Exam 2: Research Methods in Psychology

Which of the following statements about correlations is true?

Identify and describe (define) the three types of correlation. Make sure to provide an example of each.

If a researcher studies some Tiger University students in order to learn about Tiger University students in general, then the entire student body of Tiger University is a:

A professor determines that the score of 78 occurs more often than any other score on the first exam. What measure of central tendency is the professor discussing?

Particular ways of doing research exist. Identify and describe the 6 steps involved in conducting research.

A sample is defined as

I think that playing music during an exam will help students to relax. My thinking is that, if they are more relaxed, then they will perform better. One class gets to listen to rap, another to classical, another to country western, another to easy listening. I should have one more group. What group am I missing, if I want to draw conclusions about the effects of music?

According to Kowalski and Westen, there are 7 questions the reader should attempt to answer when evaluating a study in a critical manner. What are those 7 questions? Why do you think each question is important?

A zero correlation suggests that:

A key element of a standardized procedure is that

A case study is:

A study of mine involves asking those who happen to pass by to answer a series of questions. What type of research am I doing?

The first step in conducting an experiment is to:

If I perform some statistics on the data that I have gathered, and those statistics merely summarize the findings, I must have used:

I find out that there is absolutely no linear relationship between the size of one's head and that person's IQ. I have a(n):

I have conducted an experiment and I want to know if the independent variable affected the dependent variable. What kind of statistics should I use?

I hope to be a good researcher. For that reason, I make sure that my participants are representative of the population. I even go so far as to make sure that the proportion of each category of subjects (e.g., males and females) is the same as that found in the population. What technique have I used in selecting my participants?

The amount the average participant deviates from the mean is the:

One of the best ways to obtain an accurate assessment of a variable is

Researchers who study one person or maybe a small number of people in-depth are performing what type of research?