Psychology research deigns (meanings)

Question 1

—– in scientific research, a specific, testable proposition about a phenomenon

1. Quasi design
2. Operational definition
3. Variable
4. Hypothesis

Answer 1

Hypothesis

Question 2

A statement that defines the
exact operations or methods used in research

1. Quasi design
2. Operational definition
3. Variable
4. Hypothesis

Answer 2

Operational definition

Question 3

A factor or characteristic that is manipulated or measured in research

1. Quasi design
2. Operational definition
3. Variable
4. Hypothesis

Answer 3

Variable

Question 4

An integrated set of propositions that can be used to account for, predict and even suggest ways of controlling certain phenomena

1. Quasi design
2. Theory
3. Variable
4. Hypothesis

Answer 4

Theory

Question 5

The degree to which test results or other research evidence occurs repeatedly

1. Quasi design
2. Theory
3. Variable
4. statistical reliability

Answer 5

statistical reliability (reliability)

Question 6

The degree to which test scores are
interpreted correctly and used appropriately

1. Quasi design
2. Theory
3. Variable
4. statistical reliability

Answer 6

Statistical validity (validity)

Question 7

The process of watching without interfering as a
phenomenon occurs in the natural environment;

1. Naturalistic observation
2. Observational methods
3. Case study

Answer 7

Naturalistic observation

Question 8

Procedures for systematically watching behaviour in order to summarise it for scientific analysis

1. Naturalistic observation
2. Observational methods
3. Case study
4. Observational methods

Answer 8

Observational methods

Question 9

A research method involving the intensive examination of some phenomenon in a particular individual, group or situation

1. Case study
2. Observational methods
3. Descriptive methods
4. Survey

Answer 9

Case study

Question 10

The sub field of psychology whose goal is to explore and understand the relationships among brain processes, human behaviour and psychological functioning

1. Case study
2. Observational methods
3. Correlational Study
4. Neuropsychology

Answer 10

Neuropsychology

Question 11

A research method that examines relationships between variables in order
to analyse trends in data, test predictions, evaluate theories and suggest new hypotheses

1. Case study
2. Observational methods
3. Correlational study
4. Neuropsychology

Answer 11

Correlational study

Question 12

A situation in which the researcher
manipulates one variable and then observes the effect of that manipulation on another variable, while holding all other variables constant

1. Case study
2. Observational methods
3. Correlational study
4. Experiment

Answer 12

Experiment

Question 13

(something) in an experiment, the group that receives the experimental treatment

1. Case study
2. Experimental group
3. Correlational study
4. Experiment

Answer 13

Experimental group

Question 14

(something) in an experiment, the group that receives no treatment or provides some other baseline against which to compare the performance or response of the experimental group

1. Case study
2. Experimental group
3. Correlational study
4. Control group

Answer 14

Control Group

Question 15

What type of variable is manipulated by the researcher in an experiment?

Independent OR dependent

Answer 15

Independent variable

Question 16

——- variable in an experiment, the factor affected by the independent variable

Independent OR dependent

Answer 16

Dependent variable

Question 17

——– in an experiment, any factor that affects the dependent variable, along with or instead of the independent variable

1. Case study
2. Experimental group
3. Confound
4. Control group

Answer 17

Confound

Question 18

——— in an
experiment, a confound in which uncontrolled or uncontrollable factors affect the dependent variable, along with or instead of the independent variable

1. Variable
2. Experimental group
3. Confound
4. Random variable

Answer 18

Random variable

Question 19

———– assigning participants in an experiment to various groups through a random process to ensure that random variables are evenly distributed among the groups

1. Variable
2. Randomising
3. Confound
4. Random variable

Answer 19

Randomising

Question 20

A physical or psychological treatment that contains no active ingredient but produces an effect because the person receiving it believes it will

1. Placebo
2. Effect
3. Confound
4. Random variable

Answer 20

Placebo

Question 21

———- that occurs
when an experimenter unintentionally encourages participants to respond in a way that supports the experimenter’s hypothesis

1. Experimenter bias
2. Effect
3. Double blind design
4. Random variable

Answer 21

Experimenter bias

Question 22

———- a research design in which neither the experimenter nor the participants know who is in the experimental group and who is in the control group

1. Experimenter bias
2. Effect
3. Double blind design
4. Random variable

Answer 22

Double - blind design

Question 23

A statistic, r, that summarises the strength and direction of a relationship between two variable

1. Experimenter bias
2. Effect
3. Double blind design
4. Correlation coefficient

Answer 23

Correlation coefficient

Question 24

The score that occurs most frequently in a data set

1. Mean
2. Mode
3. Median

Answer 24

Mode

Question 25

The halfway point in a data set; half the scores fall above this score, half below

1. Mean
2. Mode
3. Median

Answer 25

Median

Question 26

The arithmetic average of the scores in a data set

1. Mean
2. Mode
3. Median

Answer 26

Mean

Question 27

What research design in which an experi-mental procedure is applied but all extraneous variables are not controlled?

1. Obedience
2. Design components
3. Quasi-experimental design

Answer 27

Quasi-experimental design