When it comes to the ethics of animal research, which one of the following is NOT an issue?

The types of animals that are used.

A stratified random sample reflects:

the proportion drawn from each population category.

One of the limitations of the experimental method is:

difficulty in establishing external validity.

Procedure where radioactive glucose is injected into the bloodstream to observe the brain in action is called:

positron emission tomography (PET).

The process of operationalisation refers to:

turning an abstract concept into a concrete variable.

In a positive co-relationship, the distribution of data points will:

move from lower left to upper right.

What are the three main goals of the scientific approach?

Prediction, description and understanding

Which of the following statements is not true of correlational research?

It demonstrates causal relationships between variables.

Three principles underlie critical thinking. They are:

scepticism, objectivity and open-mindedness.

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PSYC101 Topic 2: Research Methods

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1
Which one of the following conditions must be met in order for deception to be used in an experiment?
Participants can withdraw from the experiment at any time
The research is important and cannot be conducted without deception
Experimenters debrief the participants afterwards
All of the options listed
2
When it comes to the ethics of animal research, which one of the following is NOT an issue?
That animals cannot give informed consent.
The types of animals that are used.
Whether animals have rights.
To what extent humans can use other creatures to solve human problems.
3
A stratified random sample reflects:
experimenter bias.
random selection of participants from each population category.
the proportion drawn from each population category.
the programmatic choice of participants.
4
One of the limitations of the experimental method is:
difficulty in establishing external validity.
too much internal validity.
that they are hard to publish.
the lack of random assignment.
5
Research that uses an inductive approach to describe or interpret human phenomena is
qualitative research.
quantitative research
mixed methods research
objective research
6
If several ways of asking the same question yield similar results, a measure has:
interrater reliability
retest reliability.
internal consistency.
internal validity.
7
Procedure where radioactive glucose is injected into the bloodstream to observe the brain in action is called:
an electroencephalogram (EEG).
magnetic resonance imaging (MRI).
positron emission tomography (PET).
computerised axial tomography (CT scan).
8
The process of operationalisation refers to:
turning an abstract concept into a concrete variable.
the development of a standardised procedure.
a technique used to establish statistical significance.
maximizing the chance that behavior differences stem from the manipulation.
9
In a positive co-relationship, the distribution of data points will:
move from right to left parallel with the x-axis.
form a circle.
move from lower left to upper right.
move from upper left to lower right.
10
What are the three main goals of the scientific approach?
Knowledge, understanding and description
Generalisation, prediction and understanding
Prediction, description and understanding
Description, causation and understanding
11
Testing hypotheses empirically is the context of:
purpose.
method.
discovery.
justification.
12
Which of the following statements is not true of correlational research?
It assesses the degree to which two or more variables are related.
Extremely small correlations can be meaningful.
It demonstrates causal relationships between variables.
Variables with weak correlations do not predict one another.
13
Three principles underlie critical thinking. They are:
scepticism, objectivity and open-mindedness.
scepticism, subjectivity and open-mindedness.
confidence, objectivity and open-mindedness.
confidence, subjectivity and open-mindedness.

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