Question 1

Case Studies The main difference between a deviant case analysis and other types of
Case study is that a deviant case analysis involves

Accepted Answer

A) comparison to a normal group. 
B) more observations of the same person. 
C) more objective measurements. 
D) more systematic observation. 
A) comparison to a normal group. 
B) more observations of the same person. 
C) more objective measurements. 
D) more systematic observation.

Question 2

Describing Research Activities ____ are high in degree of manipulation of antecedent conditions and
High in imposition of units.

Accepted Answer

A) Case studies 
B) Correlational studies 
C) Laboratory experiments 
D) Participant-observer studies 
A) Case studies 
B) Correlational studies 
C) Laboratory experiments 
D) Participant-observer studies

Question 3

Describing Research Activities If a research study restricted subjects to a very narrow range of possible
Responses, it would be

Accepted Answer

A) high in degree of manipulation of antecedents. 
B) low in degree of manipulation of antecedents. 
C) high in imposition of units. 
D) low in imposition of units. 
A) high in degree of manipulation of antecedents. 
B) low in degree of manipulation of antecedents. 
C) high in imposition of units. 
D) low in imposition of units.

Question 4

Case Studies Which of these is an example of retrospective data?

Accepted Answer

A) academic transcript 
B) checkbook entries 
C) memories of your first date 
D) wedding photo album 
A) academic transcript 
B) checkbook entries 
C) memories of your first date 
D) wedding photo album

Question 5

Field Studies Yepez (1994) employed the INTERSECT coding system in a study of whether
Teachers in "English As a Second Language" courses gave equal attention to
Their male and female students.Her use of INTERSECT illustrated the
____ technique.

Accepted Answer

A) archival 
B) correlational study 
C) participant-observer 
D) systematic observation 
A) archival 
B) correlational study 
C) participant-observer 
D) systematic observation

Question 6

Phenomenology William James used the ____ approach to explore basic psychological
Issues like habits, consciousness, and the stream of thought.

Accepted Answer

A) case study 
B) experimental 
C) field study 
D) phenomenological 
A) case study 
B) experimental 
C) field study 
D) phenomenological

Question 7

Case Studies Mednick used ____ to discover that schizophrenic and normal
Children differ in the activity of their autonomic nervous systems.

Accepted Answer

A) correlational studies 
B) deviant case analysis 
C) field studies 
D) laboratory experiments 
A) correlational studies 
B) deviant case analysis 
C) field studies 
D) laboratory experiments

Question 8

Introduction We should use nonexperimental methods when

Accepted Answer

A) an experiment would be unethical or not possible. 
B) external validity is less important to us than internal validity. 
C) the experimental hypothesis is not testable. 
D) we want to establish a causal relationship. 
A) an experiment would be unethical or not possible. 
B) external validity is less important to us than internal validity. 
C) the experimental hypothesis is not testable. 
D) we want to establish a causal relationship.

Question 9

Introduction When we are certain that only the antecedent conditions we created caused
Participant behavior in our experiment, the experiment has ____ validity.

Accepted Answer

A) construct 
B) external 
C) face 
D) internal 
A) construct 
B) external 
C) face 
D) internal

Question 10

Case Studies Kazdin (2003) has argued that case studies can help researchers because
They

Accepted Answer

A) allow the study of rare phenomena. 
B) are a source of inferences, hypotheses, therapy techniques, and theories. 
C) provide exceptions to accepted ideas, theories, or practices. 
D) all of these 
A) allow the study of rare phenomena. 
B) are a source of inferences, hypotheses, therapy techniques, and theories. 
C) provide exceptions to accepted ideas, theories, or practices. 
D) all of these

Question 11

Field Studies Researchers use unobtrusive measures to control

Accepted Answer

A) demand characteristics. 
B) reactivity. 
C) response set. 
D) response style. 
A) demand characteristics. 
B) reactivity. 
C) response set. 
D) response style.

Question 12

Case Studies A developmental psychologist makes careful daily notes about her own child's
Growing use of language during the first years of life.She is using the
____ method.

Accepted Answer

A) case study 
B) field experiment 
C) naturalistic observation 
D) phenomenological 
A) case study 
B) field experiment 
C) naturalistic observation 
D) phenomenological

Question 13

Case Studies Psychologists have used case studies to

Accepted Answer

A) construct diagnostic categories. 
B) evaluate an individual's level of functioning. 
C) formulate theories of human development. 
D) all of these 
A) construct diagnostic categories. 
B) evaluate an individual's level of functioning. 
C) formulate theories of human development. 
D) all of these

Question 14

Case Studies Which of these might reduce the accuracy of retrospective data?

Accepted Answer

A) aspects of a situation may trigger unrelated memories 
B) cognitive processes may unconsciously reconstruct memories 
C) mood may influence the type of events (positive or negative) that subjects recall 
D) all of these 
A) aspects of a situation may trigger unrelated memories 
B) cognitive processes may unconsciously reconstruct memories 
C) mood may influence the type of events (positive or negative) that subjects recall 
D) all of these

Question 15

Introduction A main difference between laboratory experiments and nonexperimental
Studies is that nonexperimental studies

Accepted Answer

A) are easier to replicate. 
B) often achieve higher external validity. 
C) provide more objective data. 
D) provoke greater reactivity. 
A) are easier to replicate. 
B) often achieve higher external validity. 
C) provide more objective data. 
D) provoke greater reactivity.

