Research Methods Mega Quiz

Question 1

A type 1 error is a false

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positive

Question 2

The greater the control you have means the experiment has less

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Validity

Question 3

The extent to which only the IV has an effect on the DV is ... validity

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Internal

Question 4

The graph for ordinal data is

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histogram

Question 5

The greater the control you have means the experiment has more

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Reliability

Question 6

An experiment where the researcher manipulates the IV but in a natural environment

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Field experiment

Question 7

Descriptive statistics do what?

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Describe and summarise the results

Question 8

The test for nominal data, repeated measures

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Binomial

Question 9

The test for correlations is

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Spearman's Rho

Question 10

A weakness of correlational analyses is that

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other factors (variables) may cause the behaviour

Question 11

The test for ordinal/interval data, independent measures

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Mann Whitney U

Question 12

A weakness of observations is that

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people may change their behaviour when watched

Question 13

The research method used to see the 'link' between two variables (and sets of data) is

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a correlational analysis

Question 14

H2 means a .... hypothesis

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Non-directional or 2 tailed

Question 15

______ is the extent to which findings of a study can be generalised to real-life

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External validity, Ecological validity

Question 16

How can external validity be assessed?

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Replication

Question 17

What is a dependent variable?

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The change in the Ps behaviour, The one that is measured

Question 18

An experiment where the IV occurs naturally and is not manipulated

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Quasi experiment, Natural experiment

Question 19

p<0.05 means that there is a 95% probability that the results are due to the experiment

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True

Question 20

H0 means a .... hypothesis

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Null

Question 21

Lower case 'p' in Psychology statistics section stands for

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Probability

Question 22

How can internal validity be assessed?

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By looking for predictive validity, By looking for face validity, By looking for concurrent validity, All of the above

Question 23

What is the test-retest method? Doing the test again

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with the same people

Question 24

An experiment that has high levels of control and is set in an artificial environment is

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Laboratory experiment

Question 25

Degrees of freedom equation = (rows - 1) x (columns - 1)

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True

Question 26

Dividing the questions in a self-report into 2 groups and comparing the results in each is

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Split-half method

Question 27

External reliability is how consistent something is

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across different groups of people, at different times and places

Question 28

A weakness of experiments is that

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it is not ethical to manipulate people

Question 29

An extraneous variable is one which...

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Should be avoided

Question 30

A type 2 error is a false

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negative

Question 31

p<0.05 means that there is 5% or less probability that the results are due to chance

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True

Question 32

The test for nominal data, independent measures

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Chi2

Question 33

Interval level measurement/data is data

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with equal intervals between them

Question 34

The graph for nominal data

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bar chart

Question 35

How is external reliability assessed?

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Test-retest

Question 36

Which of the following are types of reliability?

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Internal and external

Question 37

The variable we MEASURE in research

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DV

Question 38

An independent variable is..

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The variable the researcher manipulates

Question 39

Extraneous variables: a PARTICIPANT VARIABLE (something that varies between participants) is

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the participants' age

Question 40

H1 means a .... hypothesis

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Directional or 1 tailed

Question 41

In Psychology, reliability means that things are

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consistent

Question 42

The test for ordinal/interval data, repeated measures

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Wilcoxon

Question 43

The graph for interval data is

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scattergraph, line graph

Question 44

Ordinal level measurement/data is data

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which is ranked, in some form of order

Question 45

Extraneous variables: a PARTICIPANT EFFECT (something that affects them) is

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Screw You effect

Question 46

The variable we MANIPULATE in research

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IV

Question 47

How can you test if a measure has internal reliability?

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Spilt-half technique, Inter-rater reliability

Question 48

Extraneous variables: a SITUATIONAL VARIABLE (something that varies in the situation) is

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The weather

Question 49

Nominal level measurement/data is data

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in categories

Question 50

Inferential statistics do what?

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Infer probable conclusions

Question 51

What is internal reliability? How consistent something is

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within itself / inside itself

Question 52

A weakness of self-reports (questionnaires and interviews) is that

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people may lie

Question 53

In Psychology, validity means that things are

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true

Question 54

The variables we try to MINIMISE in research

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EV

Question 55

Checking how far researchers agree is the ... test for internal reliability?

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Inter-rater reliabilty

Research Methods Mega Quiz

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Research Methods Mega Quiz

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