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AS-level Psychology Research Methods
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A review of research methods for AS-level psychology
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Which body publishes guidelines for the ethical treatment of human participants
American Psychiatric Society
The Royal College of Psychiatrists
British Psychoanalytical Council
British Psychological Society
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The degree to which a research finding can be generalised to other settings
Applicability
Ecological validity
Reliability
Internal validity
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Any variable, other than the IV, that may have an effect on the DV if not controlled
Confounding variable
Extraneous variable
Independent variable
Dependent variable
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Experiment that takes place in natural setting and IV is still manipulated
Lab experiment
Natural experiment
Field experiment
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A repeated measures design is when...
Two separate groups matched on important variables
Different participants used in each condition
Same group of people used in two conditions
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Participants not telling the truth to give a good impression is...
Demand characteristics
Interviewer bias
Investigator effect
Social desirability
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Which is a directional hypothesis?
Two-tailed
One-tailed
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What type of interview contains guidelines for questions but leaves phrasing for interviewer
Unstructured
Fully structured
Semi-structured
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Studies looking at an association between two variables are known as:
Experiments
Interviews
Correlations
Observations
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A statement of what the researcher believes to be true
Investigation
Hypothesis
Design
Aim
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Which is a type of quasi-experiment?
Lab experiment
Natural experiment
Field experiment
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The variable you manipulate
Independent variable
Extraneous variable
Dependent variable
Confounding variable
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Which ethical issue deals with not identifying participants
Privacy
Confidentiality
Informed consent
Protection from harm
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The number that expresses the degree to which two things are related is known as...
Positive correlation
Correlation coefficient
Zero correlation
Negative correlation
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Which hypothesis states the IV will affect the DV but not sure how
Directional
Null
Non-directional
One-tailed
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What are two disadvantages of questionnaires
Answers may not be truthful
Questions may be misunderstood
Quantitative data easier to analyse
More data collected in shorter period of time
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The variable you measure
Extraneous variable
Independent variable
Dependent variable
Confounding variable
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Which ethical issue deals with debriefing participants?
Protection from harm
Informed consent
Right to withdraw
Deception
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Which of these is NOT a disadvantage of the experimental method
Demand characteristics
Evaluation apprehension
Artificialitity
Cause and effect
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What is a definition of reliability?
How consistent the results are
How accurate the results are
