Psychological Research Questions

What is the main characteristic of naturalistic observation?

• Psychologists manipulate the environment

• Psychologists observe the subject in a natural setting without interfering

• Psychologists conduct experiments in a lab

• Psychologists interview the subjects

Which of the following is NOT an example of a Stratified Sample when surveying Valley High School students?

• Testing only honors students

• Testing a proper representation of the population

• Testing only tall people

• Testing only women

A research method in which people respond to questions.

• crime

• norms

• sanctions

• survey

What are two methods of surveying?

• tests and interviews

• experiments and questionnaires

• interviews and questionnaires

• case studies and experiments

Case Study: involves an intensive ​ (a)   a ​ (b)   , small group or event

• investigation
• person
• experimentation
• celebration

Which is NOT involved in a case study?

• research

• experiments

• observations

• interviews

Match the following

• many questions to a lot of people

• cross sectional

• intense study on one person

• case study

• study: shorter time and different people

• longitudinal study

• study over a long period of time

• survey

​ (a)   is not ​ (b)  

• Correlation
• causation
• Association, effect
• Relationship, outcome
• Connection, result

What does Correlation is NOT causation mean?

What is the strongest correlation coefficient?

• .90

• -.55

• 10.0

• .50