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PSYCH202A Final Exam - Research Methods
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PSYCH202A Final Exam - Research Methods
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1. If you were designing a study and wanted to make sure that you had an equal number of people from each of five age ranges, you could use:
2. Which of the following ethical principles is related to sharing the burdens and benefits of research fairly?
3. Which of the following is not a key feature of science:
4. The goal of science is:
5. What is the term for the score with the highest frequency in a set of scores?
6. Which of the following is the main feature that distinguishes questionnaire from interview survey methods?
7. An informed consent form should include all of the following information except:
8. If a researcher found a positive relationship between ice cream consumption and death by drowning, which of the following would be the most likely reason?
9. The primary difference between qualitative and quantitative research is best captured by which statement?
10. Which of the following is a type of study that could be used to determine whether a certain treatment that has been found to work for one population also works for a different population?
11. In a 3 × 4 factorial design:
12. PsycINFO:
13. Which of the following is not one of the three elements of informed consent described within the Belmont Report?
14. One of the primary sources of confounding variables is:
15. One ethically acceptable way to prevent other potential participants from learning the true purpose of a study in which you used deception is to:
16. Which of the following is an example of a descriptive research question?
17. If some of the participants in a study you are running start to feel bored and this influences their behavior, boredom would be considered a/an:
18. If a research measure is reliable, it means that the measure:
19. Informed consent forms should be written:
20. Which of the following best describes a relationship in which an increase in one variable is associated with an increase in another?
21. Which of the following studies ultimately led to the Belmont Report and federal regulations for human subject protection?
22. Which of the following is true?
23. Which of the following is the best example of a one-tailed hypothesis?
24. When is it considered ethical to use deception that may cause physical pain or severe emotional distress?
25. In the Belmont Report, which principle includes the requirements that some participants (such as those who are mentally infirm or prisoners) may only be involved in research under certain conditions?