliability?
Operationalise your hypothesis
Rewrite any questions in an inerview
Rewrite questions in a questionnaire
Make an interview standardized so then you have an excuse
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If the level of significance is not given what should you assume it is?
0.05
5%
0.5
95%
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How do we improve the validity of a questionnaire?
Change questions if necessary
Have a lie scale
Have good categories
Reassure them of confidentiality
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Which of the following is used to test reliability?
Non-of the below
Test-retest
Both
Inter-observer
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What do we use to measure reliability?
A cause and effect
A correlation
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When reporting a study which of the following should go first?
Abstract
Introduction
Method
Hypothesis
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What does face validity look at?
If the findings remain true over time
Whether the findings are similar to a well-established test
If the findings generalize to other settings
Whether the test looks like it measures what it should
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If a hypothesis is two-tailed it is......
Non-directional
Directional
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What makes a Type I error more likely to occur?
The level of significance being too low
The level of significance being too high
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Which of the following is an ethical issue of content analysis?
They use TV adverts which may contain bias
The material may be in the public domain - informed consent
They use films so deception occurs
They don't keep confidentiality
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Which of the following is correct when referencing a journal?
F. Smith (1989) The human. Psychological review, 2(4), 2-6.
Smith. F (1989) The human. Psychological review, 2(4).
Smith. F (1989) The human. Psychological review, 2(4), 2-6.
Smith. F (1989) The human, Huntington: Lady Bird
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If the data produced is nominal what does this mean?
They units are of equal size
It means they can only appear in one category
They are placed in order and the intervals are subjective
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Which of the following should NOT be in the method?
Ethics
Design
Results
Discussion
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What is a case study?
A study of an entire population using all individuals
Any study that takes place over a long period of time
An in-depth analysis of an individual, group, place or event
A study that looks at 2 people everytime
