Question 1

In comparison with designs that only gather data on one occasion,longitudinal designs usually allow researcher to deal more effectively with the problem of:

Accepted Answer

A) environmental confounds 
B) operational confounds 
C) reverse causality 
D) person confounds 
A) environmental confounds 
B) operational confounds 
C) reverse causality 
D) person confounds

Question 2

Analyses of the specific injury that Phineas Gage suffered,along with careful analyses of his behavior after the injury have helped to:

Accepted Answer

A) document the plasticity and flexibility of the brain 
B) establish the role of the prefrontal cortex in emotional regulation 
C) document how speech can be impaired by specific kinds of brain damage 
D) provide clues to curing or rehabilitating patients who undergo such injuries 
A) document the plasticity and flexibility of the brain 
B) establish the role of the prefrontal cortex in emotional regulation 
C) document how speech can be impaired by specific kinds of brain damage 
D) provide clues to curing or rehabilitating patients who undergo such injuries

Question 3

Which of the following is NOT a drawback to case studies?

Accepted Answer

A) difficult to use operational definitions 
B) difficult to perform statistical analyses 
C) not well-respected in some scientific circles 
D) can inspire researchers to ask the right questions about an illness or other area 
A) difficult to use operational definitions 
B) difficult to perform statistical analyses 
C) not well-respected in some scientific circles 
D) can inspire researchers to ask the right questions about an illness or other area

Question 4

A researcher who wants to know if average yearly temperature and a city's crime are related would most likely use what type of study?

Accepted Answer

A) correlational study 
B) random sample 
C) controlled experiment 
D) survey 
A) correlational study 
B) random sample 
C) controlled experiment 
D) survey

Question 5

The most important difference between a census and a population survey is that a census:

Accepted Answer

A) doesn't test a psychological theory 
B) can only be conducted every ten years 
C) requires researchers to sample an entire population 
D) requires researchers to oversample members of minority groups 
A) doesn't test a psychological theory 
B) can only be conducted every ten years 
C) requires researchers to sample an entire population 
D) requires researchers to oversample members of minority groups

In comparison with designs that only gather data on one occasion,longitudinal designs usually allow researcher to deal more effectively with the problem of:

Analyses of the specific injury that Phineas Gage suffered,along with careful analyses of his behavior after the injury have helped to:

Which of the following is NOT a drawback to case studies?

A researcher who wants to know if average yearly temperature and a city's crime are related would most likely use what type of study?

The most important difference between a census and a population survey is that a census:

How Do We Know

How Do We Find Out

Moving From Fact to Truth: Validity, Reliability, and Measurement

Moving From Notions to Numbers: Psychological Measurement

How Do We Misinterpret

Experience Carefully Planned: Experimental Research Designs

Experience Carefully Exploited: Quasi-Experimental Research Designs

Choosing the Right Research Design

A Brief Course in Statistics

Telling the World About It

Putting It All Together: Maximizing Validity With Multi-Method and Highly Creative Research

Putting Your Knowledge to Work: 20 Methodology Problems

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Exam 6: Nonexperimental Research Designs

In comparison with designs that only gather data on one occasion,longitudinal designs usually allow researcher to deal more effectively with the problem of:

Analyses of the specific injury that Phineas Gage suffered,along with careful analyses of his behavior after the injury have helped to:

Which of the following is NOT a drawback to case studies?

A researcher who wants to know if average yearly temperature and a city's crime are related would most likely use what type of study?

The most important difference between a census and a population survey is that a census:

How Do We Know

How Do We Find Out

Moving From Fact to Truth: Validity, Reliability, and Measurement

Moving From Notions to Numbers: Psychological Measurement

How Do We Misinterpret

Experience Carefully Planned: Experimental Research Designs

Experience Carefully Exploited: Quasi-Experimental Research Designs

Choosing the Right Research Design

A Brief Course in Statistics

Telling the World About It

Putting It All Together: Maximizing Validity With Multi-Method and Highly Creative Research

Putting Your Knowledge to Work: 20 Methodology Problems

Filters