Research Methods 2

Name a statistical technique which looks for relationships between 2 quantitative variables

• Correlation

• lab experiment

• Self-report

• Observation

Which of the following statements is true about a natural experiment?

• The IV is manipulated by the researcher

• It is artificial

• The setting is the IV which cannot be manipulated by the experimenter

• It does not reveal cause-and-effect

What is the ABBA technique otherwise known as which helps to get rid of order effects?

• pilot study

• double-blind

• random allocation

• counterbalancing

Which term describes a situation where the participant may guess the aims of the experiment and change their behaviour?

• social desirability bias

• demand characteristics

• experimenter bias

• the Hawthorne effect

In which research method are two groups compared after an IV is manipulated?

• Content analysis

• Self-report

• Observation

• Experiment

Pick out the limitation of using a field experiment

• participants cannot consent to be part of it

• They take place in real world settings

• They are high in ecological validity

• They are less artificial

Name the graph you would use to illustrate a correlation

• Bar chart

• line graph

• Scatter gram

• Histogram

Name the experimental design in an experiment looking at reaction times before and after lunch.

• Matched pairs

• Repeated measures

• Lab experiment

• Independent groups

In order to check whether a questionnaire is clear or the experiment works, psychologists will do what first...?

• A pilot study

• A meta-analysis

• A briefing

• A debrief

What does it mean to operationalise variables?

• Make specific and measurable

• To describe variables

• To control variables