Exam 2: A: Research Methods

In an experiment,a researcher manipulates one variable to see how it affects a second variable.The manipulated variable is called the:

The survey method of research is ___________ in nature.

A detailed,well-researched biography of a famous historical person is technically an example of the __________ method of research.

A psychologist,studying pilot trainees,picks a select group of trainees who are hopefully representative of all other trainees.The group of trainees being studied by this psychologist are collectively known to researchers as a __________.

In an experiment concerning the effect of auditory feedback on accuracy in writing computer programs,one group hears a computer-simulated voice say each character or symbol that they type in as they are writing their programs.The second group does not receive the auditory feedback as they type their program lines.This second group is the ___________ group.

A psychologist wanted to see if people are more prone to seek the company of others when anxious than when calm.He randomly assigned half of his subjects to an anxiety group and then told them that,as part of the study,they would receive electric shocks.He did not frighten the other group of subjects.Finally,he recorded how many subjects in each group chose to be "tested" in a group setting and how many chose to be "tested" alone.What was the dependent variable in this study?

Collecting objective data without interference in the subject's normal environment is associated with ________.

As children grow older,their discretionary income usually increases.The best conclusion to draw about the variables age and income are that they are:

To determine if sugar-rich diets affect hyperactivity in kids,a researcher prepared two daily menus that children would receive for a 30-day period.A high-sugar diet was given to the boys,while the girls had a menu that seemed identical but was not a high sugar diet.At the end of 30 days,the boys and girls were evaluated to determine their levels of hyperactivity.In the study,the high-sugar diet is the ________.

In an experiment,a researcher manipulates one variable to see how it affects a second variable.The manipulated variable is called the __________.

In a controlled experiment,the group subjected to a change in the independent variable is called the __________ group.

A psychologist uses the correlational method to _________.

Political polls taken before major elections are examples of __________ research.

In an experiment,a researcher manipulates one variable to see how it affects a second variable.The manipulated variable is called the __________.

The degree of relationship between two or more variables is:

In an experiment,the "measurable aspect of the behavior of the subject" is called the __________ variable.

In an experiment,the group of subjects to which the experimental group is compared is called the:

A "fake treatment" is one way to define a ______.

The greatest disadvantage of correlation is:

The process of establishing causal relationships is associated most with: