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PSYC2532 Research Methods End of Semester Quiz
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PSYC2532 Research Methods End of Semester Quiz
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When designing a questionnaire you should avoid...
Leading questions
Jargon
Piloting the questionnaire
All of the above
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A review of the literature prior to forming a research question/hypothesis is useful because...
All of the above
Guides the development of research questions/hypotheses
It provides up-to-date understanding of a subject area
Presents the kinds of research methods used previously
3
Which of the following is incorrect when naming a variable in SPSS?
Must end in a full stop
Cannot exceed 64 characters
Cannot include symbols such a ?, & and %
Must begin with a letter and not a number
4
In a study looking at the relationship between academic performance on exam scores - what would be the DV?
Age
Gender
Exam scores
Academic performance
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What does it mean if two variables have a positive correlation?
The correlation between the two variables is 0
As one variable increases, so does the other
As one variable increase, the other decreases
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Which of the following is not a measure of reliability?
Internal reliability
Upwards reliability
External reliability
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What is nominal data?
Categorical data
Data with a true zero
Likert scale data
Data on a scale
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What is the level of significance in Psychology?
0.05
0.5
5.00
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What is a theory?
An accumulated body of knowledge
Show be viewed uncritically
Should be viewed independently of research methodology
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Which correlation is the strongest?
-1.00
+05
-60
+80
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How much confidence should you place in a single research study?
You should completely trust a single research study
You should trust the findings after replication
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An independent variable is a variable that is manipulated by the researcher
False
True
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The purpose of descriptive statistics is to summarise the characteristics of a data set
False
True
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In order to carry out a parametric test, you need to...
Ensure the data meets certain assumptions
Ensure your study has ethical approval
Ensure the data is collected
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What are the characteristics of quantitative research?
Observations, Research questions, Mixed methods
Interviews, Research questions, textual data
Experiments, IVs/DVs, numerical data
