Research Methods Review Weeks 1-4

The purpose of literature reviews is...

What is a reason that non-experimental quantitative research might be used?

Gender is an example of a _____ variable

The point of testing a hypothesis is...

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of psychological research?

APA uses an author-date citation system

What is the Duhem-Quine Principle?

A weakness of experimental research is that it does not allow for control over extraneous variables

Correlation is not causation

What is the primary purpose of Institutional Review Boards?

Pseudoscience is defined as something that claims to be scientific, but violates scientific tenets

What does it mean to operationalize a construct?

The purpose of the results section is to...

Participant's knowledge that data is being collected about them can alter their responses to research conditions

What IS a weakness of experimental research?

A quotation of fewer than __ words may be included in the paragraph, enclosed in quotation marks

Mixed-methods research combines qualitative and quantitative research methods

Which is NOT an assumption underlying science?

A variable that controls a relationship between two other variables is called...

The introduction section should provide an intensive literature review

If a psychologist conducted an experiment in a mall, it would be...

Dr. Smith gets research ideas from people-watching. Which one of the four sources is this an example of?

Which of the following is NOT one of the methods of acquiring knowledge?

Which of these is NOT a way to show respect for participants when writing a report?

John Locke was a rationalist

Which of the following is a use of the internet in psychology?

Induction is a method of reasoning that goes from specific to general

What type of research collects non-numerical data?

Which of these is a goal of psychological research?

Which of the following is NOT a criterion for establishing cause and effect