Question 1

_____ reliability should be established when using the data collection method of _____.

Accepted Answer

A) Test/retest; checklists 
B) Test/retest; narrative records 
C) Interrater; narrative records 
D) Interrater; checklists 
A) Test/retest; checklists 
B) Test/retest; narrative records 
C) Interrater; narrative records 
D) Interrater; checklists

Question 2

Which of the following is not a type of qualitative research?​

Accepted Answer

A) case study 
B) action research 
C) archival research 
D) survey research 
A) case study 
B) action research 
C) archival research 
D) survey research

Question 3

How does the case study method differ from the observational method?​

Accepted Answer

​The case study method involves making a

Question 4

Consider the following survey question: "Do you consider a microwave to be fast and convenient?" This is an example of a _____ question.​

Accepted Answer

A) leading 
B) loaded 
C) rating scale 
D) double-barreled 
A) leading 
B) loaded 
C) rating scale 
D) double-barreled

Question 5

A numerical scale on which survey respondents indicate the direction and strength of their response is a​

Accepted Answer

A) Likert scale. 
B) rating scale. 
C) nominal scale. 
D) a Likert scale and a rating scale. 
A) Likert scale. 
B) rating scale. 
C) nominal scale. 
D) a Likert scale and a rating scale.

Question 6

Studies in which the participants are unaware that the researcher is observing their behavior utilize _____ observation.​

Accepted Answer

A) nonparticipant 
B) participant 
C) disguised 
D) undisguised 
A) nonparticipant 
B) participant 
C) disguised 
D) undisguised

Question 7

Explain the difference between naturalistic observation and laboratory observation, noting advantages and disadvantages of each.​

Accepted Answer

Naturalistic observation involves watchi

Question 8

Studies in which the researcher does not participate in the situation in which the research participants are involved utilize _____ observation.

Accepted Answer

A) nonparticipant 
B) participant 
C) disguised 
D) undisguised 
A) nonparticipant 
B) participant 
C) disguised 
D) undisguised

Question 9

Questions for which participants formulate their own responses are _____ questions.​

Accepted Answer

A) leading 
B) open-ended 
C) closed-ended 
D) loaded 
A) leading 
B) open-ended 
C) closed-ended 
D) loaded

Question 10

Rich is conducting a survey of student opinion of the dining hall at his university. In order to make sure that students from each major are adequately represented he should use the _____ sampling technique.​

Accepted Answer

A) random 
B) cluster 
C) stratified random 
D) convenience 
A) random 
B) cluster 
C) stratified random 
D) convenience

Question 11

Explain the relationship between the terms population, sample, representative sample, random selection, and random sample.​

Accepted Answer

​In research, we use random selection to

Question 12

_____ sampling is a sampling technique in which each member of the population has a known likelihood of being selected to be part of the sample.

Accepted Answer

A) Quota ​ 
B) Representative 
C) Probability 
D) Nonprobability 
A) Quota ​ 
B) Representative 
C) Probability 
D) Nonprobability

Question 13

Questions that ask for basic information such as age, gender, ethnicity, or income are called _____ questions and should be placed at the _____ of a survey.​

Accepted Answer

A) demographic; end 
B) demographic; beginning 
C) double-barreled; end 
D) double-barreled; beginning 
A) demographic; end 
B) demographic; beginning 
C) double-barreled; end 
D) double-barreled; beginning

Question 14

Rich is conducting a survey of student opinion of the dining hall at his university. Rich decided to conduct his survey using students enrolled in introductory psychology classes. The type of sampling technique that Rich is using is​

Accepted Answer

A) random sampling. 
B) cluster sampling. 
C) stratified random sampling. 
D) representative sampling. 
A) random sampling. 
B) cluster sampling. 
C) stratified random sampling. 
D) representative sampling.

Question 15

Mail surveys have the concern of _____ but have the advantage of _____.​

Accepted Answer

A) low return rate; eliminating interviewer bias 
B) interviewer bias; high return rate 
C) sampling bias; interviewer bias 
D) increasing socially desirable responses; high return rate 
A) low return rate; eliminating interviewer bias 
B) interviewer bias; high return rate 
C) sampling bias; interviewer bias 
D) increasing socially desirable responses; high return rate

_ reliability should be established when using the data collection method of _.

Which of the following is not a type of qualitative research?

How does the case study method differ from the observational method?

Consider the following survey question: "Do you consider a microwave to be fast and convenient?" This is an example of a _____ question.

