Research Methods

Which of the following is an example of applying inductive reasoning to behavior?

Which two factors can be distinguished from each other by conducting research? 

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Indira is a student of cognitive psychology who is examining a proposed theory about the relationship between long-term memory and literacy. The theory includes elements of proficiency in reading, fluency of reading non-native languages, and overall enjoyment of extracurricular reading.
What will help Indira to test specific aspects of this theory?

Which characteristic of testing a scientific hypothesis contributes to greater confidence in the theories it supports?

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Wesley and Susan are gathering data for a study on self-esteem among hearing-impaired individuals. Their research agenda is threefold. First, they will conduct extensive interviews of a group of hearing-impaired children. Second, they will query the parents of these subjects with a group of written questions. Finally, they will revisit the same hearing-impaired subjects when they have reached adulthood, conducting a second interview.
1.  Which types of psychological research will Wesley and Susan employ in their study?
2. True or False. A disadvantage to Wesley and Susan’s study is the limitations of existing data sets, which will require them to tailor their questions.

Match each description of psychological research with the type of research it describes. 

Which of the following is a benefit of survey research?

Which of the following are limitations to longitudinal research?

Match the concept of psychological research findings with its definition.

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Sharla is designing an experiment to test her hypothesis about the correlation between inclement weather and depression in teenagers. Before selecting her participants, she must first describe how she will measure which type of conditions represent inclement weather.
1. What is the likely dependent variable in Sharla’s experiment?
2. What is Sharla’s description of the measurement for inclement weather conditions an example of?

Which factor contributes to illusory correlations when analyzing findings?

What is the purpose of an institutional review board?

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In order to optimize its effectiveness, the researchers of an experiment about people’s emotional response to regional dialects in speech purposely mislead the participants to ensure the integrity of the results. They achieve this by informing participants of an alternate purpose for the study that is unrelated to language and speech.
The practice of misleading the participants is known as ________.

Alex has agreed to participate as a subject in a research experiment and is given an informed consent form to sign before proceeding. What information will he find on the form? 

Patwardhan et al. report data from a study where they hired experimental confederates to attend speed dating events, posing as daters, and carefully take notes on the behaviors of the daters. What type of research design did they use?

________ are subjects of psychological research.

Ethics need to be considered when ________ scientific research.

Scientific knowledge is advanced through a process known as ________.

The only way to establish a cause-and-effect relationship between two variables is to conduct a(n) ________.

Research on ________ subjects must always involve ________.

Which of the following is not a characteristic of a good hypothesis?

________ research uses past records or data sets to investigate research questions or to look for patterns or relationships.

Peer reviewers ________.

Krista and Tatiana Hogan are participants in a(n) ________ of conjoined twins who are joined at the head.

The Tuskegee Syphilis Study was ethically problematic because ________.

Which correlation coefficient best represents a moderate relationship showing fewer anxiety symptoms in people who report higher life satisfaction?

The ________ reviews research conducted using animal subjects.

What is a limitation that affects the generalizability of research results?

________ research studies the same groups of participants over time.

Which of the following is a scientific way of determining facts?

Dr. Mattar is interested in knowing more about brain injury to the occipital cortex, and he studies patients individually in order to gain in-depth knowledge about their behaviors. These studies would best be described as ________.

In a ________ study, both the researchers and the participants are unaware of the group assignments.

Stan & Jenny are in a psychology course that requires them to repeat an experiment that researchers have conducted in the past, in order to determine whether they produce the same results. This is called ______.