Research Strategies in Psych

The measurable response to the independent variable is called

• Confederate
• Dependent Variable
• Independent Variable

People who know the true purpose of the experiment and are acting

• between group
• control group
• confederates

The variable that the researcher can manipulate

• Independent Variable
• Dependent Variable

In an experiment this is the group that either gets no treatment or is given treatment that should have no effect.

• Control Group
• Experimental Group
• Mental Group

_____ ARE RULES OR TECHNIQUES THAT REDUCE THE POSSIBILITY OF MAKING ERRORS IN THE PROCESS OF CONDUCTING EMPIRICAL RESEARCH. 

• Methods 
• Hypotheses
•  Theories

A RESEARCH STUDENT IS ASSIGNED THE TASK OF WATCHING AND RECORDING THE INTERACTIONS BETWEEN GROUPS OF CHIMPANZEES IN THE WILD. THIS RESEARCH IS KNOWN AS _____. 

• laboratory observation 
• experiment
• naturalistic observation 

A _____ IS USED TO ASK A SERIES OF QUESTIONS ABOUT PEOPLE'S OPINIONS OR BEHAVIORS. 

• field study
• case study
• survey

BOTH QUESTIONNAIRES AND INTERVIEWS RELY ON _____ TO OBTAIN DATA. 

• random sampling 
• observational methods
•  self-report methods

TODAY IS THE BEST DAY OF THE WEEK BECAUSE _______

• It's the day after Thursday
• It's hug your dog day
• It's Monday