Methods of Enquiry in Psychology

Not a Goal of Psychological enquiry

• Discussion

• Explanation

• Control

• Application

research method in which information is obtained by asking many individuals a fixed set of questions

• sample

• survey

• variable

• correlation

After identification of the problem, the researcher proceeds by developing a tentative answer of the problem, which is called --

• variable

• data

• hypothesis

• conclusion

If we wanted to find out whether students prefer Pepsi products or Coke products we would conduct a

• case study

• correlation

• survey

• naturalistic observation

The strength and direction of the relationship between the two variables is represented by a number, known as

• Relative score

• Correlation coefficient

• Absolute value

• Negative correlation

An experimental group is a group in which members of the group are exposed to

• Independent Variable Manipulation

• Dependent Variable Manipulation

• Extraneous Variable Manipulation

The word 'Quasi' means

• for to

• laboratory

• as if

• to know

The advantages of interview method

• helps in obtaining in-depth information

• flexible

• can be used with children and illiterate

• All of the above

The variable that is manipulated or altered is called ______________.

_______________ refers to the fact that if two or more persons independently study a particular event, both of them to a great extent should arrive at the same conclusion.