Question 1

2) Which of the following procedures would produce a systematic random sample:

Accepted Answer

A)  Selection of students by asking for volunteers 
B)  Selection of students using a shuffled raffle ticket system 
C)  Selecting every 10th student after selecting a random starting point among the first ten students in a list 
D)  Selecting randomly from within population sub-groups so that each sub-group is proportionally represented in the final sample 
A)  Selection of students by asking for volunteers 
B)  Selection of students using a shuffled raffle ticket system 
C)  Selecting every 10th student after selecting a random starting point among the first ten students in a list 
D)  Selecting randomly from within population sub-groups so that each sub-group is proportionally represented in the final sample C

Question 2

1) Which of the following is a simple random sample:

Accepted Answer

A)  Selection of students by asking for volunteers 
B)  Selection of students haphazardly from the refectory 
C)  Selection of students using a shuffled raffle ticket system 
D)  Selecting every 10th student where the starting point in the first ten of a list is a randomly selected position 
A)  Selection of students by asking for volunteers 
B)  Selection of students haphazardly from the refectory 
C)  Selection of students using a shuffled raffle ticket system 
D)  Selecting every 10th student where the starting point in the first ten of a list is a randomly selected position C

Question 3

10) An advantage of qualitative over quantitative studies is that they tend to:

Accepted Answer

A)  Produce highly reliable and replicable data 
B)  Produce data that are easy to present numerically 
C)  Produce data that are hard to misinterpret 
D)  Produce rich data with an emphasis on meaning 
A)  Produce highly reliable and replicable data 
B)  Produce data that are easy to present numerically 
C)  Produce data that are hard to misinterpret 
D)  Produce rich data with an emphasis on meaning D

Question 4

5) The reliability of a psychological measure refers to:

Accepted Answer

A)  Its accuracy in predicting individuals' behaviour or characteristics 
B)  The degree to which it measures what it was intended to measure 
C)  Its consistency of measurement 
D)  The degree to which the intention of the measure is obvious to the person being measured 
A)  Its accuracy in predicting individuals' behaviour or characteristics 
B)  The degree to which it measures what it was intended to measure 
C)  Its consistency of measurement 
D)  The degree to which the intention of the measure is obvious to the person being measured

Question 5

6) The validity of a psychological measure refers to:

Accepted Answer

A)  The degree to which it measures what it was intended to measure 
B)  The degree to which the intention of the measure is obvious to the person being measured 
C)  Its consistency of measurement 
D)  Its accuracy in predicting individuals' behaviour or characteristics 
A)  The degree to which it measures what it was intended to measure 
B)  The degree to which the intention of the measure is obvious to the person being measured 
C)  Its consistency of measurement 
D)  Its accuracy in predicting individuals' behaviour or characteristics

Question 6

3) Which of the following would be a self-selecting sample:

Accepted Answer

A)  Participants who notice and complete an online survey 
B)  Participants recruited by a direct approach from the researcher in the college canteen 
C)  Students in a class who are asked to participate in an experiment 
D)  Participants selected from a student list at random and who are then asked to participate in a research study 
A)  Participants who notice and complete an online survey 
B)  Participants recruited by a direct approach from the researcher in the college canteen 
C)  Students in a class who are asked to participate in an experiment 
D)  Participants selected from a student list at random and who are then asked to participate in a research study

Question 7

7) An operational definition of a psychological variable is one which:

Accepted Answer

A)  Gives a definition of a variable in terms of its rough measurement 
B)  Gives a precise definition of a variable in terms of the procedures taken to measure it 
C)  Gives a definition of a variable in terms of practical ways in which it might be observed 
D)  Gives a precise definition of a variable in qualitative terms 
A)  Gives a definition of a variable in terms of its rough measurement 
B)  Gives a precise definition of a variable in terms of the procedures taken to measure it 
C)  Gives a definition of a variable in terms of practical ways in which it might be observed 
D)  Gives a precise definition of a variable in qualitative terms

Question 8

8) Larger randomly selected samples (compared with smaller) will:

Accepted Answer

A)  Be more representative of the target population 
B)  Be less representative of the target population 
C)  Be likely to contain far more of one sex than the other 
D)  Be likely to produce greater sampling error 
A)  Be more representative of the target population 
B)  Be less representative of the target population 
C)  Be likely to contain far more of one sex than the other 
D)  Be likely to produce greater sampling error

