Unit 1 AOS 3 Scientific skills and research methods

Unit 1 AOS 3 Scientific skills and research methods

9th - 12th Grade

11 Qs

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Unit 1 AOS 3 Scientific skills and research methods

Unit 1 AOS 3 Scientific skills and research methods

Assessment

Quiz

Social Studies

9th - 12th Grade

Hard

Created by

Taylah Moschetti

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11 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which term best describes the aim of a research investigation?

Purpose

Prediction

Problem

Question

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which statement about the aim of a research investigation is correct?

The aim must be no longer than one sentence.

The aim must be derived from the hypothesis.

The aim and research question must be related.

A research investigation must have only one aim.

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Source: VCAA 2021 Psychology, Section A, Q.17 (adapted); © VCAA

A hypothesis

is a question the research study sets out to answer.

predicts how the researcher will conduct the research study.

is generated based on scientific knowledge or experience in order to understand and test ideas.

is a method of research based on the researcher's prior knowledge and experience.

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which of the following series of steps is the most appropriate sequence for conducting psychological research using scientific method?

design the research, collect data, formulate hypothesis, analyse data, interpret data, report findings

formulate hypothesis, collect data, design the research, interpret data, analyse data, report findings

design the research, collect data, analyse data, interpret data, formulate hypothesis, report findings

formulate hypothesis, design the research, collect data, analyse data, interpret data, report findings

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The independent variable in an experiment is

any variable that cannot be influenced by a controlled variable.

a measure of the participant’s behaviour.

the variable that the experimenter specifically manipulates.

any variable that adversely affects the participant’s performance.

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

An experiment is conducted to investigate whether learning is better when in a relaxed state. Three groups were required to learn the same novel material — one while in a state of ‘high’ relaxation; one while in a state of ‘medium’ relaxation; one while in a state of ‘low’ relaxation. All participants were subsequently given a test to measure how well they had learnt.

The independent variable is

improvement in learning.

how well learning occurred.

the material learnt.

state of relaxation.

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

A researcher wanted to find out whether students’ confidence in their teacher influences their study score in VCE Psychology. A randomly selected sample of psychology students were required to answer 10 questions about their teacher, and this information was used to divide the participants into ‘low confidence’ and ‘high confidence’ groups. The two groups were later compared on their study score. It was found that the ‘high confidence’ group achieved significantly higher study scores than the ‘low confidence’ group.

In this experiment, the dependent variable is the

teacher.

students’ confidence in the teacher.

VCE Psychology study score.

10 questions about the teacher.

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