A numerical scale on which survey respondents indicate the direction and strength of their response is a

Studies in which the participants are unaware that the researcher is observing their behavior utilize _____ observation.

Explain the difference between naturalistic observation and laboratory observation, noting advantages and disadvantages of each.

Studies in which the researcher does not participate in the situation in which the research participants are involved utilize _____ observation.

Questions for which participants formulate their own responses are _____ questions.

Rich is conducting a survey of student opinion of the dining hall at his university. In order to make sure that students from each major are adequately represented he should use the _____ sampling technique.

Explain the relationship between the terms population, sample, representative sample, random selection, and random sample.

_____ sampling is a sampling technique in which each member of the population has a known likelihood of being selected to be part of the sample.

Questions that ask for basic information such as age, gender, ethnicity, or income are called _ questions and should be placed at the _ of a survey.

Rich is conducting a survey of student opinion of the dining hall at his university. Rich decided to conduct his survey using students enrolled in introductory psychology classes. The type of sampling technique that Rich is using is

Mail surveys have the concern of _ but have the advantage of _.

Thinking Like a Scientist

Getting Started

Defining Measuring and Manipulating Variables

Data Organization and Descriptive Statistics

Correlational Methods and Statistics

Probability and Hypothesis Testing

Introduction to Inferential Statistics

Experimental Design and Analysis I

Experimental Design and Analysis II

Experimental Design and Analysis III

Experimental Design and Analysis Iv

Quasi Experimental and Single Case Designs

Nonparametric Inferential Statistics

APA Communication Guidelines

Filters

Exam 4: Descriptive Methods

_____ reliability should be established when using the data collection method of _____.

Which of the following is not a type of qualitative research?​

How does the case study method differ from the observational method?​

Consider the following survey question: "Do you consider a microwave to be fast and convenient?" This is an example of a _____ question.​

A numerical scale on which survey respondents indicate the direction and strength of their response is a​

Studies in which the participants are unaware that the researcher is observing their behavior utilize _____ observation.​

Explain the difference between naturalistic observation and laboratory observation, noting advantages and disadvantages of each.​

Studies in which the researcher does not participate in the situation in which the research participants are involved utilize _____ observation.

Questions for which participants formulate their own responses are _____ questions.​

Rich is conducting a survey of student opinion of the dining hall at his university. In order to make sure that students from each major are adequately represented he should use the _____ sampling technique.​

Explain the relationship between the terms population, sample, representative sample, random selection, and random sample.​

_____ sampling is a sampling technique in which each member of the population has a known likelihood of being selected to be part of the sample.

Questions that ask for basic information such as age, gender, ethnicity, or income are called _____ questions and should be placed at the _____ of a survey.​

Rich is conducting a survey of student opinion of the dining hall at his university. Rich decided to conduct his survey using students enrolled in introductory psychology classes. The type of sampling technique that Rich is using is​

Mail surveys have the concern of _____ but have the advantage of _____.​

Thinking Like a Scientist

Getting Started

Defining Measuring and Manipulating Variables

Data Organization and Descriptive Statistics

Correlational Methods and Statistics

Probability and Hypothesis Testing

Introduction to Inferential Statistics

Experimental Design and Analysis I

Experimental Design and Analysis II

Experimental Design and Analysis III

Experimental Design and Analysis Iv

Quasi Experimental and Single Case Designs

Nonparametric Inferential Statistics

APA Communication Guidelines

Filters

_ reliability should be established when using the data collection method of _.

Which of the following is not a type of qualitative research?

How does the case study method differ from the observational method?

Consider the following survey question: "Do you consider a microwave to be fast and convenient?" This is an example of a _____ question.

A numerical scale on which survey respondents indicate the direction and strength of their response is a

Studies in which the participants are unaware that the researcher is observing their behavior utilize _____ observation.

Explain the difference between naturalistic observation and laboratory observation, noting advantages and disadvantages of each.

Questions for which participants formulate their own responses are _____ questions.

Rich is conducting a survey of student opinion of the dining hall at his university. In order to make sure that students from each major are adequately represented he should use the _____ sampling technique.

Explain the relationship between the terms population, sample, representative sample, random selection, and random sample.

Questions that ask for basic information such as age, gender, ethnicity, or income are called _ questions and should be placed at the _ of a survey.

Rich is conducting a survey of student opinion of the dining hall at his university. Rich decided to conduct his survey using students enrolled in introductory psychology classes. The type of sampling technique that Rich is using is

Mail surveys have the concern of _ but have the advantage of _.