Exam 2: Research Methods in Psychology

It's difficult to know whether findings in psychology are replicable because for most of the scientific journals direct replications of existing studies are not as interesting as new research.

With respect to quasi-experimental studies, which of the following statements is INCORRECT?

In which of the following alternatives is an advantage matched with an appropriate study design?

What is the ethical goal of psychologists who are conducting research?

What are the possible outcomes of a peer review?

What are 'cohort effects' in cross-sectional designs?

Dr Murphy's latest experiment has high reliability but very poor ecological validity. What does it mean?

Provide an example of something that can be investigated using a questionnaire.

Both the American Psychological Association and the British Psychological Society provide guidelines on ethical issues in conducting research.

Provide an example of scientific question and describe how it can be addressed scientifically.

Which of the following research methods is the best way to establish causal relationship between variables?

Researcher bias is not an issue when observational methods are used.

Lara wants to study the influence of cognitive stimulation on language development in a group of infants who were adopted at the age of 2. She chooses to use a __________ design.

With respect to correlational designs, which of the following statements is INACCURATE?

A journalist at a local newspaper is writing an article on the next election for mayor. She develops a survey asking people who they will vote for in the next election and then e-mails it to local schools and businesses. On the basis of her survey she concludes that 65% of the voters will vote for candidate Emma Huffington and publishes her prediction in the newspaper. On election day, she is completely bewildered as only 35% of the people voted for Emma Huffington. What type of bias has likely affected the journalist's predictions and how?

Philip is conducting a survey of dating attitudes and behaviours among young adults as part of his masters' thesis work. Philip distributes questionnaires to 300 randomly selected students enrolled in an introductory psychology course at his university. The 300 students constitute Philip's ________. The people to whom he assumes his results will generalize are termed the _______.

According to your textbook, which of the following sequences CORRECTLY represents the stages in the process of conducting psychological research?

Observational methods entail:

Which of the following alternatives correctly identifies BOTH an advantage AND a disadvantage of observational methods?

Applied research often uses quasi-experimental designs as the researcher doesn't always have full control over the independent variables in natural settings.