Quiz 2. Goals And Research Methods
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This is the second quiz for prelim period. This is about the goals and research methods.
Questions and Answers
- 1.What are the goals of psychology?
- A.
To describe behavior
- B.
To predict behavior
- C.
To understand behavior
- D.
To change, control and influence behavior
- 2.What are the 3 general types of methods of psychological study?
- A.
Naturalistic observation
- B.
Descriptive method
- C.
Formal experiment
- D.
Statistical method
- 3.This kind of descriptive method involves questionnaires, checklists, and other kinds of tests. Unlike the naturalistic observation which is time consuming, this method is very systematic and time saving.
- A.
Naturalistic method
- B.
Systematic method
- C.
Statistical method
- D.
Formal experiment
- 4.This method of psychological study is used to interpret or treat data collected.
- A.
Clinical method
- B.
Formal experiment
- C.
Systematic method
- D.
Statistical method
- 5.This method of psychological study is considered as the foundation of all scientific work. It consists of three steps: a. the formulation of hypothesis, b. the experiment to test the hypothesis, c. the acceptance, rejection or modification of the hypothesis.
- A.
Descriptive method
- B.
Statistical method
- C.
Formal experiment
- D.
Naturalistic method
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