Question 1

The Methods section should contain four subsections, but which is the correct order that they should be presented in?

Accepted Answer

A)  Participants, Materials, Design, Procedure 
B)  Materials, Procedure, Participants, Design 
C)  Participants, Design, Materials, Procedure 
D)  Participants, Materials, Procedure, Design 
A)  Participants, Materials, Design, Procedure 
B)  Materials, Procedure, Participants, Design 
C)  Participants, Design, Materials, Procedure 
D)  Participants, Materials, Procedure, Design D

Question 2

Which of the following is an example of using a "wildcard" in a search for research papers?

Accepted Answer

A)  (analyse OR analyze) 
B)  (analysis AND correlation) 
C)  "Pearson's correlation analysis" 
D)  Analy* 
A)  (analyse OR analyze) 
B)  (analysis AND correlation) 
C)  "Pearson's correlation analysis" 
D)  Analy* D

Question 3

The final paragraph of an Introduction should contain…

Accepted Answer

A)  The analysis strategy 
B)  The key findings of the study 
C)  The hypotheses 
D)  The number of participants recruited to the study 
A)  The analysis strategy 
B)  The key findings of the study 
C)  The hypotheses 
D)  The number of participants recruited to the study C

Question 4

Which of the following should you NOT do in a Discussion section?

Accepted Answer

A)  Give a brief summary of the findings 
B)  Criticise the study 
C)  Contrast the findings with previous research 
D)  Repeat the actual statistics and numbers from the Results 
A)  Give a brief summary of the findings 
B)  Criticise the study 
C)  Contrast the findings with previous research 
D)  Repeat the actual statistics and numbers from the Results

Question 5

Which of the following would NOT be an appropriate way to end the Discussion of a memory study conducted on undergraduate participants?

Accepted Answer

A)  Suggesting how these results could help to develop memory aids for patients with amnesia 
B)  Suggesting how these results could contribute to furthering the existing theoretical models of memory 
C)  Suggesting a further piece of research that could resolve some of the methodological limitations from the present piece of research 
D)  Suggesting a further piece of research that could resolve some of the unanswered issues from the present piece of research 
A)  Suggesting how these results could help to develop memory aids for patients with amnesia 
B)  Suggesting how these results could contribute to furthering the existing theoretical models of memory 
C)  Suggesting a further piece of research that could resolve some of the methodological limitations from the present piece of research 
D)  Suggesting a further piece of research that could resolve some of the unanswered issues from the present piece of research

Question 6

Which of the following is NOT true about the References section?

Accepted Answer

A)  References should be presented in APA format 
B)  All of the papers that you have read should be included, even if you did not cite them in your paper 
C)  Only papers that you read and cited should be included in the References 
D)  References should be presented in alphabetical order 
A)  References should be presented in APA format 
B)  All of the papers that you have read should be included, even if you did not cite them in your paper 
C)  Only papers that you read and cited should be included in the References 
D)  References should be presented in alphabetical order

Question 7

Which of the following references is presented correctly using APA style?

Accepted Answer

A)  Shinskey, Jeanne, & Jachens, Liza. (2014). Picturing objects in infancy. Child Development, 85, 1813-1820. 
B)  Shinskey, J. L., & Jachens, L. J. Picturing objects in infancy. Child Development, (2014), 85, 1813-1820. 
C)  Shinskey, J. L., & Jachens, L. J. (2014). Picturing objects in infancy. Child Development, 85, 1813-1820. 
D)  Shinskey, J. L., & Jachens, L. J. (2014). Picturing objects in infancy. Child Development, 1813-1820. 
A)  Shinskey, Jeanne, & Jachens, Liza. (2014). Picturing objects in infancy. Child Development, 85, 1813-1820. 
B)  Shinskey, J. L., & Jachens, L. J. Picturing objects in infancy. Child Development, (2014), 85, 1813-1820. 
C)  Shinskey, J. L., & Jachens, L. J. (2014). Picturing objects in infancy. Child Development, 85, 1813-1820. 
D)  Shinskey, J. L., & Jachens, L. J. (2014). Picturing objects in infancy. Child Development, 1813-1820.

Question 8

What information should an abstract contain?

