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CIE AS level Psychology - Research Methods
CIE AS level Psychology - Research Methods
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1
What is one disadvantage of using field experiments?
High reliability
Many situational variables
No demand characteristics
High ecological validity
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What is NOT true about Social Psychology
Difficult to create a Social study with ecological validity
It is useful in the mean of improving memory
It studies how group interactions affect a person's behavior
It studies the interactions of people in a group
3
The variable that experimenters manipulate is known as the:
Independent variable
Dependent variable
Control variable
Confounding variable
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What is NOT a strength of questionnaire?
More truthful answers (low demand characteristics)
High generalisability due to large sample
High representativeness due to large sample
Give more socially desired answers which may affect validity
5
What research method did Bandura, Ross & Ross use in the study of learned behavior: aggression?
Naturalistic observation
Controlled observation
Laboratory experiment
Questionnaire
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What approach claims that our behaviours have physical basis in the brain and are inherited?
Biological Psychology
Cognitive Psychology
Social Psychology
Behavioural Psychology
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What is a common way of controlling extraneous variables in an experiment
Double-blind procedure
Single-blind procedure
Random assignment
Using animal subjects
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What is a confounding variable?
Uncontroled extraneous variable that challenges the validity
Influences the outcome of an experiment
A variable other than IV that can control the DV
Not dangerous in terms of challenging the validity
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What experimental design did Baron & Cohen use in this study of autism and Theory of mind?
Repeated measure
Independent groups design
Matched pairs
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What is NOT true about extraneous variables?
It can affect DV and need to be controlled to stay constant
It is impossible to control extraneous variables
You are not intentionally studying them in your research
It is impossible to avoid extraneous variables
11
In a study on how studying time affects test anxiety. The independent variable is
The questions on the exam
The scores on the exam
The amount of test anxiety the participants experience
The amount of time spent studying
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What is NOT a characteristic of naturalistic observation?
Low in reliability due to many situational variables
Ethical issues: participants are not given informed consent
High in ecological validity
High level of control
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The number of hours spent watching TV increased, grades decreased. This is an example of
A longitudinal study
A correlational study
A case study
A self-report inventory
14
Researchers observe students at a school in order to study social aggression. This a
Experiment
Naturalistic observation
Case study
Controlled observation
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What approach studies the way we process information inside our head as input-output model?
Social Psychology
Physiological Psychology
Developmental Psychology
Cognitive Psychology
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Research that involves studying a single individual in great depth is called a:
Case study
Longitudinal study
Naturalistic observation
Correlational study
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If a testing instrument has high reliability, it means that
It produces the same results when people take it at # times
It measures what it is intended to measure
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Which research method is most appropriate if you are looking for a causal relationship?
Experimental method
Correlational study
Case study
Longitudinal study
