Exam 3: Research Methods in Applied Social Psychology

Suppose,as a researcher,you hypothesize that young school children engage in less cooperative play behavior when they have access to playground equipment than when playground equipment is inaccessible to them.To examine your hypothesis,which method of observation would you be best advised to use?

______ questions are used to collect demographic data.

Qualitative research methods are used,in particular,to investigate

With respect to qualitative research methods,which is NOT true?

The three basic types of question used in surveys are

Distinguish between open-ended questions and closed-ended questions,and list an advantage and disadvantage of each.

"Should the county ban pit-bull terriers,despite their loving nature if properly socialized" is an example of what type of question?

What is meant by descriptive research? Describe the objective of this type of research,and explain when it is used.

The pretest-posttest design can be depicted as follows: ______ → ______ → Observations.

Experimenters rule out the possible biasing effects of extraneous variables by using two basic types of control: random assignment of participants and experimental control.

Research that includes both a ______ and a ______ reflects the mixed-methods approach.

Causal explanations cannot be derived from correlational research primarily because there could be any number of alternative explanations.

What are quasi-experiments? Name and describe two different quasi-experimental designs.

There is evidence to support the claim that people become more conservative in their attitudes as they age.Therefore,in an experiment that requires participants to make judgments about the content of music videos,not controlling for the age of participants would be a threat to ______.

A person's income and favorite color are examples of ______ and ______ variables,respectively.

Which of the following is NOT included in a quasi-experiment?

Grounded theory focuses on

Specific research designs (experiments and quasi-experiments)typically involve the manipulation of different variables.Name and describe the three kinds of variables relevant to experiments.

A true experiment allows a researcher to assess whether and to what degree ______ is affected by a change in ______.

With respect to data collection,which is true?