1. Which of the following statements is not true? [TY3.1] Show
Answer: E 2. A researcher conducts an experiment that tests the hypothesis that ‘anxiety has an adverse effect on students’ exam performance’. Which of the following statements is true? [TY3.2]
Answer: D 3. An experimenter conducts a study in which she wants to look at the effects of altitude on psychological well-being. To do this she randomly allocates people to two groups and takes one group up in a plane to a height of 1000 metres and leaves the other group in the airport terminal as a control group. When the plane is in the air she seeks to establish the psychological well-being of both groups. Which of the following is a potential confound, threatening the internal validity of the study? [TY3.3]
Answer: B 4. What distinguishes the experimental method from the quasi-experimental method? [TY3.4]
Answer: E 5. Which of the following is not an advantage of the survey/correlational method? [TY3.5]
Answer: D 6. Which of the following statements is true? [TY3.6]
Answer: E
7. An experimenter, Tom, conducts an experiment to see whether accuracy of responding and reaction time are affected by consumption of alcohol. To do this, Tom conducts a study in which students at university A react to pairs of symbols by saying ‘same’ or ‘different’ after consuming two glasses of water and students at university B react to pairs of symbols by saying ‘same’ or ‘different’ after consuming two glasses of wine. Tom predicts that reaction times will be slower and that there will be more errors in the responses of students who have consumed alcohol. Which of the following statements is not true? [TY3.7]
Answer: C 8. What is an extraneous variable? [TY3.8]
Answer: D 9. Which of the following statements is true? [TY3.9]
Answer: A 10. A piece of research that is conducted in a natural (non-artificial) setting is called: [TY3.10]
Answer: B 11. “Measures designed to gain insight into particular psychological states or processes that involve recording performance on particular activities or tasks.” What type of measures does this glossary entry describe?
Answer: B 12. “An approach to psychology that asserts that human behaviour can be understood in terms of directly observable relationships (in particular, between a stimulus and a response) without having to refer to underlying mental states.” Which approach to psychology is this a glossary definition of?
Answer: A 13. “The complete set of events, people or things that a researcher is interested in and from which any sample is taken.” What does this glossary entry define?
Answer: E 14. “Either the process of reaching conclusions about the effect of one variable on another, or the outcome of such a process.” What does this glossary entry define?
Answer: A 15. “The extent to which the effect of an independent variable on a dependent variable has been correctly interpreted.” Which construct is this a glossary definition of?
Answer: E What should be done after performing an experiment?Analyze the results of the experiment.
We would need to do a statistical analysis to demonstrate the effect.
What is the role of the experimenter in a research study?In laboratory research, the experimenter's role is to behave in a standardized manner, often following a script, in order to collect data without influencing the responses of subjects.
What is the result after the experiment?A result of an experiment is called an outcome.
What takes place after a study has been completed and participants are informed about the researchers purpose and methods used?Debriefing: -After the study has been completed, the researchers should inform the participants of its purpose and the methods they used.
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