Research methods in psychology worksheet with answers

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1.Easy

Ranking runners as first, second and third produces which level of data?

  1. ARatio
  2. BOrdinal
  3. CInterval
  4. DNominal
2.Easy

A graph that shows the relationship between two continuous variables, with one point per participant, is a:

  1. AHistogram
  2. BScatterplot
  3. CBar chart
  4. DPie chart
3.Easy

Which sampling method selects people who happen to be available at the time, such as students in a canteen?

  1. AOpportunity sampling
  2. BSystematic sampling
  3. CStratified sampling
  4. DRandom sampling
4.Medium

A study conducted only with American undergraduates may lack:

  1. AInternal consistency
  2. BContent validity
  3. CInter-rater reliability
  4. DPopulation validity
5.Medium

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

  1. ARatio data
  2. BQualitative data
  3. CInterval data
  4. DNominal quantitative data only
6.Medium

In a repeated measures design, order effects can be controlled by:

  1. AUsing a larger sample only
  2. BCounterbalancing
  3. CRandom sampling
  4. DSingle-blind procedures
7.Hard

The "replication crisis" in psychology refers to:

  1. AJournals being legally required to reject all replication studies submitted
  2. BCopying of questionnaires without permission
  3. CMany published findings failing to reproduce in new studies
  4. DA shortage of participants for experiments
8.Hard

Interpretative phenomenological analysis (IPA) mainly aims to:

  1. AMeasure reaction times accurately
  2. BTest causal hypotheses with large samples
  3. CExplore how individuals make sense of their own lived experiences
  4. DCount the frequency of words in texts

Answer key

  1. 1. B · Ordinal
  2. 2. B · Scatterplot
  3. 3. A · Opportunity sampling
  4. 4. D · Population validity
  5. 5. B · Qualitative data
  6. 6. B · Counterbalancing
  7. 7. C · Many published findings failing to reproduce in new studies
  8. 8. C · Explore how individuals make sense of their own lived experiences

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