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PSYCH202B Final Exam - Research Methods Lab
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PSYCH202B Final Exam - Research Methods Lab
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1. Which of the following is an example of cluster sampling?
2. If you have three or more groups in your design, which of the following would be the most appropriate test?
3. ________ tends to push reported scores toward one extreme, whereas ________ tends to cause reported scores to be above or below actual scores.
4. Which of the following describe a review article?
5. In a study that tests the effects of a specific daily diet pill on weight loss, which of the following would be the best treatment and control conditions?
6. What made Jerry Burger's study a partial replication rather than full replication of Milgram's obedience studies, which began in 1961?
7. When relaying information from another article, it is best to do which of the following?
8. Which of the following would be a good sampling method to use if you were attempting to access a population that is difficult to reach?
9. What type of research focuses on bringing findings from laboratory experiments to an applied setting?
10. Which scale of measurement would be used when measuring weight?
11. Which of the following is an example of translational research?
12. All of the following are limitations of observational studies EXCEPT:
13. If you wanted to compare the effects of two different medications and wanted to test two different dosages of each medication, your design would be considered which of the following?
14. A study comparing the effects of a treatment on one group with the effects of a different treatment on a comparison group could be called a ____________.
15. To the participant, a study involving covert observation has the potential risk for which of the following?
16. In Daryl J. Bem's 'Writing the Empirical Journal Article,' all of the following are recommended EXCEPT:
17. Your readings described a replication of Kenneth Clark's study that looked at what 'race' of dolls students preferred to play with.Which of the following would be a primary reason why a student would choose to replicate that experiment 40 years later?
18. Which of the following would be the best example of a characteristic of study that would be considered a 'minimal risk' to the participant?
19. ________ designs look at causation, whereas ________ studies are descriptive.Fill in the blanks.
20. Which of the following is NOT one of the search databases included in PsycNET?
21. When initially scanning a research article for a literature review, which of the following is the suggested order to read?
22. Which of the following include all names of nonprobability sampling methods?
23. What does it mean when a study is 'double blind'?
24. After you have identified a couple articles from a particular line of research, what would be the best parameter to search by to find any other articles in that particular line of research?
25. Which of the following sampling methods should you choose if you want to make sure you have sufficient data for analysis of smaller groups in the population and also to generalize to the population as a whole?