APU PSYC300 2019 January Week 2 Quiz Chapter 2 Latest

PSYC300 Research Methods in Psychology

Week 2 Quiz Chapter 2

Question 1

______ a quality, such as chosen major, and is typically measured by assigning a category label to each individual.

    A.  A categorical variable is

  B.  A quantitative variable

  C.  A variable

  D.  A random sampling

Question 2

_____ is a sample which consists of individuals who happen to be nearby and willing to participate.

 

    A.  A convenience sampling

  B.  A true sample

  C.  A random sampling

  D.  A simple sampling

Question 3

There is a _________ between two variables when the average score on one differs

systematically across the levels of the other

  A.  statistical relationship

    B.  differences between groups

  C.  operational definition

  D.  correlation

 

 

Question 4

Good research must begin with a good ________.

 

    A.  research question

  B.  sample

  C.  population sample

  D.  group of participants

Question 5 of 10 0.0/ 3.0 Points

An important criterion for evaluating research questions is ______.

  A.  prior knowledge

  B.  statistical data

  C.  feasibility

    D.  previous research

Question 6 of 10 0.0/ 3.0 Points

It is important to evaluate how ______ a research question is before designing a study.

    A.  feasible

  B.  true

  C.  interesting

  D.  likely

Question 7

_______ describe one or more new empirical studies conducted by the authors.

  A.  Review articles

  B.  professional journals

    C.  empirical research reports

  D.  theoretical articles.

Question 8 of 10 0.0/ 3.0 Points

Research questions in psychology are about _____.

    A.  relationships.

  B.  variables.

  C.  means.

  D.  correlation.

Question 9

______ does not imply ______.

  A.  Pearson’s r, statistical relationship

    B.  correlation, causation

  C.  it does not lead to the creation/discovery of new information.

  D.  independent variable, dependent variable

Question 10

A _______ is one in which higher scores on one variable tend to be associated with lower scores on the other.

  A.  scatterplot

  B.  positive relationship

    C.  negative relationship

  D.  Pearson’s r