Research methods in psychology worksheet with answers

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1.Easy

The null hypothesis usually states that:

  1. AThe results are significant
  2. BThe researcher's prediction is correct
  3. CThe sample is biased
  4. DThere is no effect or no difference
2.Easy

Social desirability bias in questionnaires means that respondents:

  1. AAnswer in ways that make them look good
  2. BAlways agree with every statement
  3. CChoose answers at random
  4. DRefuse to answer sensitive questions
3.Easy

A small-scale trial run of a study before the main research is called:

  1. AA meta-analysis
  2. BA field experiment
  3. CA pilot study
  4. DA replication
4.Medium

A researcher wants to test whether there is an association between gender (male/female) and preferred film genre (four categories). Which test is appropriate?

  1. APearson's correlation
  2. BOne-way ANOVA
  3. CChi-square test of independence
  4. DPaired t-test
5.Medium

Which kind of data is collected with an open question in an interview?

  1. AQualitative data
  2. BInterval data
  3. CNominal quantitative data only
  4. DRatio data
6.Medium

A 95% confidence interval for a mean of 50 is 46 to 54. What is the most accurate interpretation?

  1. A95% of the individual participants in the sample scored between 46 and 54 on the measure
  2. BThe result is not significant
  3. CThere is a 95% chance the sample mean is 50
  4. DThe procedure used produces intervals that contain the true mean 95% of the time
7.Hard

A researcher compares three or more group means. Why is a one-way ANOVA used instead of several t-tests?

  1. AMultiple t-tests inflate the overall Type I error rate
  2. Bt-tests cannot handle numbers above 100
  3. CANOVA always finds larger effects than the equivalent set of t-tests would
  4. Dt-tests need qualitative data
8.Hard

Interpretative phenomenological analysis (IPA) mainly aims to:

  1. AExplore how individuals make sense of their own lived experiences
  2. BMeasure reaction times accurately
  3. CCount the frequency of words in texts
  4. DTest causal hypotheses with large samples

Answer key

  1. 1. D · There is no effect or no difference
  2. 2. A · Answer in ways that make them look good
  3. 3. C · A pilot study
  4. 4. C · Chi-square test of independence
  5. 5. A · Qualitative data
  6. 6. D · The procedure used produces intervals that contain the true mean 95% of the time
  7. 7. A · Multiple t-tests inflate the overall Type I error rate
  8. 8. A · Explore how individuals make sense of their own lived experiences

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