Paper 3 Quiz - Based on Stimulus Orphanage

What is the research method used in the study?

• Laboratory Experiment

• Interview

• Quasi Experiment

• Field Experiment

All of the following are hallmarks of the method...except?

• Lack of random assignment

• Mandatory control groups

• Independent variable is incontrollable by the researchers

• Attempts to establish a cause and effect

What is the sampling method?

• Opportunity

• Self-selected (volunteer)

• Random

• Purposive

All of the following characteristics are hallmarks of the sampling method...except?

• May respond to an advert

• Helps examine a specific phenomenon

• Participants have specific qualities of interest

• Representative sample

All of the following might be successful alternative research method except...?

• Focus Groups

• Correlational Study

• Interviews

• Laboratory Experiment

Which of the following is a valid ethical concern?

• Lack of informed consent

• Issues of anonymity

• Use of vulnerable groups

• Lack of debriefing

What is another ethical concern?

• Participants were not informed of the right to withdraw

• Participants data was not kept confidential

• Participants did not have informed consent

• Participants were not told the results

What is an additional ethical concern?

• Use of focus groups means confidentiality is impossible

• Use of PETs exposes participants to small doses of radiation

• Children were not allowed to interact with their parents

• Parental consent was not obtained

What is one way that researchers could ensure credibility?

• Obtain a wider sampling of similar participants

• Replicate the study with orphans from Somalia

• Use a double-blind procedure

• Have a different group of researchers replicate the study

What is another way to ensure credibility?

• Use random sampling techniques

• Replicate the study in the UK

• Practice researcher reflexivity

• Observe the children at school