Question 1

Data analysis in qualitative research is most likely to include which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  means and standard deviations 
B)  inferential statistics 
C)  unfalsifiable theories 
D)  detailed examples of participant responses 
A)  means and standard deviations 
B)  inferential statistics 
C)  unfalsifiable theories 
D)  detailed examples of participant responses D

Question 2

A new anti-drug program is instituted at one elementary school. Then the attitudes of the students toward drugs are compared to the attitudes of students at a similar elementary school without the program. What kind of research design is this?

Accepted Answer

A)  a between-subjects experiment 
B)  a correlational study 
C)  a nonequivalent groups design 
D)  a pretest-posttest design 
A)  a between-subjects experiment 
B)  a correlational study 
C)  a nonequivalent groups design 
D)  a pretest-posttest design C

Question 3

A study of the relationship between a person's occupation (college professors vs. factory workers) and the need for cognition would be a correlational study.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 4

In terms of internal validity, quasi-experimental research is lower than either experimental or correlational research.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

A quasi-experiment includes the random assignment of participants to conditions or orders of conditions.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Good researchers avoid conducting correlational studies.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Make up an example of a research question that could only be addressed by nonexperimental research and explain why this is so.

Accepted Answer

An example of a research question that c

Question 8

Correlational research can be used when the independent variable is impossible to manipulate.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Most research in psychology is quantitative.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

A researcher is interested in whether playing violent video games causes children to be more aggressive. So she finds a sample of children who regularly play violent video games and a sample of children who do not play violent video games. Then she compares their levels of aggression. Explain the weakness of this study in terms of her original research question.

Accepted Answer

Her study is correla

Question 11

Nonexperimental research generally has good internal validity.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

"Mixed methods research" refers to which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  research that combines quantitative and qualitative approaches 
B)  research that combines experimental and correlational approaches 
C)  research that combines experimental and quasi-experimental approaches 
D)  research that combines basic and applied approaches 
A)  research that combines quantitative and qualitative approaches 
B)  research that combines experimental and correlational approaches 
C)  research that combines experimental and quasi-experimental approaches 
D)  research that combines basic and applied approaches

Question 13

What does the prefix "quasi" mean?

Accepted Answer

A)  above 
B)  false 
C)  resembling 
D)  not 
A)  above 
B)  false 
C)  resembling 
D)  not

Question 14

Why does experimental research generally have higher internal validity than nonexperimental research?

Accepted Answer

The manipulation of the indepe

Question 15

Which of the following is a common data collection method in qualitative research?

Accepted Answer

A)  administering questionnaires with rating scale responses 
B)  taking multiple physiological measures 
C)  using computer simulations 
D)  giving unstructured interviews 
A)  administering questionnaires with rating scale responses 
B)  taking multiple physiological measures 
C)  using computer simulations 
D)  giving unstructured interviews

Question 16

The defining feature of correlational research is that Pearson's r is used to describe the data.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Quasi-experimental research involves the manipulation of an independent variable.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Levine and Norenzayan's (1999) study of walking speed in different countries is a good example of which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  naturalistic observation 
B)  archival data 
C)  experimental research 
D)  quasi-experimental research 
A)  naturalistic observation 
B)  archival data 
C)  experimental research 
D)  quasi-experimental research

Question 19

In general, empirical research has shown that psychotherapy is ineffective.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Correlational and quasi-experimental research concern relationships between variables.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Data analysis in qualitative research is most likely to include which of the following?

A new anti-drug program is instituted at one elementary school. Then the attitudes of the students toward drugs are compared to the attitudes of students at a similar elementary school without the program. What kind of research design is this?

A study of the relationship between a person's occupation (college professors vs. factory workers) and the need for cognition would be a correlational study.

In terms of internal validity, quasi-experimental research is lower than either experimental or correlational research.

A quasi-experiment includes the random assignment of participants to conditions or orders of conditions.

Good researchers avoid conducting correlational studies.

Make up an example of a research question that could only be addressed by nonexperimental research and explain why this is so.

Correlational research can be used when the independent variable is impossible to manipulate.

Most research in psychology is quantitative.

Nonexperimental research generally has good internal validity.

"Mixed methods research" refers to which of the following?

What does the prefix "quasi" mean?

Why does experimental research generally have higher internal validity than nonexperimental research?

Which of the following is a common data collection method in qualitative research?

The defining feature of correlational research is that Pearson's r is used to describe the data.

Quasi-experimental research involves the manipulation of an independent variable.

Levine and Norenzayan's (1999) study of walking speed in different countries is a good example of which of the following?

In general, empirical research has shown that psychotherapy is ineffective.

Correlational and quasi-experimental research concern relationships between variables.

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Exam 7: Nonexperimental Research

Data analysis in qualitative research is most likely to include which of the following?

A new anti-drug program is instituted at one elementary school. Then the attitudes of the students toward drugs are compared to the attitudes of students at a similar elementary school without the program. What kind of research design is this?

A study of the relationship between a person's occupation (college professors vs. factory workers) and the need for cognition would be a correlational study.

In terms of internal validity, quasi-experimental research is lower than either experimental or correlational research.

A quasi-experiment includes the random assignment of participants to conditions or orders of conditions.

Good researchers avoid conducting correlational studies.

Make up an example of a research question that could only be addressed by nonexperimental research and explain why this is so.

Correlational research can be used when the independent variable is impossible to manipulate.

Most research in psychology is quantitative.

Nonexperimental research generally has good internal validity.

"Mixed methods research" refers to which of the following?

What does the prefix "quasi" mean?

Why does experimental research generally have higher internal validity than nonexperimental research?

Which of the following is a common data collection method in qualitative research?

The defining feature of correlational research is that Pearson's r is used to describe the data.

Quasi-experimental research involves the manipulation of an independent variable.

Levine and Norenzayan's (1999) study of walking speed in different countries is a good example of which of the following?

In general, empirical research has shown that psychotherapy is ineffective.

Correlational and quasi-experimental research concern relationships between variables.

The Science of Psychology

Getting Started in Research

Research Ethics

Theory in Psychology

Psychological Measurement

Experimental Research

Complex Research Designs

Survey Research

Single-Subject Research

Presenting Your Research

Descriptive Statistics

Inferential Statistics

Filters