Question 9

9) A qualitative study is one in which:

Accepted Answer

A)  Data gathered are used to assess the quality of theories 
B)  Data gathered are largely non-numerical 
C)  Data gathered are largely statistical 
D)  Data gathered are used to create equality 
A)  Data gathered are used to assess the quality of theories 
B)  Data gathered are largely non-numerical 
C)  Data gathered are largely statistical 
D)  Data gathered are used to create equality

Question 10

4) A researcher contacts and interviews key members of a minority ethnic community and then asks these interviewees to suggest other members who might be able to contribute significantly to the interview based research project. The sample contacted would be an example of a:

Accepted Answer

A)  Self-selecting sample 
B)  Haphazard sample 
C)  Stratified sample 
D)  Snowball sample 
A)  Self-selecting sample 
B)  Haphazard sample 
C)  Stratified sample 
D)  Snowball sample

2) Which of the following procedures would produce a systematic random sample:

1) Which of the following is a simple random sample:

10) An advantage of qualitative over quantitative studies is that they tend to:

5) The reliability of a psychological measure refers to:

6) The validity of a psychological measure refers to:

3) Which of the following would be a self-selecting sample:

7) An operational definition of a psychological variable is one which:

8) Larger randomly selected samples (compared with smaller) will:

9) A qualitative study is one in which:

4) A researcher contacts and interviews key members of a minority ethnic community and then asks these interviewees to suggest other members who might be able to contribute significantly to the interview based research project. The sample contacted would be an example of a:

Psychology, Science and Research

Experiments and Experimental Designs in Psychology

Validity in Psychological Research

Quasi-Experiments and Non-Experiments

Observational Methods Watching and Being With People

Interview Methods Asking People Direct Questions

Psychological Tests and Measurement Scales

Comparison Studies Cross-Sectional, Longitudinal and Cross-Cultural Studies

Qualitative Approaches in Psychology

Ethical Issues in Psychological Research

Analysing Qualitative Data

Statistics Organising the Data

Graphical Representation of Data

Frequencies and Distributions

Significance Testing Was It a Real Effect

Testing for Differences Between Two Samples

Tests for Categorical Variables and Frequency Tables

Correlation

Regression and Multiple Regression

Multi-Level Analysis Differences Between More Than Two Conditions Anova

Multi-Factorial Anova Designs

Anova for Repeated Measures Designs

Choosing a Significance Test for Your Data

Planning Your Practical and Writing up Your Report

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Exam 2: Measuring People Variables, Samples and the Qualitative Critique

2) Which of the following procedures would produce a systematic random sample:

1) Which of the following is a simple random sample:

10) An advantage of qualitative over quantitative studies is that they tend to:

5) The reliability of a psychological measure refers to:

6) The validity of a psychological measure refers to:

3) Which of the following would be a self-selecting sample:

7) An operational definition of a psychological variable is one which:

8) Larger randomly selected samples (compared with smaller) will:

9) A qualitative study is one in which:

4) A researcher contacts and interviews key members of a minority ethnic community and then asks these interviewees to suggest other members who might be able to contribute significantly to the interview based research project. The sample contacted would be an example of a:

Psychology, Science and Research

Experiments and Experimental Designs in Psychology

Validity in Psychological Research

Quasi-Experiments and Non-Experiments

Observational Methods Watching and Being With People

Interview Methods Asking People Direct Questions

Psychological Tests and Measurement Scales

Comparison Studies Cross-Sectional, Longitudinal and Cross-Cultural Studies

Qualitative Approaches in Psychology

Ethical Issues in Psychological Research

Analysing Qualitative Data

Statistics Organising the Data

Graphical Representation of Data

Frequencies and Distributions

Significance Testing Was It a Real Effect

Testing for Differences Between Two Samples

Tests for Categorical Variables and Frequency Tables

Correlation

Regression and Multiple Regression

Multi-Level Analysis Differences Between More Than Two Conditions Anova

Multi-Factorial Anova Designs

Anova for Repeated Measures Designs

Choosing a Significance Test for Your Data

Planning Your Practical and Writing up Your Report

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