- Description
PSY 245 Wk 2 – Concept Check
- Question 1
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Surveys are preferred in some areas of psychology for which of the following reasons?
They are usually cheaper.
They allow researchers to infer causal relationships.
They are more scientific because similar methods are used in astronomy and geology.
It is often impossible to manipulate the independent variables the researchers are interested in.
- Question 2
Which of the following can be a threat to the internal validity of longitudinal studies?
Testing effects
The IQ of the participants
Sample size
Maturation effects
Both a and d
- Question 3
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Which of the following statements is most accurate?
The use of unobtrusive measures in surveys helps deal with reactivity.
The use of unobtrusive measures in surveys helps deal with standardization.
The use of unobtrusive measures in surveys helps deal with social desirability.
The use of unobtrusive measures in surveys helps deal with reactivity and social desirability.
- Question 4
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“A preliminary piece of research designed to ‘road-test’ various design elements (e.g. independent variables, dependent variables, details of procedure), in order to establish their viability and utility prior to the investment of time and money in a full study.”
Which term best fits this definition?
A sampling study
A replication study
A pre-test
A pilot study
- Question 5
“Studies where the same sample of participants is measured on more than one occasion.”
Which term best fits this definition?
Longitudinal surveys
Carry-over surveys
Repeated-measures surveys
Cohort surveys
Population censuses
- Chapter 12: “Classical Qualitative Methods”
- Question 6
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A hermeneutic approach to qualitative research involves which of the following?
Use of advanced statistical principles
Use of basic statistical principles similar to those that underpin distribution-free tests
Attending to the meaning of particular phenomena for those who experience them
Spending a lot of time in isolation, quarantined from the outside world
- Question 7
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A team of researchers wants to use content analysis to examine the behavior of people in a crowd. Specifically, the researchers want to examine whether the number of times a person displays anger or frustration depends on the number of other people that are in close proximity.
Which of the following statements is false?
The researchers might want to use multiple coders to ensure that coding is reliable.
The researchers might want to assess the level of inter-rater reliability in categorizing particular displays of emotion as anger or frustration.
The researchers might want to clarify the nature of the coding categories “anger” and “frustration” after they have collected their data.
The researchers may want to perform statistical analysis on the data they obtain.
- Question 8
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“Research practice that acknowledges the role that participants play in research and that seeks to involve them in as much of the research process as possible.”
What type of practice does this describe?
Experiential approach
User involvement
Participant involvement
Participant-led research
- Question 9
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“A qualitative research tool in which participants introspectively comment on a particular topic and their responses are coded using pre-established guidelines. The most common of these is the ‘thinking-aloud’ technique used to gain insight into participants’ cognitive processes while performing particular tasks (e.g. playing chess or map reading).”
Which tool does this describe?
Semi-structured interviewing
Open-ended interviewing
Cognitive protocols
Verbal protocols
- Question 10
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“A philosophy that suggests that features of the world exist in an objective form that makes them amenable to measurement and definitive characterization.”
What philosophical orientation does this describe?
Positivism
Idealism
Relativism
Realism