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Surveys are

The first step in conducting research is

psychology scientific method and surveys

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The first step in conducting research is
forming a research question
testing a hypothesis
drawing conclusions
forming a hypothesis
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Surveys are
measures of how closely one thing is related to another
educated guesses
series of questions about particular subjects
standards for proper and responsible behavior
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Scientists use random population samples for studies
to be able to question every member of the target population
to try to avoid bias in their study
to ensure easy replication
to proportionally use subgroups of a population
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A hypothesis is
a research question formed from psychological theory
a duplication of a study
an educated guess about the answer to a research question
a series of questions about a particular subject
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The final step in the research process is
analyzing the testing results
forming the hypothesis
testing the hypothesis
drawing conclusions
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A study must be replicated in order to
draw conclusions about the hypothesis
confirm its findings
test the hypothesis
analyze the testing results
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The following can skew a study's results
a stratified sample
the survey method
volunteer bias
a random sample
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Gathering information by asking people directly involves
an aptitude test
a survey
an experiment
laboratory observation
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Scientists confirm a study's findings by
replicating the study
formulating new research questions
changing the hypothesis of the original study
analyzing the results of the original study