APU PSYC300 2019 January Week 5 Quiz Chapters 4 and 9 Latest

PSYC300 Research Methods in Psychology

Week 5 Quiz Chapters 4 and 9

Question 1

Scientists distinguish between ______, which are their systematic observations, and theories, which are their explanations or interpretations of phenomena.

  A.  explanations

  B.  phenomena

  C.  interpretations

    D.  scientific theories

 

Question 2

Researchers generally consider multiple ______ for any set of phenomena.

  A.  questions

  B.  theories

    C.  reasons

  D.  hypotheses

 

Question 3

______ which specify a series of stages that people pass through as they develop or adapt to their environment.

  A.  Theoretical approach

  B.  Functional theories

  C.  Mechanistic theories

    D.  Stage theories,

 

 

Question 4

Psychologists use the _________ method.

    A.  scientific

  B.  research

  C.  pass-fail

  D.  hypothetico-deductive

 

Question 5

There are ___ distinct criteria by which researchers evaluate their measures.

    A.  two

  B.  four

  C.  six

  D.  eight

 

 

Question 6

Among survey methods, ________ generally generate the highest response rate.

  A.  telephone interviews

    B.  face-to-face interviews

  C.  interviews using video-conferencing

  D.  online surveys

 

 

Question 7

Survey research usually involves _____ sampling, in which each member of the population has a known probability of being selected for the sample.

  A.  cross-sectional

    B.  population

  C.  probability

  D.  nested

 

Question 8

______ occurs when a sample is selected in such a way that it is not representative of the population and therefore produces inaccurate results.

  A.  Static-group bias

    B.  Sampling bias

  C.  Post-test bias

  D.  Experimental bias

 

Question 9

______ items are either open-ended or closed-ended.

  A.  Data analysis

  B.  Data collection

  C.  Researcher questions

    D.  Survey questionnaire

 

 

Question 10

______ research is a quantitative approach that features the use of self-report measures on carefully selected samples.

    A.  Survey

  B.  Population

  C.  Independent

  D.  Variable