Deck 7: A-Z of Research Methods and Issues Relevant to Health Psychology

Question 1

______ methods seek to build a systematic understanding of a culture from the viewpoint of the insider:

A) Ethnographic
B) Qualitative
C) Interview
D) Questionnaire

Answer 1

A

Question 2

The role of the researcher in the ______ is to act as the moderator.

A) experiment
B) interview
C) focus group
D) questionnaire

Answer 2

C

Question 3

'Through a process of abduction the researcher begins to develop certain theoretical hypotheses. These hypotheses are then integrated into a tentative theoretical model that is tested as more data is collected.' This refers to ______.

A) historical analysis
B) grounded theory analysis
C) interpretative phenomenological analysis
D) meta-analysis

Answer 3

B

Question 4

______ designs involve measuring responses of a single sample on more than one occasion.

A) Cross-sectional
B) Experimentation
C) Longitudinal
D) Cross-over

Question 5

The ability of a study to find a statistically significant effect when a genuine effect exists is called ______.

A) power
B) prediction
C) probability
D) performance

Question 6

Lack of ______ has been a bone of contention in many areas of psychology, including health psychology.

A) hypotheses
B) predictions
C) replication
D) models

Question 7

A systematic method for determining how a sample of participants respond to a set of standard questions attempting to assess their feelings, attitudes, beliefs or knowledge at one or more times is called a ______.

A) questionnaire
B) interview
C) study
D) survey

Question 8

In a survey the investigator must be cautious that the procedures do not generate any ______.

A) self-fulfilling prophecies
B) ruffled feathers
C) unanswered questions
D) questions

Question 9

A way of integrating research that aims to limit bias is called a ______.

A) narrative review
B) systematic review
C) literature review
D) holistic review

Question 10

A method of classifying items that has a systematic structure or organization of classification is called a ______.

A) list
B) narrative
C) taxonomy
D) classification