Which best describes interval data?

Data using units of equal increments

What is a non-participant observation?

The researcher observes the group from a distance without becoming involved

What should be included in the discussion?

Contributions the research has made to real life

What is one strength of an unstructured interview?

More detailed information can be obtained

What is the purpose of an abstract in a psychological report?

Can be used to find the most relevant reports to read in full

What is ecological validity?

To what extent can the findings be related to real life?

What is the definition of a hypothesis?

A statement of what the researcher believes will occur in their study

What is interviewer bias?

the interviewer's opinions interferes with the judgement of the interviewee

What is opportunity sampling?

When the researcher takes whoever is available in a desired location

Which one is a strength of correlational research?

Useful in conducting initial research

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Which best describes interval data?
Data using units of equal increments
Data that includes words
Data represented in categories
Data that is ranked
2
What is a non-participant observation?
The participants are unaware that they are being observed.
The researcher becomes apart of the group that they are studying
The researcher observes the group from a distance without becoming involved
Psychologist observes and records behaviour in a structured environment
3
What should be included in the discussion?
Raw data from your software
Participants you used
Contributions the research has made to real life
Summarising your method
4
What are the three measures of central tendency?
range, mean, median
Range, standard deviation, mode
mode, mean, range
median, mode, mean
5
Which best describes a perfect positive correlation?
+0.2
-0.2
+1.0
-1.0
6
What is one strength of an unstructured interview?
More detailed information can be obtained
Answers are easier to analyse
Can be easily replicated
There are no strengths
7
What is being measured during a PET scan?
Measures blood oxygen levels
Measures grey matter
Measures density of the brain
Measures metabolic activity
8
What is the purpose of an abstract in a psychological report?
Can be used to find the most relevant reports to read in full
It is short and easy to include
It hows the author can reflect on their work
It is not important
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Qualitative data is easier to analyse than quantitative
True
False
10
Bandura's bobo doll study (Social learning theory) lacks internal validity
True
False
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What is one weakness of a controlled observation?
Low ecological validity
Cannot be easily replicated
Less ethical – informed consent
Researcher might overlook beahviours
12
What is ecological validity?
To what extent can the findings be related to different time periods?
To what extent are the findings true?
To what extent do the findings match previous literature?
To what extent can the findings be related to real life?
13
What is the definition of a hypothesis?
A statement of what the researcher intends to find out
A statement of what the researcher believes will occur in their study
A statement of what the researcher has to do in their study to be ethical
A statement of what the researcher won't do in their study
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What is interviewer bias?
The interviewer favours one participant more than another
The interviewer's opinions have no impact on the interviewee
The interview is done in a dark room purposely by the interviewer
the interviewer's opinions interferes with the judgement of the interviewee
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What is opportunity sampling?
When the researcher divides the sample into stratas and picks
When the researcher doesn't have the opportunity to get a sample
When the researcher takes whoever is available in a desired location
When the researcher selects the nth participant in a list
16
Provide one limitation of using case studies
Doesn't give us insight into abnormal psychology
Lack of in depth analysis
Poor reliability
Poor validity
17
Referencing is done in APA 6 format
False
True
18
What is an Independent variable?
Something you measure
Something that is unwanted in your study
Something you manipulate
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Which one is a strength of correlational research?
Useful in conducting initial research
Can be used globally
Can establish cause and effect
Easy to do
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David experienced a stroke. he is unable to form clear speech. They want to track his real-time brain activity.
PET scan
fMRI scan
CT scan
brain scan

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