Methods of Enquiry in psychology (1)

My hypothesis which stated ,'' Number of classes missed by a child does not have an impact on the marks scored in exams'' ; was proven wrong at the end of my research. To which step of enquiry should I approach to next ?

• Revisiting the research conclusions

• Conceptualizing a problem

• Analyzing the conclusions

• Collection of data

What is a hypothesis ?

• A tentative solution to the problem conceptualized

• A theory for some law

• A legal term

• A type of behaviour

Darley and Latané conducted the famous _____ experiment ,which is an example of a ______________.

• smoke experiment, controlled observation

• dust experiment, naturalistic method of observation

• jade plant experiment, correlational method

• α- ray scattering experiment , atomic developments

Aarnab wanted to know about what is the response of people on watching horror movies. For this, he prepared a setup with scary surroundings and played those movies to people one at a time . He verified the situation and data collected later.

Which step of enquiry is Aarnab on?

• Analyzing the conclusions

• Conceptualizing a problem

• Drawing conclusions

• Revisiting conclusions.

Which is NOT a step of the scientific method?

• Hypothesis

• Problem

• Count items

• Draw Conclusions

What are two methods of surveying?

• tests and interviews

• experiments and questionnaires

• interviews and questionnaires

• case studies and experiments

The Naturalistic-Observation Method takes place...

• with a mouse

• in a house

• in the field

• in a lab

A correlation coefficient of 0.8 is a _______________ and suggests that as one variable ____________, the other variable ______________.

• strong positive | increases | increases
• weak positive | increases | increases
• strong positive | increases | decreases
• weak positive | increases | decreases

Which correlation coefficient represents the strongest relationship between variables?

• -0.78
• 0.67
• 0.85
• -0.87

In a study of the effect of a driver training program on driving skill, a possible operationalisation of the dependent variable would be...

• driving quality
• number of accidents
• hours spent training
• amount of traffic