Accepted Answer

A)  The authors names and the institutions they work at 
B)  A summary of the methods used 
C)  A very concise summary of the Introduction, Methods, Results and Discussion. 
D)  A summary of the key findings of the study 
A)  The authors names and the institutions they work at 
B)  A summary of the methods used 
C)  A very concise summary of the Introduction, Methods, Results and Discussion. 
D)  A summary of the key findings of the study

Question 9

Which of the following would NOT be an appropriate way to present the descriptive statistics in a Results section?

Accepted Answer

A)  In a table 
B)  In at least two different ways 
C)  In a graph 
D)  In the text 
A)  In a table 
B)  In at least two different ways 
C)  In a graph 
D)  In the text

Question 10

What are the standards by which the formatting and structure of a research paper are determined?

Accepted Answer

A)  The American Psychological Association 
B)  The British Psychological Society 
C)  The American Psychological Society 
D)  The British Psychological Association 
A)  The American Psychological Association 
B)  The British Psychological Society 
C)  The American Psychological Society 
D)  The British Psychological Association

The Methods section should contain four subsections, but which is the correct order that they should be presented in?

Which of the following is an example of using a "wildcard" in a search for research papers?

The final paragraph of an Introduction should contain…

Which of the following should you NOT do in a Discussion section?

Which of the following would NOT be an appropriate way to end the Discussion of a memory study conducted on undergraduate participants?

Which of the following is NOT true about the References section?

Which of the following references is presented correctly using APA style?

What information should an abstract contain?

Which of the following would NOT be an appropriate way to present the descriptive statistics in a Results section?

What are the standards by which the formatting and structure of a research paper are determined?

An Overview of How to Do Research

How to Design a Psychological Study: the Basics of Methodology

Qualitative Methods in Psychological Research

The Basics of Statistical Analysis

How to Design an Experiment

How Can I Tell If Scores Differ Between Two Groups Independent T Test

How Can I Tell If Scores Differ Between Two Conditions Repeated T Test

How Can I Tell If Scores Differ Between Three or More Groups One-Way Independent Measures Anova

How to Design a Correlational Study

How Can I Tell If Two Variables Are Correlated Pearsons Correlation

How Can I Tell If One Variable Can Predict Another Simple Linear Regression

When and Why Might I Need to Use Non-Parametric Statistics

Do My Data Fit the Expected Frequencies Chi Square

Are There Differences Between Groups or Conditions Mann-Whitney U and Wilcoxon Signed Rank Tests

Is There a Relationship Between Two Variables Spearmans Correlation

Which Statistical Test Should I Use

Moving Beyond the Basics of Research and Analysis: How Do I Understand More Complicated Research Designs

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Exam 3: How to Find, Read, Write and Think About Research Papers

The Methods section should contain four subsections, but which is the correct order that they should be presented in?

Which of the following is an example of using a "wildcard" in a search for research papers?

The final paragraph of an Introduction should contain…

Which of the following should you NOT do in a Discussion section?

Which of the following would NOT be an appropriate way to end the Discussion of a memory study conducted on undergraduate participants?

Which of the following is NOT true about the References section?

Which of the following references is presented correctly using APA style?

What information should an abstract contain?

Which of the following would NOT be an appropriate way to present the descriptive statistics in a Results section?

What are the standards by which the formatting and structure of a research paper are determined?

An Overview of How to Do Research

How to Design a Psychological Study: the Basics of Methodology

Qualitative Methods in Psychological Research

The Basics of Statistical Analysis

How to Design an Experiment

How Can I Tell If Scores Differ Between Two Groups Independent T Test

How Can I Tell If Scores Differ Between Two Conditions Repeated T Test

How Can I Tell If Scores Differ Between Three or More Groups One-Way Independent Measures Anova

How to Design a Correlational Study

How Can I Tell If Two Variables Are Correlated Pearsons Correlation

How Can I Tell If One Variable Can Predict Another Simple Linear Regression

When and Why Might I Need to Use Non-Parametric Statistics

Do My Data Fit the Expected Frequencies Chi Square

Are There Differences Between Groups or Conditions Mann-Whitney U and Wilcoxon Signed Rank Tests

Is There a Relationship Between Two Variables Spearmans Correlation

Which Statistical Test Should I Use

Moving Beyond the Basics of Research and Analysis: How Do I Understand More Complicated Research Designs

Filters