Exam 2: Research Methods in Psychology

Which one of the following conditions must be met in order for deception to be used in an experiment?

In order to ensure that the findings obtained with your sample can be applied to the population, your study should involve which of the following?

A correlation coefficient measures the extent to which two variables are:

If I have found out that the difference between the highest and lowest score on an exam is 72, then 72 refers to the:

What is a control group and why is it important?

Good survey research involves:

Correlational research measures the extent to which

The ability to infer something about a larger population from the behaviors of a subset of that population is called:

The average on the first exam in my class is 79.5%, but the average student differs from that score by 8.2%. What does 8.2 represent?

Possible limitations of the case-study method include:

If I want to draw a connection between cause and effect, to determine if the independent variable affected the dependent variable, which statistic(s) should I use?

Contrast and compare reliability and validity. Make sure to discuss the different types of reliability and validity.

In order to measure intelligence, I create a questionnaire and conduct an experiment using a very particular methodology. I find out at a later point in time that my questionnaire and methods do measure intelligence. My experiment, therefore, must have:

I believe that there is a relationship between foot length and intelligence. More specifically, I think that intelligence increases with an increase in foot length. What kind of variable is foot length?

The probability that the findings I obtained at the end of my experiment are due to chance is referred to as:

A test or instrument that measures what it is supposed to measure or assess possesses:

To determine the effect of an independent variable, an experimenter will often include a _____ in their study so as to provide a baseline from which to compare the experimental group.

Numbers that describe the data from a study in a way that summarizes their essential features are known as

Participants for a study typically are selected:

Debriefing a subject means: