Research Methods Quiz

Question 1

The practice of repeating experiments on different subjects or under different conditions is known as

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replication

Question 2

The is the type of research that describes the strength and direction of relationships between variables

Answer 2

correlational

Question 3

The _______ hypothesis states that there is no change, no difference, or no new finding.

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null

Question 4

The APA code of ethics states that all research participants must be given a full explanation of the nature and purpose of any study after its conclusion. This process is called

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debriefing

Question 5

Which is the best method available for controlling placebo effects in both subject and the experimenter?

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Double blind conditions

Question 6

The only type of research that allows use to draw causal conclusions is

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experimental

Question 7

If your research sample resembles the population to which you wish to generalize, we say that is

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representative

Question 8

A response variable

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is measured after the treatment

Question 9

In experiment studying the effect of a new antidepressant medication, the amounts of the medication given to the participant (0 mg, 100 mg, 200 mg) are the levels of the

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explanatory variables

Question 10

if the achievement test scores o down as the number of hours spent watching reality TV shows go up, we say that the relationship between test scores and reality TV viewing is

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negative or inverse