Research methods in psychology worksheet with answers

Which is an example of qualitative data?

1. ANumber of words recalled
2. BReaction times in milliseconds
3. CInterview transcripts describing feelings about work
4. DScores on a 20-item memory test

The mode of a data set is:

1. AThe most frequently occurring value
2. BThe middle value when scores are ordered
3. CThe arithmetic average of all values
4. DThe difference between highest and lowest values

On a questionnaire, an item like "Strongly agree, Agree, Neutral, Disagree, Strongly disagree" is called a:

1. ALikert scale
2. BOpen question
3. CRating of reaction time
4. DSemantic differential

In a normal distribution, approximately what percentage of scores lie within one standard deviation of the mean?

1. A68%
2. B50%
3. C99.7%
4. D95%

A researcher compares children's aggression before and after television arrives in a remote town. The researcher did not control the arrival of television. This is a:

1. AField experiment
2. BLaboratory experiment
3. CNatural experiment
4. DCorrelational survey of television viewing

A p-value of 0.03 means:

1. AThe effect is large
2. BThe result will replicate 97% of the time
3. CGiven the observed data, there is only a 3% probability that the null hypothesis is true
4. DIf the null hypothesis were true, data this extreme would occur about 3% of the time

A researcher measures the effect of noise on concentration. Participants in the noise condition happened to be tested in the morning and the quiet condition in the afternoon. What is the problem?

1. AThe data are at nominal level
2. BThe study has too many conditions
3. CTime of day is the dependent variable
4. DTime of day is a confounding variable

In thematic analysis, the analyst mainly:

1. ATests a numerical hypothesis
2. BCalculates the mean score of each theme to compare them statistically
3. CIdentifies recurring patterns of meaning across qualitative data
4. DCounts word frequencies only