Research Methods Psych I

A researcher wants to study how problem-solving skills change across the lifespan. She tests a group of 8-year-olds, a group of 25-year-olds, and a group of 60-year-olds all in the same year.

• Cross-sectional method

• Longitudinal method

• Survey

• Naturalistic observation

In a double-blind study:

• only the experimenter knows who is in the control and experimental groups

• only the subject knows who is in the control and experimental groups

• neither the experimenter nor the subject know who is in the control and experimental groups

• both the experimenter and the subject know who is in the control and experimental groups

Which of the following is NOT an ethical guideline for experimentation established by the APA?

• Participation must be voluntary at all times

• Personal information must be kept confidential

• The subject must be informed of potential risks

• Animals should be used instead of humans whenever possible

Jamie believes that left-handed people are more creative than right-handed people. When reading an article about creativity, she only remembers the examples of left-handed people being creative and ignores examples of right-handed people being creative. Which bias?

• Confirmation bias

• Overconfidence

• Hindsight bias

• In-group bias

Who conducted the experiment with fake electric shocks to study obedience to authority?

• Stanley Milgram

• Sigmund Freud

• Philip Zimbardo

• Carl Rogers

Hypothesis: The brighter the classroom lights, the more alert students will be.

Question: What is the independent variable?

• Students' alertness level

• Brightness of the classroom lights

• Type of class

• Seating arrangement in the classroom

What is done at the end of a study to assure that participants know all the information about the study and leave in the same emotional state as they entered?

• Informed consent

• Replication

• Debriefing

• Naturalistic observation

The group who is subjected to the therapy being tested is called the:

• control group

• experimental group

• sample group

• survey group

Which comes first in the scientific method?

• Creating a hypothesis

• Collecting data

• Analyzing data

• Dividing subjects into groups

What is the biggest problem with a survey done by mail?

• Ethical guidelines cannot be upheld

• The sample will be too large to be accurate

• The sample is probably not a representative one

• There is no placebo