Question 16

Field Studies Frazz observes the number of donuts the faculty consume in the lunchroom
While he mops the floor.Which approach did he use?

Accepted Answer

A) ex post facto study 
B) field experiment 
C) field study 
D) experiment 
A) ex post facto study 
B) field experiment 
C) field study 
D) experiment

Question 17

Introduction When we can generalize our research findings to subjects or settings
Outside of an experiment, our experiment has ____ validity.

Accepted Answer

A) concurrent 
B) construct 
C) external 
D) internal 
A) concurrent 
B) construct 
C) external 
D) internal

Case Studies The main difference between a deviant case analysis and other types of Case study is that a deviant case analysis involves

Describing Research Activities ____ are high in degree of manipulation of antecedent conditions and High in imposition of units.

Describing Research Activities If a research study restricted subjects to a very narrow range of possible Responses, it would be

Case Studies Which of these is an example of retrospective data?

Field Studies Yepez (1994) employed the INTERSECT coding system in a study of whether Teachers in "English As a Second Language" courses gave equal attention to Their male and female students.Her use of INTERSECT illustrated the ____ technique.

Phenomenology William James used the ____ approach to explore basic psychological Issues like habits, consciousness, and the stream of thought.

Case Studies Mednick used ____ to discover that schizophrenic and normal Children differ in the activity of their autonomic nervous systems.

Introduction We should use nonexperimental methods when

Introduction When we are certain that only the antecedent conditions we created caused Participant behavior in our experiment, the experiment has ____ validity.

Case Studies Kazdin (2003) has argued that case studies can help researchers because They

Field Studies Researchers use unobtrusive measures to control

Case Studies A developmental psychologist makes careful daily notes about her own child's Growing use of language during the first years of life.She is using the ____ method.

Case Studies Psychologists have used case studies to

Case Studies Which of these might reduce the accuracy of retrospective data?

Introduction A main difference between laboratory experiments and nonexperimental Studies is that nonexperimental studies

Field Studies Frazz observes the number of donuts the faculty consume in the lunchroom While he mops the floor.Which approach did he use?

Introduction When we can generalize our research findings to subjects or settings Outside of an experiment, our experiment has ____ validity.

Experimental Psychology and the Scientific Method

Research Ethics

Alternatives to Experimentation: Surveys and Interviews

Alternatives to Experimentation: Correlational and Quasi-Experimental Designs

Formulating the Hypothesis

The Basics of Experimentation

Solving Problems: Controlling Extraneous Variables

Basic Between-Subjects Designs

Between-Subjects Factorial Designs

Within-Subjects Designs

Within-Subjects Designs: Small N

Why We Need Statistics

Analyzing Results

Drawing Conclusions: the Search for the Elusive Bottom Line

Writing the Research Report

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Exam 3: Alternatives to Experimentation: Nonexperimental Designs

Case Studies The main difference between a deviant case analysis and other types of Case study is that a deviant case analysis involves

Describing Research Activities ____ are high in degree of manipulation of antecedent conditions and High in imposition of units.

Describing Research Activities If a research study restricted subjects to a very narrow range of possible Responses, it would be

Case Studies Which of these is an example of retrospective data?

Field Studies Yepez (1994) employed the INTERSECT coding system in a study of whether Teachers in "English As a Second Language" courses gave equal attention to Their male and female students.Her use of INTERSECT illustrated the ____ technique.

Phenomenology William James used the ____ approach to explore basic psychological Issues like habits, consciousness, and the stream of thought.

Case Studies Mednick used ____ to discover that schizophrenic and normal Children differ in the activity of their autonomic nervous systems.

Introduction We should use nonexperimental methods when

Introduction When we are certain that only the antecedent conditions we created caused Participant behavior in our experiment, the experiment has ____ validity.

Case Studies Kazdin (2003) has argued that case studies can help researchers because They

Field Studies Researchers use unobtrusive measures to control

Case Studies A developmental psychologist makes careful daily notes about her own child's Growing use of language during the first years of life.She is using the ____ method.

Case Studies Psychologists have used case studies to

Case Studies Which of these might reduce the accuracy of retrospective data?

Introduction A main difference between laboratory experiments and nonexperimental Studies is that nonexperimental studies

Field Studies Frazz observes the number of donuts the faculty consume in the lunchroom While he mops the floor.Which approach did he use?

Introduction When we can generalize our research findings to subjects or settings Outside of an experiment, our experiment has ____ validity.

Experimental Psychology and the Scientific Method

Research Ethics

Alternatives to Experimentation: Surveys and Interviews

Alternatives to Experimentation: Correlational and Quasi-Experimental Designs

Formulating the Hypothesis

The Basics of Experimentation

Solving Problems: Controlling Extraneous Variables

Basic Between-Subjects Designs

Between-Subjects Factorial Designs

Within-Subjects Designs

Within-Subjects Designs: Small N

Why We Need Statistics

Analyzing Results

Drawing Conclusions: the Search for the Elusive Bottom Line

Writing the Research Report

Filters