Exam 2: Research Methods in Psychology

A psychologist wanted to see if people are more prone to seek the company of others when anxious than when calm.He randomly assigned half of his subjects to an anxiety group and then told them that,as part of the study,they would receive electric shocks.He did not frighten the other group of subjects.Finally,he recorded how many subjects in each group chose to be "tested" in a group setting and how many chose to be "tested" alone.What was the dependent variable in this study?

In an experiment,a researcher manipulates one variable to see how it affects a second variable.The manipulated variable is called the __________.

An experiment was run in which group A was given 3 minutes to study a word list,while group B was given 10 minutes to study the same list.Later,both groups were asked to recall words from the list.In this study,the number of words recalled is the _______.

A research method in which the real-life behaviour of a pre-selected person or a group is studied at an in-depth level for some time through the use of observation,interviews,and writings (such as letters)is the _____________ method of research.

A psychologist wanted to see if people are more prone to seek the company of others when anxious than when calm.He randomly assigned half of his subjects to an anxiety group and then told them that,as part of the study,they would receive electric shocks.He did not frighten the other group of subjects.Finally,he recorded how many subjects in each group chose to be "tested" in a group setting and how many chose to be "tested" alone.In this study,the group that was NOT frightened would be called the ____________ group.

In an experiment,four groups of college students used different memorizing strategies to learn the material in one chapter of a textbook.Then each group was given the same multiple-choice test on the material.What was the dependent variable in this study?

When you watch dogs play in the park or watch how your professors conduct their classes,you are engaging in a form of __________.

The method of psychological research that uses a control group,a dependent variable,and an independent variable is:

A researcher,based on her review of relevant scientific studies,believes that there is a relationship between the frequency of a baby's crying and whether it was nursed at set intervals or on a demand schedule.If this belief were tested by experimentally manipulating feeding schedules,frequency of crying would be called the:

Keeping responses anonymous helps researchers to avoid the ethical problem of _______.

The purpose of a control group in an experiment is to:

A "fake treatment" is one way to define a ______.

One of the main reasons for using a laboratory for psychological research is to:

Collecting objective data without interference in the subject's normal environment is associated with ________.

As children grow older,their discretionary income usually increases.The best conclusion to draw about the variables age and income are that they are:

In an experiment,the "measurable aspect of the behaviour of the subject" is called the __________ variable.

Almost all research done in psychology is analyzed ________.

Using both independent and dependent variables is associated with which of the following types of research used in psychology?

A researcher wished to study the relationship between high school grades and college grades.Of the following research methods,which would be the most appropriate?

A group of students was asked to write an essay in support of the legalization of marijuana.They were paid $0.50.Another group of students received $2.00 for the same task.It was subsequently found that those students who received only $0.50 developed a more positive attitude toward the legalization of marijuana.The experiment in this study was using (the)__________.